First State (Hong Kong) LLC (Central Hong Hong)

Name: First State (Hong Kong) LLC
Address: Room 604 6 Three Exchange Square, Central Hong Hong
Telephone: 852-28467555

First State (Hong Kong) LLC is an adviser based in Central Hong Hong. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002.

First State (Hong Kong) provides market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay First State (Hong Kong) LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at First State (Hong Kong) LLC

Peter Leith Polson has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1999. First State Investment Managers (Asia) Limited joined the executive team most recently as the Holding Company Of First State Investments (Bermuda) Limited.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Thomas Douglas Tremayne Waring	President	1 Mar 1997	Other	4377717
Cmg First State Investments (Bermuda) Limited	Managing member	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
First State Investment Managers (Asia) Limited	Member/holding company of managing member	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Peter Leith Polson	Chairman	1 Apr 1999	Other	4377377
First State Investments (Bermuda) Limited	Managing member	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Ian William Jenkins	Executive officer	1 Feb 2000	Other	4377719
Lawrence Lai Choong Soo	Chief financial officer, asia	1 Jan 2001	Other	4377720
Stephen Desmond Kenneally	Executive officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	4751558
Alice Ching Shu Man	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	4862878
Ben Cheuk Bun Yuen	Executive officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	4864637
Amy Yee Kee Cho	Executive officer	1 May 2005	Other	4973378
Lindsay Robert Mann	Executive officer	1 Nov 2005	Other	4380375
Martin Kwok Kit Lau	Executive officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5214732
Ka Lam Hu	Executive officer	1 Sep 2006	Other	5214738
So Ping Ma	Executive officer	1 Sep 2006	Other	5214735
Robert Keith James	Executive officer	1 Oct 2006	Other	5214739
Freeman Chia	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	4865528

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Colonial First State Group Limited	Holding company of first state investment managers (asia) limited	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Holding Company (No.2) Pty Limited	Holding company of the colonial mutual life assurance society limited	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Holding Company Pty Limited	Holding company of colonial holding company (no.2) pty limited	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Limited	Holding company of colonial holding company pty limited	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Holding Company Limited	Holding company of colonial holding company (no.2) pty limited	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	none
The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited	Holding company of colonial first state group limited	1 Jun 2000	75% - 100%	none
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia	Ultimate holding company	1 Jun 2000	75% - 100%	none
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited	Holding company of colonial mutual life assurance society limited	1 Apr 2005	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Holding Company (No.2) Pty Limited	Holding company of commonwealth insurance holdings limited	1 Apr 2005	75% - 100%	none
Colonial Holding Company Limited	Holding company of commonwealth insurance holdings limited	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	none
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia	Ultimate holding company	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	none
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited	Holding company of colonial first state group limited	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	none
First State Investment Managers (Asia) Limited	Holding company of first state investments (bermuda) limited	1 Jun 2007	75% - 100%	none

Based in Central Hong Hong

The principal office where First State (Hong Kong) LLC performs its advisory services is located at Room 604 6 Three Exchange Square, Central Hong Hong, , which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 852-28467555 or by fax 852-28684742. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.firststateasia.com.