CNR Announces Appointment of President of Greater China

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2014) - China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited ("CNR") (NYSE MKT: CNR) today announced the appointment of Mr. Lin Xianfu ("Mr. Lin") to the Company's senior management as the President of Greater China effective from August 1, 2014. In his new role, Mr. Lin will be responsible for all project development and operations, and to develop strategy for optimizations, expansions and corporate development in mainland China.

"We are very pleased that Xianfu has joined us and we are confident that he will assist us in our logistics and urban rural development projects," Mr. Sam Sio, Chairman and CEO. "I am very pleased to accept the position of President of Greater China. I am eager to make positive contribution to CNR and to work with everyone on CNR team," Mr. Lin Xianfu.

Mr. Lin Xianfu has almost 30 years' experience in management including the jewelry industry and in other industrial and logistics real estate project development. Mr. Lin most recently held the position of General Manager in an industrial logistics real estate company in China. Mr. Lin is the committee member of China Jewelry Association, Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Foreigner Investment Association and Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Pearl Association.

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China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited is a leading agricultural logistics platform development and rural-urban migration redevelopment company in China.

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