09:15     JACKLEY HOLDING<00353>&<02966>-Announcement & Resumption (9)        

    EXTENSION OF PARALLEL TRADING                                             
                                                                              
    Given that the trading in the Shares has been suspended for five          
    trading days pending the release of this announcement, the last           
    day for the parallel trading in the Shares and the old Shares             
    (the shares before the capital reorganisation of the Company              
    becoming effective) ; and (ii) the temporary counter for trading          
    in old Shares in board lots of 200 Shares (in form of old share           
    certificates) will be extended from 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 20             
    April 2005 to 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 27 April 2005, and the last          
    day for the availability of odd lot facility will be extended             
    to Wednesday, 27 April 2005. In addition, the last day for free           
    exchange of old share certificates for new share certificates             
    will be extended to Tuesday, 3 May 2005. Details of the timetable         
    for the capital reorganisation of the Company were set out in             
    the Company's announcement dated 3 March 2005.                            
                                                                              
     SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING                                     
                                                                              
    At the request of the Company, trading in the Shares on the Stock         
    Exchange was suspended from 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 11 April 2005            
    pending the release of this announcement. Application has been            
    made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for the resumption              
    of trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from           
    9:30 a.m. on 18, April 2005.                                              
                                                                              
    DEFINITIONS                                                               
                                                                              
    "associate(s)"  has the meaning ascribed thereto under the                
    Listing Rules                                                             
                                                                              
    "Board" the board of Directors                                            
                                                                              
    "Business Day"  a day (excluding a Saturday or Sunday) on which           
    banks in Hong Kong are generally open for business in Hong Kong           
    for business throughout their normal business hours                       
                                                                              
    "Company"       Orient Industries Holdings Limited, a company             
    incorporated in the Cayman Island, the issued Shares of which             
    are listed on the Stock Exchange                                          
                                                                              
    "Completion"    completion of the Subscription for the Convertible        
    Note in accordance with the terms and conditions of the                   
    Subscription Agreement                                                    
                                                                              
    "Convertible Note"      a convertible note for an aggregate               
    principal amount of HK$33,000,000 to be issued by the Company             
    with the benefit of and subject to the provision of certain               
    conditions                                                                
                                                                              
    "Conversion Shares"     the Shares to be issued by the Company            
    under the Convertible Note upon exercise by the holder of the             
    conversion rights                                                         
                                                                              
    "Director(s)"   the director(s) of the Company                            
                                                                              
    "EGM"   the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be            
    convened and held to approve, among other matters, the                    
    Subscription Agreement, the issue of the Convertible Note and             
    the specific mandate for the issue of the Conversion Shares and           
    the Whitewash Waiver                                                      
                                                                              
    "Executive"     Executive Director of the Corporate Finance               
    Division of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong            
    or any of his delegates                                                   
                                                                              
    "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries                                  
                                                                              
    "Hong Kong"     Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC