09:39 E-LIFE INT'L<00370> - 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. E-LIFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code : 370) Further delay in despatch of circular Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 24 February 2005 regarding the delay in despatch of the Circular to the Shareholders in relation to the very substantial acquisition. The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for a further extension on the time of despatch of the Circular. The despatch date of the Circular will be delayed from 4 April 2005 to on or before 13 May 2005. Reference is made to the announcement (the "Announcement") of E-LIFE International Limited (the "Company") dated 24 February 2005 regarding the delay in despatch of a circular in relation to the very substantial acquisition (the "Circular"). Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement unless the context requires otherwise. Pursuant to Rules 14.38 and 14.48 of the Listing Rules, the Company is required to despatch the Circular to the Shareholders within 21 days after the publication of the announcement of the Company dated 3 February 2005, which is on or before 25 February 2005. The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange on 24 February 2005 to extend the despatch date of the Circular from 25 February 2005 to on or before 4 April 2005. At present, the reporting accountants have been gathering information from Shanxi Changxing and additional time is required to prepare the accountants' report on Shanxi Changxing. In particular, the management of Shanxi Changxing are still in the process of preparing inventory roll back analyses as at 31 December 2002, 31 December 2003 and 31 December 2004 which are required to enable the reporting accountants to establish the amounts of inventories to be included in the accountants' report as at these dates. In addition, confirmations from certain debtors and creditors of Shanxi Changxing are also outstanding. Until the abovementioned information requested from Shanxi Changxing is available, the Directors are not able to ascertain with certainty when the accountants' report will be available. At the same time, the Group has been collecting information for the management discussion and analysis section in the Circular, but such discussion and analysis can only be finalised until the draft accountants' report is available. As for the property valuation, the Board was informed that the valuer has completed its field work and is currently preparing the valuation report. As additional time is required to compile the abovementioned information in relation to Shanxi Changxing to be incorporated into the Circular, the Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for a further extension on the time of despatch of the Circular. The despatch date of the Circular will be delayed from 4 April 2005 to on or before 13 May 2005. By Order of the Board E-LIFE International Limited Wang Jian Hua Chairman Hong Kong, 6 April 2005 As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises nine executive Directors, namely Mr. Wang Jian Hua, Mr. Ng Tang, David, Mr. Bao Wen Bin, Mr. Pak Chung, Mr. Ren Zheng, Ms. Ma Jun Li, Ms. Cheung Hoi Ping, Mr. Wang Da Yong and Mr. Zhang Jun and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Ms. Chung Kwo Ling, Mr. Sun Yeung Yeung and Mr. Lee Yuen Kwong.