The primary objective of the Sub-Fund is to achieve long term growth in the share price through capital appreciation, measured in US Dollars, of the underlying equity portfolio. The Principal Investment Manager will seek to achieve the objective of the Sub-Fund by investing mainly in equities and equity related securities of sector leading companies domiciled in or exercising a large portion of their economic activity in countries (including, but not limited to, territories and special administrative regions) of Asia (ex. Japan) such as Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines but additional opportunities are also sought, whenever regulations permit, in any of the emerging market in Asia.