10:03 FIRST DRAGONCOM<00875> - Announcement (4) Despite the change in the composition of the Board, there is no material impact on the operation of the Group because the majority of the existing executive directors remain on the Board. The change in the composition of the Board will also not affect the timetable of the release of financial results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2004. RESULT OF THE REVIEW OF INTERNAL CONTROLS As mentioned in the announcement of the Company dated 29 June 2004, the Company has engaged an independent professional firm to conduct a review of its accounting and record keeping system and procedures for the Group's books and records. The relevant part of the results of the independent review is set out as follows: Written Procedures for Financial Reporting Finding The Group did not have written procedures for the subsidiaries located in the PRC to report financial information to the Company. The Group did not have detailed system and procedure documentation. The Group did not have internal control procedures to ensure implementation. Impact Companies are obliged to keep books and records for a specific period and meet the financial reporting requirements as stipulated by the relevant rules and regulations in both the PRC and Hong Kong. Besides, proper record keeping enable the management to keep track of the transactions and the balances or for future reference in decision making. In addition, certain contracts and documents, government approval documents, approved vouchers are significant evidence of approved transactions or business activities. It would jeopardize the position of the Group in protecting its interests in case of disputes if such documents are lost or cannot be timely located. Suggestion to Improvement The Group should increase staff awareness on proper, safe and authorized access and application of financial information which are significant assets of the Group. Original documents and significant contracts and documents which are key sources for producing vouchers and journals should be safely and separately kept in order to reduce the risk of being lost. Access of such information should be tracked and approved by authorized person who is preferably senior or experienced staff. Written policies and procedures or guidelines on safe-keeping and access authorization should be adopted. Management should also carried out inspection to ensure such policies and procedures are properly followed. Management Response The management agreed to adopt the suggestion. Staff Planning and Job Handover Procedures Finding The Group did not have staff planning on approval of vacation leaves or emergency plan on unexpected staff turnover for the accounting department. Impact Lack of staff may jeopardize the normal accounting function or expose the Group to the risk of failing to meet the statutory financial reporting deadlines or reporting requirements.