09:11     CHINA CITY GAS<00603> - Trading in the Nil Paid Rights              

                                                                              
    Trading in the nil paid Rights in the ordinary shares of China City       
    Natural Gas Holdings Limited will commence at 9:30 a.m. on                
    Friday, 03/12/2004 under the following particulars (FORCE                 
    MAJEURE WARNING: These rights are conditional): -                         
                                                                              
    Stock Code      Stock Short Name        Board Lot                         
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    2949            CHINA CITY RTS          2,000 shares