09:53     VARITRONIX INTL<00710> - Announcement & Resumption (3)              

    director of Maxx Bioscience Holdings Limited from                         
    April 2002 to February 2004. All the abovementioned                       
    companies are listed on the main board of the Stock                       
    Exchange.                                                                 
                                                                              
    Hou Ziqiang                                                               
    Mr. Hou Ziqiang ("Mr. Hou"), aged 67, is an                               
    Independent Non-executive Director of China Netcom                        
    Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited and was a                           
    Non-executive Director of EZCOM Holdings Limited,                         
    both company are listed on The Stock Exchange. From                       
    1993 to 1997, Mr. Hou was Director of Institute of                        
    Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. From                        
    1988 to 1993, Mr. Hou was Secretary General of the                        
    Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mr. Hou graduated from                       
    Peking University in 1958 with a bachelor degree in                       
    physics.                                                                  
                                                                              
    All the above newly appointed directors are not                           
    appointed for a specific term and will be subject to                      
    retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual                      
    general meeting of the Company in accordance with the                     
    provisions of the Bye-laws of the Company. The                            
    remuneration of the Non-executive Directors, Messrs.                      
    Yuen and Hou, shall be an annual directors fee of                         
    HK$200,000 each. The remuneration of Messrs. Tsoi and                     
    Ho shall be determined by the Board before 30 April                       
    2005, at which time an announcement will be made.                         
                                                                              
    All the above newly appointed Directors do not hold                       
    any interests in the share capital of the Company and                     
    do not have any relationship with any directors,                          
    senior management or substantial or controlling                           
    shareholders of the Company. The existing Directors                       
    do not have any intention to resign for the                               
    foreseeable future.                                                       
                                                                              
    In respect of the above-mentioned appointments, the                       
    Board confirms that there are no other matters that                       
    need to be brought to the attention of the                                
    shareholders of the Company.                                              
                                                                              
    The Board also confirms that save as disclosed above,                     
    there are no negotiations or agreements relating to                       
    intended acquisitions or realisations which are                           
    discloseable under rule 13.23, neither is the board                       
    aware of any matter discloseable under the general                        
    obligation imposed by rule 13.09, which is or may be                      
    of a price-sensitive nature.                                              
                                                                              
    APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY                                          
    Mr. Tong Chi Cheong has resigned as Company Secretary                     
    for personal reasons but continues to be the Assistant                    
    Company Secretary of the Company as at the hereof.                        
    Mr. Ho Te Hwai, Cecil has been appointed as the Company                   
    Secretary of the Company today.                                           
                                                                              
    SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING IN SHARES                            
    At the request of the Company, trading in the Shares                      
    on the Stock Exchange has been suspended on 14 March                      
    2005, pending release of this announcement. The                           
    Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for                             
    resumption of trading in the Shares with effect from                      
    10:00 a.m. on 15 March 2005.                                              
                                                                              
    TERMS USED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT                                           
    "Board" the board of Directors                                            
                                                                              
    "Company"       Varitronix International Limited, a                       
    company incorporated in Bermuda with limited                              
    liability, whose shares are listed on the Stock                           
    Exchange