Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited Anti-corruption Policy

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited

Anti-Corruption Policy

1.   Purpose

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited together with its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as 'Sinotruk', 'the Group') has always respected and complied with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China and other countries or regions where the operators are located, and has always operated its business legally, and has required all employees of all its directly-held and indirectly-held companies to be honest and law-abiding, and not to engage in any corruption commercial bribery, or money laundering. The purpose of the policy is to require the senior management and all other employees (including full-time, part-time employees, and contractors, etc.) of the  Group (collectively referred to as the 'Employees') to comply with the applicable anti-commercial bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws.

2.   Applicability

The policy applies to all employees of the Group and all 'business partners' (including but not limited to customers, suppliers, agents, distributors, service providers, third- party intermediaries, etc.) with whom the Group conducts business.

3.   Definition

Bribery, as referred to in the policy, means the use of property or other means to bribe entities or individuals in order to obtain trading opportunities or competitive advantages.

4.   Risk Assessment and Response

Scientific and systematic anti-commercial bribery and anti-corruption risk assessment procedures shall be established to identify, analyze, evaluate and dispose of risks, and the effectiveness of the risk assessment procedures and the results of the assessments shall be regularly reviewed. A comprehensive risk assessment should be conducted at least once a year.

5.   Business Partner Control

Anti-commercial bribery agreements should be signed with third-party business partners or relevant provisions should be included in business agreements.                   The occurrence of fraud, bribery, exchange of benefits, money-laundering and other behaviors to seek improper benefits is strictly prohibited, different treatment measures for defaulting suppliers depending on the severity of the situation are clarified, and relevant reporting channels are also clarified.

Suppliers should develop policies, codes of conduct and operating procedures to eliminate any form of bribery, corruption and fraud and ensure strict implementation.

6.   Training

All employeesincluding part-time emplyeesas well as contractors shall be provided with anti-commercial bribery and anti-corruption training at the time of their induction training and shall actively participate in the training conducted by the Group from time to time.

7.   Response of Whistleblows and Protection of Whistleblowers

If any bribery, embezzlement, corruption, etc. is discovered, anyone can report and provide relevant clues and materials to the department responsible for compliance.      Upon receipt of the report, the department in charge will, after communicating with the whistleblower, carry out the relevant investigation in accordance with the relevant anti- commercial bribery and anti-corruption investigation process.

The Group will maintain the confidentiality of the informant's information and protect the informant's personal rights, property rights, work rights, honor rights, and other legitimate rights and interests.

For those reported cases which are  verified,  we encourage whistleblowers  to  be rewarded according to the nature of the case, and timely rectification of internal control gaps identified during investigations.

For more information on the process of receiving reports and whistleblower protection, please refer to the Policy for Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection.

The Group develops appropriate supervision procedures, conduct regular safety inspections and audit assessments, report results and take improvement measures promptly not to engage in any corruption or commercial bribery or money laundering.

8.   Supplementary Provisions

Anything not covered in this policy, or contrary to the relevant laws, regulations, or normative documents of the People's Republic of China, should be implemented in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, or normative documents of the People's Republic of China.

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