09:53     Share Buyback Notifications (SBN)                                   

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has received notifications from   
    the following companies regarding the repurchase of ordinary shares as    
    follows:-                                                                 
                                                                              
                                    No. of                                    
    Name of Company      Date of    Securities  Highest Price  Lowest Price   
    (Stock Code)         Repurchase Repurchased per Share      per Share      
    -------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- 
    MING PAO ENTERPRISE  07/01/2005 50,000      HKD 1.46       HKD 1.45       
    CORPORATION LIMITED                                                       
     ( 685)                                                                   
                                                                              
    THE HONG KONG AND    07/01/2005 2,176,000   HKD 15.55      HKD 15.25      
    CHINA GAS COMPANY                                                         
    LIMITED                                                                   
     (   3)