09:34     NORTHERN INT'L<00736> - Ann. & Resumption of Trading (9)            

    "Options"   Outstanding options granted to a Director and                 
    certain employees of the Group under the share option scheme              
    adopted by the Company on 4 October 2002 to subscribe for                 
    an aggregate of 19,300,000 Shares at the exercise price of                
    HK$0.01 per Share, subject to adjustment                                  
                                                                              
    "PRC"   the People's Republic of China                                    
                                                                              
    "Prospectus"   the Open Offer prospectus                                  
                                                                              
    "Prospectus Documents"   the Prospectus and the Application               
    Form                                                                      
                                                                              
    "Qualifying Holders"   the Shareholders whose names appear                
    on the register of members of the Company on the Record Date              
    and not being the Excluded Shareholders                                   
                                                                              
    "Record Date"   8 March 2005                                              
                                                                              
    "Registrar"   Secretaries Limited of Ground Floor, Bank of                
    East Asia Harbour View Centre, 56 Gloucester Road, Wanchai,               
    Hong Kong, the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong              
                                                                              
    "SGM"   the special general meeting of the Company to be                  
    convened to approve the Open Offer                                        
                                                                              
    "Shares"   Share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of               
    the Company                                                               
                                                                              
    "Shareholder(s)"   holder(s) of Shares                                    
                                                                              
    "Stock Exchange"   The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited                
                                                                              
    "Subscription Price"   the subscription price of HK$0.020                 
    per Offer Share under the Open Offer                                      
                                                                              
    "Underwriter"   Kingston Securities Limited, a licensed                   
    corporation to carry on business in types 1, 4, 6 and 9                   
    regulated activities (dealing in securities, advising on                  
    securities and corporate finance and asset management) under              
    the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws             
    of Hong Kong)                                                             
                                                                              
    "Underwriting Agreement"   the underwriting agreement dated               
    20 January 2005 between the Company and the Underwriter in                
    relation to the Open Offer                                                
                                                                              
    "Underwritten Shares"   up to 3,589,257,705 Offer Shares                  
    underwritten by the Underwriter                                           
                                                                              
    "Win Channel"   Win Channel Investments Limited, a company                
    incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is wholly                  
    owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung                                               
                                                                              
    "HK$"   Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong               
                                                                              
    "%"   per cent.                                                           
                                                                              
    By order of the Board                                                     
    Chong Sing Yuen                                                           
    Chairman                                                                  
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 28 January 2005                                                
                                                                              
    As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors              
    of the Company are Mr. Chong Sing Yuen, Mr. Chu Kiu Fat, Mr.              
    Wong Siu Keung, Joe, Mr. Chong Chun Kwok, Piggy and Mr. Chong             
    Chun Hing and the independent non-executive directors are                 
    Mr. Chan Ping Yim, Mr. Chan Shun and Mr. Cheng Kwok Hing,                 
    Andy.