09:46 SKYWORTHDIGITAL<00751> - Announcement 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. SKYWORTH DIGITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 751) CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT The Board wishes to clarify that the Company was not verbally or in writing informed on 28 March 2005 by the Tax Authorities about the Tax Inspection on 29 March 2005. Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 30 March 2005 (the "Announcement") in which it was announced, among others, that the release of the audited interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2004 and the despatch of the interim report of the Company for the same period were postponed until further notice because certain documents and accounting records that are essential for clarification of certain outstanding matters discussed during the audit committee meeting held on 29 March 2005 were collected from the Group by the Tax Authorities on the same date for the purpose of carrying out tax inspection. Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement unless the context otherwise requires. CLARIFICATION It was stated in the Announcement that the Company was verbally informed on 28 March 2005 by the Tax Authorities that tax inspection ("Tax Inspection") would be carried out on certain subsidiaries of the Company in the PRC on 29 March 2005. In this regard, the Board wishes to clarify that the Company was not verbally or in writing informed on 28 March 2005 by the Tax Authorities about the Tax Inspection on 29 March 2005. This mistake is due to miscommunication between the Group's offices in Hong Kong and the PRC. The Tax Authorities actually served the notices of inspection on certain subsidiaries of the Company in the PRC in person on 29 March 2005 when the Tax Inspection was conducted on the same date. To avoid the occurrence of similar incidents in future, the directors of the Group's offices in Hong Kong and the PRC will endeavour to ensure that they communicate with each other more effectively. GENERAL Trading in the shares of the Company has been suspended with effect from 9:44 a.m. on 30 November 2004 and will remain suspended until further notice. For and on behalf of the Board Skyworth Digital Holdings Limited Leung Chi Ching, Frederick Executive Director Hong Kong, 31 March 2005 As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Wang Dianfu as executive Chairman of the Board, Ms. Ding Kai, Mr. Leung Chi Ching, Frederick and Mr. Zhang Xuebin as executive Directors, Mr. Wong Wang Sang, Stephen as non-executive Chairman of the Board, and Mr. So Hon Cheung, Stephen, Mr. Li Weibin and Mr. Xie Zhengcai as independent non-executive Directors.