09:40     AUTOMATED SYS<00771> - Announcement (4)                             

    "CSC Purchase Transactions"   the Services and                            
    Products provided by CSC Group to the Group                               
                                                                              
    "CSC Sales Transactions"   the Services and Products                      
    provided by the Group to CSC Group                                        
                                                                              
    "Director(s)"   the director(s) of the Company                            
    including the independent non-executive directors of                      
    the Company                                                               
                                                                              
    "Group"   the Company and its subsidiaries                                
                                                                              
    "HK$"   Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong                    
    Kong                                                                      
                                                                              
    "Hong Kong"   the Hong Kong Special Administrative                        
    Region of the People's Republic of China                                  
                                                                              
    "IT"   information technology                                             
                                                                              
    "Listing Rules"   the Rules Governing the Listing of                      
    Securities on the Stock Exchange                                          
                                                                              
    "Master Agreements"   the agreement(s) to be entered                      
    into between the Company and CSA Group in relation                        
    to the CSA Purchase Transactions and the CSA Sales                        
    Transactions; and the agreement(s) to be entered into                     
    between the Company and CSC Group in relation to the                      
    CSC Purchase Transactions and the CSC Sales                               
    Transactions                                                              
                                                                              
    "Old Waiver"   the conditional waiver from strict                         
    compliance with disclosure requirements in respect                        
    of such transactions under the relevant Listing Rules                     
    prevailing at the time granted by the Stock Exchange                      
    to the Company on 11 November 2003                                        
                                                                              
    "percentage ratios"   has the meaning as defined in                       
    the Listing Rules                                                         
                                                                              
    "Services and Products"   certain non-administrative                      
    functions and services mainly in relation to                              
    outsourcing projects; IT services on a project basis                      
    with defined scope of work; and IT products and related                   
    services                                                                  
                                                                              
    "Stock Exchange"   The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong                        
    Limited                                                                   
                                                                              
    By order of the Board                                                     
    Lau Ming Chi, Edward                                                      
    Secretary                                                                 
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 17 March 2005                                                  
                                                                              
    As at the date hereof, the Board comprises Mr. Lai                        
    Yam Ting and Mr. Lau Ming Chi, Edward being executive                     
    Directors, Mr. Allen Joseph Pathmarajah, Mr. Kuo Chi                      
    Yung, Peter, Mr. Tan Swee Hock, Sunny, Mr. Moo Kwee                       
    Chong, Johnny, Ms. Tan Suan Kheng, Esther, Mr. Michael                    
    William Brinsford, Mr. Samuel Timothy Hilbert and Mr.                     
    Darren John Collins (alternate to Mr. Samuel Timothy                      
    Hilbert) being non-executive Directors and Mr. Cheung                     
    Man, Stephen, Mr. Hon Sheung Tin, Peter and Mr. Li                        
    King Hang, Richard being independent non-executive                        
    Directors.