10:20 CHEUNG KONG<00001> & HUTCHISON<00013>-Joint Announcement (3) investment of JVCo China for the purpose of Listing Rule 14.15(2). As the relevant percentage ratios represented by such "commitment" amount for each of CKH and HWL are more than 0.1% but less than 2.5%, such establishment of JVCo BVI is according to Listing Rule 14A.32 exempt from the independent shareholders' approval requirements and is subject to the reporting and announcement requirements set out in Listing Rules 14A.45 to 14A.47. General The principal activities of the CKH Group are investment holding, property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management and investments in securities. The HWL Group operates and invests in five core businesses: ports and related services; telecommunications; property and hotels; retail and manufacturing; and energy, infrastructure, finance and investments. JVCo BVI is an investment holding company indirectly wholly owned by HWL prior to the Transfer. JVCo China is a property development company owned by parties independent of CKH and HWL and, to the best knowledge of the Directors of CKH and HWL, their respective connected persons prior to the acquisition by JVCo BVI. JVCo China's audited net asset value as at, and net profit for the period ended 31 December, 2003 was RMB20,109,821.32 (approximately HK$18,903,232.04) and RMB109,821.32 (approximately HK$103,232.04) respectively. To the best knowledge of the Directors of CKH and HWL, JVCo China's principal activities have been relating to the entering into of the Land Use Right Transfer Contract No.1. The Directors (Note) of CKH as at the date of this announcement are Mr. LI Ka-shing (Chairman), Mr. LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Managing Director and Deputy Chairman), Mr. George Colin MAGNUS (Deputy Chairman), Mr. KAM Hing Lam (Deputy Managing Director), Mr. CHUNG Sun Keung, Davy, Mr. IP Tak Chuen, Edmond, Ms. PAU Yee Wan, Ezra, Ms. WOO Chia Ching, Grace and Mr. CHIU Kwok Hung, Justin as Executive Directors; Mr. LEUNG Siu Hon, Mr. FOK Kin-ning, Canning, Mr. Frank John SIXT and Mr. CHOW Kun Chee, Roland as Non-executive Directors; and Mr. KWOK Tun-li, Stanley, Mr. YEH Yuan Chang, Anthony, Mr. Simon MURRAY, Mr. CHOW Nin Mow, Albert, Ms. HUNG Siu-lin, Katherine, Dr. WONG Yick-ming, Rosanna, Mr. KWAN Chiu Yin, Robert and Mr. CHEONG Ying Chew, Henry as Independent Non-executive Directors. The Directors of HWL as at the date of this announcement are Mr. LI Ka-shing (Chairman), Mr. LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Deputy Chairman), Mr. FOK Kin-ning, Canning (Group Managing Director), Mrs. CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan (Deputy Group Managing Director), Mr. Frank John SIXT (Group Finance Director), Mr. LAI Kai Ming, Dominic, Mr. George Colin MAGNUS and Mr. KAM Hing Lam as Executive Directors; Mr. William SHURNIAK as Non-executive Director; and Mr. Michael David KADOORIE, Mr. Holger KLUGE, Mr. William Elkin MOCATTA (Alternate to Mr. Michael David Kadoorie), Mr. Simon MURRAY, Mr. OR Ching Fai, Raymond and Mr. WONG Chung Hin as Independent Non-executive Directors. Definitions In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings: "Acquisition and acquisition of the land use right in respect of the Maqiao Land pursuant to