09:42 KWONG SANG HONG<00189>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading(3) 2. The Scheme will become effective when it is sanctioned (with or without modification) by the Supreme Court and an office copy of the Supreme Court order is delivered to the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda for registration and is registered. Registration is expected to take place in the morning on Friday, 21st January, 2005 (Bermuda time) (which will be the evening on Friday, 21st January, 2005 (Hong Kong time)). However, in the event that not all of the Conditions have been fulfilled (or, as applicable, waived) by Friday, 14th January, 2005, being the proposed date of the Supreme Court hearing of the petition to sanction the Scheme, the timetable of events thereafter will be subject to change. KSH Independent Shareholders should note the Conditions to the Proposal set out in the Scheme Document. APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LISTING An application for the withdrawal of the listing of the KSH Shares has been made to the Stock Exchange. Subject to the approval of the Stock Exchange, it is expected that the last day of dealing in the KSH Shares on the Stock Exchange will be on Monday, 17th January, 2005 and the listing of the KSH Shares on the Stock Exchange will be withdrawn with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 24th January, 2005. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT Scheme Shareholders should ensure that their KSH Shares are lodged for registration in their names or in the names of their nominees with the Hong Kong branch share registrars of KSH, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 20th January, 2005 in order to qualify for their entitlements under the Proposal. Cheques for cash entitlements to the Cancellation Price are expected to be despatched to the Scheme Shareholders and/or their respective successors on or before Monday, 31st January, 2005. SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING IN SHARES At the request of KSH, trading in the KSH Shares on the Stock Exchange was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 5th January, 2005 pending the release of this announcement. An application has been submitted to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the KSH Shares with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 6th January, 2005. By Order of the board of Power Jade Limited Thomas Lau, Luen-hung Director By Order of the board of The Kwong Sang Hong International Limited Thomas Lau, Luen-hung Chairman 5th January, 2005 As at the date of this announcement, the KSH Board comprises Mr. Thomas Lau, Luen-hung, Mr. Joseph Lau, Luen-hung, Mr. Simon Lo, Lin-shing and Mr. Wilson Cheng, Kam-biu as executive directors; Mr. Gerald To, Hin-tsun and Ms. Loretta Lau, Suk-han as non-executive directors; and Mr. Alan Lam, Man-bun, Ms. Phillis Loh, Lai-ping, Mr. Matthew Hui, Chuen-fan and Mr. William Tsui, Hing-chuen as independent non-executive directors. The KSH Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement (other than those relating to Power Jade) and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement (other than those relating to Power Jade) have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement (other than those relating to Power Jade), the omission of which would make any statements in this announcement (other than those relating to Power Jade) misleading.