Cathay Financial Holdings publicly announces the date of overseas equity conference and related financial and business information

2006-10-30

1.Date of the investor/press conference:2006/10/31~2006/11/03 2.Location of the investor/press conference:London,New York& Boston 3.Financial and business related information:Cathay Financial Holdings has been invited by Merrill Lynch to hold one-on-one meetings at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel London on 31 Oct, the Merrill Lynch Conference and Client Center NY on 2 Nov and the Four Seasons Boston on 3 Nov 2006 to discuss its financial and business-related information 4.Any other matters that need to be specified:None