09:14 FORTUNA INT'L<00530>-Announcement & Resumption of Trading(3) If the conditions are not fulfilled, the Company will not proceed to Completion and the Vendor shall return the deposit of HK$1,000,000 paid under the Agreement to the Purchaser. As such, the Directors consider that the interests of the Company is legally protected by the Agreement. The Directors consider that there will be no material impact on the financial status of the Company if the Acquisition is not proceeded. The Company has not approached Mr. Fok Kin Man for the time being, as the Company considers that it is more appropriate at this moment to obtain a Macau legal opinion for the purpose of substantiating the Target Company's rights to use, occupy and manage the Hotel. The Company considers that unless there is legal documentation produced to the Company which supports Mr. Fok Kin Man's allegations, the Company will not take any further actions to respond to Mr. Fok Kin Man's claims. Unusual price movement and trading volume The Directors have noted the decrease in the price and increase in the trading volume of the Shares on 21st February 2005, the last trading day pending the release of this announcement. Save as disclosed in this announcement and the Announcement, the Directors are not aware of any reasons for such decrease in the price and increase in the trading volume and the Directors confirm that there are no negotiations or agreements relating to intended acquisitions or realisations which are discloseable under rule 13.23 of the Listing Rules. The board of Directors is also not aware of any matter discloseable under the general obligation imposed by rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules, which is or may be of a price-sensitive nature. Suspension of trading of Shares Trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 22nd February 2005 pending the release of this announcement. Application has been made by the Company for the resumption of trading of the Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 3rd March 2005. As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Kwok Ying Chuen and Mr. Yu Won Kong, Dennis are the executive Directors; Mr. Li Siu Lok, Albert is the non-executive Director; Mr. Tso Hon Sai, Bosco, Mr. Kwok Chi Sun, Vincent and Mr. Cheng Wing Keung, Raymond are the independent non-executive Directors. By order of the board of Fortuna International Holdings Limited Kwok Ying Chuen Director Hong Kong, 2nd March 2005 * For identification purpose only