CNR Files Form 20-F and Letter From the Chairman

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jul 31, 2015) - China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited (the "Company" or "CNR") (NYSE MKT: CNR) today announced the filing of its 2015 annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the following letter was from the Chairman:

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your continued support. Due to the hard work of our management and staff, and their vigorous efforts handling challenges that have risen during this time, we have completed the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The global economy was affected by the instability of Europe's political circumstances and weakened economy. China's economy was slowing down and it is predicted that the PRC Government will continue to purse certain fiscal and monetary policies to sustain growth in 2015.

Despite these uncertainties, we have laid a solid foundation thus far and have been well positioned financially and operationally to capture upcoming opportunities and are well prepared to tackle challenges arising to us.

We are one of the leading developers and operators of large scale, integrated agricultural logistics and trade centres in China that facilitate trading between sellers and buyers of agricultural commodities and other commodities, as well as providing a comprehensive range of value-adding facilities. Over the past years, CNR has also developed an additional line of business which is engaged in rural-urban migration and city re-development.

Our first project development took place in Tieling City, Liaoning Province back in March 2008. It has a planned total gross floor area of up to approximately 4.1 million square meters upon completion. This project incorporates both commercial buildings and agricultural-specialized markets. With its grand opening in the fall of 2009, the attraction of investments has been on-going. We have been given continued support from local government authorities in nurturing the development of the agricultural sector, increasing farmers' income and stabilizing farming villagers' living standards. We have also developed projects in other cities of the PRC, namely Dezhou, Zhoukou and Hengyang. The Dezhou project is under our brand name of "Northeast Logistics City," whereas the Zhoukou and Hengyang projects are under brand name of "China Glorious City."