08:48     LEADERSHIP PGL<08010> - Announcement                                

                                                                              
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    SMI Publishing Group Limited                                              
    (formerly known as Leadership Publishing Group Limited)                   
    (incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)               
    (Stock Code: 8010)                                                        
                                                                              
    CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME                                                    
                                                                              
    The Board announces that the Company has received the                     
    Certificate of Registration of Change of Name of Oversea                  
    Company from the Companies Registry of Hong Kong on 23                    
    February 2005. Trading of shares of the Company on the Stock              
    Exchange under the new stock short name "SMI Publishing" in               
    English and in Chinese will be effective on 1                             
    March 2005. Shareholders may exchange certificates bearing                
    the new name of the Company free of charge from 23 February               
    2005 to 22 March 2005.                                                    
                                                                              
    By Order of the Board                                                     
    SMI Publishing Group Limited                                              
    MAK Tak Ping                                                              
    Company Secretary                                                         
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 24 February 2005                                               
                                                                              
    As at the date hereof, the Board of the Company comprises                 
    nine Directors, of which five are executive Directors, namely             
    Mr. XING Jing, Mr. CUI En Qing, Mr. LI Kai, Mr. HAO Bin and               
    Mr. LIN Ning, one is the non-executive Director namely Mr.                
    KWOK Yat Ming and three are independent non-executive                     
    Directors, namely Mr. LAM Cheung Shing Richard, Mr. SHI Bin               
    Hai and Mr. YAN Chun.                                                     
                                                                              
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    individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars             
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    Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that,            
    to the best of their knowledge and belief: (1) the                        
    information contained in this announcement is accurate and                
    complete in all material respects and not misleading; (2)                 
    there are no other matters the omission of which would make               
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    after due and careful consideration and are founded on bases              
    and assumptions that are fair and reasonable.                             
                                                                              
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