09:01 CHINA MEDICAL<08120> - Announcement The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. CHINA MEDICAL SCIENCE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 8120) DELAY IN DISPATCH OF CIRCULAR REGARDING A MAJOR TRANSACTION AND REPAYMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE Delay in dispatch of circular The dispatch of the circular relating to the Proposed Disposal as announced by the Company in an announcement dated 24 December 2004 will be delayed to 2 February 2005 to allow more time to finalise the statement of indebtedness for inclusion in the circular as required by the GEM Listing Rules. Repayment of Convertible Note The Convertible Note in the principal amount of HK$26,740,760 issued by the Company to CPT on 23 March 2001 has been repaid by the Company to CPT in full by 22 December 2004. By order of the Board China Medical Science Limited Yu Ling Ling Company Secretary Hong Kong, 17 January 2005 This announcement, for which the directors of China Medical Science Limited (the "Company") (the "Directors") collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that, to the best of their knowledge and belief: (1) the information contained in this announcement is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading; (2) there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading; and (3) all opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and are founded on bases and assumptions that are fair and reasonable. The above announcement is a summary only. For the full version of this announcement, please refer to the "Latest Company Announcements" page on the GEM website of http://www.hkgem.com.