(10 September, 2006 – HONG KONG) – Sa Sa International Holdings Limited (‘Sa Sa' or the 'Group', stock code: 0178), Asia's leading cosmetics retailer and beauty services group, announced Sa Sa ranked 6th in the Top 10 Health & Beauty Specialty Stores in Asia in the "2006 Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500" ranked by Retail Asia magazine in collaboration with KPMG and Euromonitor. As the only cosmetics retail chain in that Top Ten list, Sa Sa is the largest cosmetics specialty store in Asia.

Sa Sa ranked 202nd in the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 list. The ranking is based on the retailers' annual sales turnover in 14 Asian economies including Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Many renowned retailers in Asia Pacific region are ranked in the Top 500 list, including department stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, as well as specialty stores of various consumer goods.

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Group Background Sa Sa is a leading cosmetics retailing and beauty services group in Asia. Its over 90 retail stores in Asia sell more than 400 brands of skin care, fragrance, make-up and hair care products including own brands and other exclusive international brands. Over 700 well-trained beauty consultants are employed to provide professional services to its customers. Sa Sa prospers on its successful and proven "one-stop cosmetics specialty store" concept which aims to provide its customers with the widest range of quality products. According to Retail Asia Pacific Top 500 Retailers 2006 ranked by Retail Asia Magazine and KPMG, Sa Sa is the largest cosmetics specialty store in Asia. Its e-commerce arm, Sasa.com, provides online shopping service to customers as well as a strong marketing tool for the Group. The Group operates nine health and beauty clubs in Asia through nine Phillip Wain and two beauty centres in Hong Kong through Sasa Beauty+, providing comprehensive beauty services to customers. Sa Sa, established in 1978, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in June 1997, and had an annual turnover of over HK$2.6 billion for the year ended 31 March 2006.