The Investment Objective of the Sub-Fund is to track the performance of the Reference Index, which is the FTSE CHINA 50 Index (the “Reference Index” as described below under “General Description of the Reference Index”). The Company does not intend to make dividend payments in respect of Class 1C Shares which is the only Class of Shares available to Hong Kong investors. The Reference Index is designed to represent the performance of the stocks of the mainland Chinese market that are available to international investors. The Reference Index includes 50 companies that trade on the SEHK. The Reference Index is a total return net index. A total return net index calculates the performance of the index constituents on the basis that any dividends or distributions are reinvested after the deduction of any taxes that may apply.