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Opening Bell For Monday, February 6th, 2012 From 9:15 to 9:30 AM ET

Members of The Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Commission will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to officially ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell. The Commission was established by the Friedlander Group to recognize the heroism and accomplishments shown by Raoul Wallenberg in honor of the centennial of his birth.

Throughout 2012, the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Commission, an effort spearheaded by The Friedlander Group is engaged in a national campaign to highlight the incredible heroism exhibited by Raoul Wallenberg in saving the lives of 100,000 Jews during the waning days of World War II. The movement will include the ceremonial co-naming of public streets and other venues and legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, marking the milestone of his 100th birthday and in turn, commemorate his actions and heroism.


Closing Bell For Monday, February 6th, 2012 From 3:45 to 4:00 PM ET

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to commemorate its 10-year anniversary.

In honor of the occasion, Mr. David Sun, CEO of Home Inns & Hotel Management Inc. will ring the Closing Bell.

Home Inns is a leading economy hotel chain in China based on the number of hotels and hotel rooms, as well as the geographic coverage of the hotel chain. Since Home Inns commenced operations in 2002, it has become one of the best-known economy hotel brands in China. Home Inns offers a consistent product and high-quality services to primarily serve the fast growing population of value-conscious individual business and leisure travelers who demand clean, comfortable and convenient lodging. Home Inns' ADSs, each of which represents two ordinary shares, trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HMIN." For more information about Home Inns, please visit http://english.homeinns.com.
 

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