10:03 CHINA AEROSPACE<00031> - Announcement & Resumption (3) The principal activity of the Company is investment holding and the activities of its principal subsidiaries consist of design, manufacturing and distribution of printed circuit boards, plastic moulding products, LCD and intelligent battery chargers. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, the principal business activity of the Purchaser is property investment. GENERAL The Disposal constitutes a major transaction of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules. A shareholders' circular containing, amongst other things, further details relating to the Disposal will be dispatched to the shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable. SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING At the request of the Company, trading in the shares of the Company has been suspended from 9:30 a.m. on 5 May 2005. Application has been made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the shares of the Company on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 9 May 2005. DEFINITIONS "1997 Memorandum" means the memorandum of agreement and a supplement both dated 28 January 1997 (as amended by letter dated 13 July 1999) between Premier Property Limited, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (both are Independent Third Parties) and the Vendor, whereby the parties agreed to jointly develop the Property; "Board" means the board of Directors of the Company; "Company" means China Aerospace International Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability; "Deed of Release" means a deed of release to be executed by Premier Property Limited, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and the Vendor on completion of the sale and purchase of the Property whereby they will each thereby release, discharge and waive their respective rights to pursue any claims against each other under the 1997 Memorandum and any matters howsoever arising connected therewith; "Directors" means the directors of the Company; "Disposal" means the disposal of the Property by the Vendor in favour of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement; "EGM" means an extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be convened; "Excluded Car Parking Spaces" means the following car parking spaces located within the Property and not owned by the Vendor: (1) Private Car Parking Spaces Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15 and 16 on the Upper Basement; (2) Lorry Car Parking Space No.1 on the Upper Basement; (3) Car Park No.L02 on the Upper Basement; and, (4) Lorry Car Parking Space Nos.3, 4, 5 and 6 on the Upper Basement; "Formal Agreement" means the formal agreement for the sale by the Vendor and purchase by the Purchaser of the Property to be executed on or before 13 May 2005; "Group" means the Company and all its subsidiaries; "HK$" means Hong Kong Dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong; "Hong Kong" means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; "Independent Non-Executive Directors" means the independent non-executive directors of the Company, comprising Mr. Lee Hung Sang, Mr. Chow Chan Lum, Charles and Mr. Luo Zhengbang; "Independent Third Party(ies)" means persons who are not connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company and are third parties independent of and not connected with the Company or its connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules);