09:58 QUALITY HEALTH<00593> - Announcement (5) Transactions during the twelve-month period ending 31 January 2006. The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) are of the view that the Continuing Connected Transactions were entered into after arm's length negotiations and reflect normal commercial terms and that the terms of these agreements are fair and reasonable so far as the shareholders of the Company and the Company are concerned. Definitions For the purposes of this announcement, capitalised terms appearing herein shall, unless the context otherwise admits, have the meanings set out below: "Company" Quality HealthCare Asia Limited, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the securities of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "Continuing Connected connected transactions under the Insurance Brokerage Services Agreement, the Corporate Transaction(s)" Secretarial Services Agreement and the Internal Audit Consultancy Agreement, as the case may be "Continuing Connected the Insurance Brokerage Services Agreement, the Corporate Secretarial Services Agreement and Transaction Agreements" the Internal Audit Consultancy Agreement "Corporate Secretarial an agreement dated 7 February 2005 entered into between Wineur Secretaries and the Services Agreement" Company in respect of the provision of corporate secretarial services to the Group "Directors" the board of directors of the Company "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "Hong Kong'' the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China "Independent Third party(ies) independent of and not connected with the Directors, chief executives or substantial Party(ies)" shareholders of the Company or its subsidiaries, or their respective associate(s) (as defined in the Listing Rules) or not otherwise a connected person of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules "Insurance Brokerage an agreement dated 7 February 2005 entered into between SHK Insurance and the Company Services Agreement" in respect of the provision of insurance brokerage services to the Group "Internal Audit Consultancy an agreement dated 7 February 2005 entered into between SHKCS and the Company in Agreement" respect of the provision of internal audit and compliance consultancy services to the Group "Listing Rules'' the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "SHK" Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with limited liability and the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "SHKCS" SHK Consultancy Services Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability and is