09:13 CHINA GAS HOLD<00384>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading(6) Liu Ming Hui 385,000,000 18.18% 385,000,000 16.54% (Note 1) Sinopec Corp. 210,000,000 9.91% 210,000,000 9.02% The Subscriber Nil Nil 210,000,000 9.02% Other public Shareholders 1,522,932,338 71.91% 1,522,932,338 65.42% Total 2,117,932,338 100% 2,327,932,338 100% Note 1: These 385,000,000 Shares represent the Shares beneficially owned by, and agreed to be acquired by, Mr. Liu Ming Hui, an executive Director. Mr. Liu Ming Hui is also interested in 135,000,000 options granted by the Company. Pursuant to a sale and purchase agreement dated 16 January 2004 and entered into between Heng Fung Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (together the "Heng Fung Group") as vendor and Mr. Liu Ming Hui as purchaser, Heng Fung Group has agreed to sell and Mr. Liu has agreed to acquire an aggregate of 250,000,000 Shares. As at the date of this announcement, the sale and purchase of 138,000,000 Shares has been completed and Mr. Liu is beneficially interested in 273,000,000 Shares. The above table has not taken into account any new Shares which may fall to be allotted and issued upon conversion of the Tranche 2 Bonds and the exercise of the subscription rights attaching to the Tranche 1 Bonds, the Tranche 2 Bonds and the Warrants. GENERAL A circular containing, among other things, further information about the Subscription together with a notice of SGM will be despatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable. RESUMPTION OF TRADING At the request of the Company, trading in the Shares was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 21 February 2005 pending the issue of this announcement. Application has been made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the Shares with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 22 February 2005. DEFINITIONS Terms or expressions used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings ascribed to them below: "Agreement" the share subscription agreement dated 19 February 2005 and entered into between the Company and the Subscriber in relation to the Subscription Shares and the formation of joint venture company "Board" the board of Directors "CNG" compressed natural gas "Company" China Gas Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability the issued Shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange "Completion" completion of the Subscription in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement "Directors" the directors of the Company "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "LNG" liquefied natural gas "LPG" liquefied petroleum gas "PRC" the People's Republic of China "SGM" the special general meeting of the Company to be convened and held for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving