08:59     BEIREN PRINTING<00187> - Results Announcement                       

    Beiren Printing Machinery Holdings Limited announced on 12/04/2005:       
    (stock code: 00187 )                                                      
    Year end date: 31/12/2004                                                 
    Currency: RMB                                                             
    Auditors' Report: Unqualified                                             
                                                                              
                                                            (Audited   )      
                                         (Audited   )       Last              
                                         Current            Corresponding     
                                         Period             Period            
                                         from 01/01/2004    from 01/01/2003   
                                         to 31/12/2004      to 31/12/2003     
                                   Note  ('000      )       ('000      )      
    Turnover                           : 1,153,555          1,015,382         
    Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 131,774            119,773           
    Finance cost                       : (10,258)           (11,664)          
    Share of Profit/(Loss) of                                                 
      Associates                       : 2,724              (1,149)           
    Share of Profit/(Loss) of                                                 
      Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
    Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 101,201            96,148            
    % Change over Last Period          : +5.26     %                          
    EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.240              0.228             
             -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
    Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
    Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 101,201            96,148            
    Final Dividend                     : RMB0.08            RMB0.08           
      per Share                                                               
    (Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
      options)                                                                
                                                                              
    B/C Dates for                                                             
      Final Dividend                   : 09/05/2005         to 07/06/2005 bdi.
    Payable Date                       : 29/07/2005                           
    B/C Dates for Annual                                                      
      General Meeting                  : 09/05/2005         to 07/06/2005 bdi.
    Other Distribution for             : N/A                                  
      Current Period                                                          
                                                                              
    B/C Dates for Other                                                       
      Distribution                     : N/A                                  
                                                                              
    For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.