Harbin Electric Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

HARBIN, China, March 6, 2009: Harbin Electric, Inc., ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company") , a leading Chinese developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, March 13, 2009. The Company plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results before the conference call.

To participate in the conference call, please dial any of the following numbers:

USA:            1-800-603-1779
International:  +1-706-643-7429
North China:    10-800-713-0924
South China:    10-800-130-0748
The conference ID for the call is 88782128.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 13, 2009 and will remain available through midnight on March 19, 2009.

To access the replay, please dial any of the following numbers:
USA:            1-800-642-1687
International:  +1-706-645-9291
Passcode is 88782128.

This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the live webcast, please go to HARBIN ELECTRIC and click on "Harbin Electric Q4 and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call". The replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days and will be archived on the Investor Kits page of the website after 30 days.