09:25 MEDTECH GROUP<01031> - Announcement (3) Centre, 56 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, was appointed as the scrutineer in the First SGM for the purpose of vote-taking. (2) FURTHER POSTPONEMENT OF DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR REGARDING (I) PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF THE ENTIRE INTEREST IN HANG HUO HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED; AND (II) PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF INTEREST IN AN ASSOCIATED COMPANY In accordance with Rule 14.38 of the Listing Rules, a circular of the Company (the "Hang Huo Hotel Circular") containing, among other things, further details of (i) the acquisition of the entire interest in Hang Huo Hotel Company Limited (the "Hang Huo Hotel Acquisition"); (ii) the disposal of interest in Starway (the "Disposal"); and (iii) other disclosures in connection with the Hang Huo Hotel Acquisition and the Disposal pursuant to the Listing Rules in respect of the very substantial acquisition and the very substantial disposal together with the notice of special general meeting of the Company for considering and, if thought fit, for approving at the special general meeting of the Company, the Hang Huo Hotel Acquisition and the Disposal, has to be despatched to the Shareholders within 21 days after the publication of the Company's announcement dated 19 January 2005, which should be on or before 10 February 2005 and was subsequently extended to a date falling on or before 10 March 2005. Given that the audit on the subject assets under the Hang Huo Hotel Acquisition, where such assets are located in Macau, is expected to be completed in mid March 2005 and additional time is required to prepare, amongst other things, the pro forma financial information on the enlarged Group to be set out in the Hang Huo Hotel Circular, the despatch of the Hang Huo Hotel Circular to the Shareholders will be further postponed, and the Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for a waiver from the strict compliance with Rule 14.38 of the Listing Rules by extending the despatch date of the Hang Huo Hotel Circular to a date falling on or before 31 March 2005. As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Cheung Yu Shum, Jenkin, Mr. Chu Yuk Kuen, Mr. Wong Hin Shek, Hans, and Mr. Ng Tak Chak, Nelson, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Shum Ka Hei, Mr. Chan Chi Yuen and Mr. Wong King Shiu, Daniel. By Order of the Board Medtech Group Company Limited Wong Hin Shek, Hans Executive Director Hong Kong, 10 March 2005