09:21 CHINA INV HOLD<00132> - Announcement (1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. CHINA INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 132) ANNOUNCEMENT MAJOR TRANSACTION DISPOSAL OF ASSETS The Board would like to announce that the Vendors, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, entered into the Preliminary Agreement on 6th February, 2005 with the Purchaser in respect of the disposal of the Sale Land in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, the PRC, of an aggregate site area of approximately 63,079 square meters, for an aggregate consideration of RMB51 million (equivalent to approximately HK$48.11 million). The Disposal constitutes a major transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules. A circular containing details of the Disposal together with a notice to convene the SGM will be dispatched to the shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable. Trading in the shares of the Company on the main board of the Stock Exchange has been suspended since 2:30 p.m. on 18th August, 2003 and will remain suspended until further announcement. 1. The Disposal (a) Date of the Preliminary Agreement 6th February, 2005 (b) Parties to the Preliminary Agreement (i) Vendors: Wise Lite Limited, Skyway Limited and Fairwind International Limited, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (ii) Purchaser: (Bo Lou County Heng Xin Zhi Ye Ltd.*) (c) Interest to be disposed of The interest to be disposed of under the Preliminary Agreement is either the Sale Land or the Sale Shares. The Vendors and the Purchaser shall enter into either a land use right transfer contract in respect of the Sale Land at the Land Bureau or a shares transfer contract in respect of the Sale Shares within 2 months from the date of the Preliminary Agreement. In the event that the Land Bureau does not approve the transfer of the land use right of the Sale Land from the Vendors to the Purchaser or the Purchaser is of the opinion that the expenses incurred in such transfer of land use right are too high, the Purchaser may opt to purchase the Sale Shares instead of the Sale Land. (d) Information of the Sale Land and the Sale Shares The information of the Sale Land is set out in paragraph 2 below. Wise Lite Limited, Skyway Limited and Fairwind International Limited are companies incorporated in Hong Kong in 1992 for the purpose of acquiring the Sale Land. The net asset values of Wise Lite Limited, Skyway Limited and Fairwind International Limited as at 31st December, 2004 as stated in their respective unaudited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 2004 are approximately HK$25,704,000, HK$32,552,000 and HK$21,744,000 respectively. Wise Lite Limited, Skyway Limited and Fairwind International Limited do not hold any other asset apart from the Sale Land. The net loss of Wise Lite Limited, Skyway Limited and Fairwind International Limited as stated in their respective unaudited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 2004 and as stated in their respective audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 2003 are set out below: Net loss as stated Net loss as stated in the unaudited in the audited