10:03 EMPEROR (CHINA)<02955> - Announcement & Resumption (4) As set out in the Rights Issue Announcement and the Rights Issue Circular, the Company proposed to raise approximately HK$443.5 million after expenses by way of rights issue of 660,344,150 Shares at a price of HK$0.68 per Share on the basis of five Shares for every Share held on the record date for the Rights Issue which is 3 January 2005. The Rights Issue is expected to be completed on 21 January 2005. The Directors intend to use the net proceeds from the Rights Issue of approximately HK$443.5 million as to HK$405 million for the Property Acquisition and the future possible development of the Property and as to the balance of approximately HK$38.5 million for the Group's general working capital. RESUMPTION OF TRADING At the request of the Company, trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 5 January 2005 pending the release of this announcement. Application has been made by the Company for the resumption of trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 7 January 2005. TERMS USED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT "AY Trust" The Albert Yeung Discretionary Trust (of which Mr. Albert Yeung is the founder), a substantial Shareholder of the Company "Company" Emperor (China Concept) Investments Limited, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "connected person(s)" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules "Director(s)" director(s) of the Company "Emperor International" Emperor International Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "Emperor Securities" Emperor Securities Limited, a deemed licensed corporation to carry on types 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9 regulated activities as defined in schedule 5 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), being one of the Underwriters to the Underwriting Agreement "Great Assets" Great Assets Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China "Independent Third Parties" third parties which are not connected persons of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules and will become shareholders of Luck United holding 50% of the issued share capital of Luck United "Keen Million" Keen Million Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability "Listing Rules" the Rules governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Luck United" Luck United Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability "Macau" the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China "Macau Company" *, a company incorporated in Macau with limited liability and is an independent third party which is not a connected person of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules "Mr. Albert Yeung" Mr. Yeung Sau Shing, Albert, spouse of Ms. Luk Siu Man, Semon, a Director and Chairperson of the Company "Placing" the placing of 2,200,000 new shares of HK$0.001 each of the Company as set out in the Rights Issue Announcement