10:14 KAMBOAT<00318> - Announcement & Resumption (10) consider making an unconditional general offer to acquire all the Shares other than those already owned by it and by Capital Beijing. Vongroup Holdings has undertaken to its financial adviser that it will not waive the Whitewash Waiver condition and extend the general offer unless its financial adviser is satisfied that it has sufficient resources to satisfy full acceptance of the general offer. If the Whitewash Waiver is approved by the Independent Shareholders, the shareholding of Vongroup Holdings in the Company will be approximately 93.27% immediately after Completion. 9. CONTINUED LISTING OF THE COMPANY ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE It is the intention of the Subscribers to maintain the listing of the Company on the Stock Exchange after Completion. Accordingly, the present and future Directors and the Company will jointly and severally undertake to the Stock Exchange to take appropriate steps to ensure that sufficient public float exists for the Shares. The Stock Exchange has stated that it will closely monitor trading in the Shares if less than 25% of the Shares are held by the public. The Stock Exchange will also closely monitor all future acquisitions or disposals of assets by the Company. Unless potential placements by the Company or by Vongroup Holdings take place by the time of Completion, the future directors of the Company are aware of the Company's public float falling below 25% immediately after Completion and will address this issue accordingly, including by means of potential placements by the Company or by Vongroup Holdings. However no negotiation has taken place and no agreement has been reached on potential placements. The Company and Vongroup Holdings have undertaken to the Stock Exchange to take appropriate steps to ensure that not less than 25% of the shares of the Company then in issue will be held in public hands upon Completion. The Company shall make further announcements in relation to any action taken in respect of the public float of the Shares to ensure strict compliance with the Listing Rules. The Stock Exchange has the discretion to require the Company to issue a circular to its shareholders irrespective of the size of a proposed transaction, particularly when such proposed transaction represents a departure from the principal activities of the Company. The Stock Exchange also has the power to aggregate a series of transactions and any such transaction may result in the Company being treated as if it were a new listing applicant. If the Stock Exchange believes that: * a false market exists or may exist in the Shares; or * there are too few Shares in public hands to maintain an orderly market, it will consider exercising its discretion to suspend trading in the Shares. 10. SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING IN THE SECURITIES Trading in the Shares was suspended at the request of the Company with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 7 February 2005. An application has been made to the Stock Exchange for resumption of trading of the Shares with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 22 March 2005.