09:09     CITIC 21CN<00241> - Announcement & Resumption of Trading (7)        

    "Directors"     the directors of the Company                              
                                                                              
    "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries                                  
                                                                              
    "Hong Kong"     the Hong Kong Special Administrative                      
    Region of the PRC                                                         
                                                                              
    "ICP"   Internet content providers                                        
                                                                              
    "ISP"   Internet service providers                                        
                                                                              
    "JV Agreement"  the joint venture agreements dated                        
    20 January 2005 in relation to the formation of the                       
    JV Company, details of which are set out in the section                   
    headed "The JV Agreement" in this announcement                            
                                                                              
    "JV Company"    the joint venture company, namely *                       
    (CITIC Quality Check Information                                          
    Technology Co., Ltd.*)                                                    
                                                                              
    "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of                        
    Securities on the Stock Exchange                                          
                                                                              
    "PRC"   The People's Republic of China                                    
                                                                              
    "Quality Supervision    "*", the                                          
    proposed name of an                                                       
      Platform"     electronic platform providing                             
    authentication service to be developed by the JV                          
    Company                                                                   
                                                                              
    "Shareholder(s)"        holder(s) of the Share(s)                         
                                                                              
    "Share(s)"      Share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the capital                   
    of the Company                                                            
                                                                              
    "Stock Exchange"        The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong                   
    Limited                                                                   
                                                                              
    "HK$"   Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong                    
    Kong                                                                      
                                                                              
    "RMB"   Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC                          
                                                                              
    "%"     per cent                                                          
                                                                              
    Translation of Renminbi into Hong Kong dollars is                         
    based on the exchange rate of RMB1.06 to HK$1.00 for                      
    information purpose only. Such translation should not                     
    be construed as a representation that the relevant                        
    amounts have been, could have been, or could be,                          
    converted at that or any other rate or at all.                            
                                                                              
    By order of the Board                                                     
    CITIC 21CN COMPANY LIMITED                                                
    Chen Xiao Ying                                                            
    Chairman                                                                  
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 21 January 2005                                                
                                                                              
    *  For identification purposes only