On May 10th, 2011, SMC Capital China (“SMC3”) officially opened its Dalian office. SMC3’s Dalian Huayuankou SMC fund is the first Joint Venture RMB-denominated private equity fund in Liaoning province, with a total fund size of RMB 600m. Dalian Executive Vice Mayor Xiao Shengfeng and Director of Huayuankou Economonic Zone Management Committee, Dong Chengfa were guests-of-honor at the opening ceremony.