Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, March 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Tianfu Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harbin Electric,
 Inc. (HRBN) will preside over the opening bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Barry L. Raeburn
 215.854.8104; info@harbinelectric.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN):

Harbin Electric, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures linear motors and special electric motors. With proprietary technology and core patents, the Company builds a wide array of customized linear motors and other special motor for a variety of applications and industries. The Company currently designs and supplies its motor products and systems to numerous end users throughout the Chinese domestic market, as well as, to other industrial OEM customers overseas. Industry applications for linear motors include oilfield services, conveyor systems, factory automation, packaging equipment, as well as mass transportation systems. The Company is based in Harbin, China along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company has approximately 270 employees with approximately 200,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space.