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$888 Red Packet Lucky money to Help Ring in Chinese New Year

TORONTO, January 29, 2009 – BMO Bank of Montreal is ringing in the Chinese New Year with a contest offering a chance to win one of two $888 red packets in The Greater Toronto Area. There are several ways to enter the contest, including opening a BMO Premium Rate Savings Account.

The Year of the Ox represents prosperity through fortitude and hard work. The Ox understands the value of helping others and rewarding its loyal friends.

“We’re excited to celebrate the Year of the Ox with friends and customers,” said Adrian Cheung, Director, Multicultural Market, Greater Toronto Division, BMO Bank of Montreal. “We are committed to the Chinese community and many of our GTA branches have qualified multilingual financial experts.”

The contest is open to new and existing BMO Bank of Montreal customers and runs from January 16, 2009 to February 14, 2009. Contestants will receive a ballot for a chance to win when they open a new Primary Chequing or Premium Rate Savings account or apply for a BMO Gold AIR MILES MasterCard or BMO Premium CashBack MasterCard. For a complete list of participating GTA branches and full details, please log on to www.bmo.com/cny or call 1-800-665-8800

A History of Serving the Chinese Community
BMO Bank of Montreal is focused on meeting the needs of newcomers to Canada and ensuring their transition is a smooth one. For more than 20 years BMO Bank of Montreal branches in China have played an integral role in assisting Chinese immigrants to Canada with advice and immigration banking services. BMO is the only Canadian bank with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong providing advisory services for new immigrants

In addition, BMO continues to cater to the changing needs of New Canadians. For example, BMO has Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters for its web site and online banking glossaries and offers a variety of banking information in several languages including Chinese.

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