08:37     Admission of Main Board Stock(s) into CCASS                         

                                                                              
    Exchange Participants are requested to note that Hongkong Clearing has    
    announced that the following Main Board stock(s) will be admitted into    
    CCASS for settlement on CNS basis:                                        
                                                                              
    Stock Code         Stock Short Name         Admission Date                
    ----------         ----------------         -------------                 
     4929              MB-CMOB@EC0512B          13/05/2005                    
     4930              MB-HSBC@EC0512B          13/05/2005                    
     4931              DB-HSI  @EC0511          13/05/2005                    
     4932              DB-C MOB@EC0601          13/05/2005                    
     4933              DB-C MOB@EP0512          13/05/2005                    
     4934              SG-C MOB@EC0511          13/05/2005                    
     4935              DB-HSI  @EP0511          13/05/2005                    
     4936              SG-CMOB@EC0602B          13/05/2005                    
     4937              SG-HSI @EP0511B          13/05/2005                    
     4938              SG-C MOB@EP0511          13/05/2005                    
     4939              MB-CK(H)@EC0512          17/05/2005 *                  
     4940              MB-HWL  @EC0512          17/05/2005 *                  
     4941              MB-SHK P@EP0512          17/05/2005 *                  
     4942              KC-CMOB@EC0511C          17/05/2005 *                  
     4943              MB-CK(H)@EP0512          17/05/2005 *                  
     4944              MB-HWL  @EP0512          17/05/2005 *                  
     4945              KC-ESPRI@EC0604          17/05/2005 *                  
     4946              KC-CMOB@EP0511D          17/05/2005 *                  
     4947              KC-HSI  @EP0511          17/05/2005 *                  
     2977              CHINA RICH RTS           18/05/2005 *                  
     4136              EFN 2.60 0705            18/05/2005 *                  
     4948              BI-MTRC @EC0512          18/05/2005 *                  
     4949              BI-SHK P@EC0603          18/05/2005 *                  
     2889              CHINA SP STEEL           19/05/2005 *                  
                                                                              
    * Being the tentative date of listing.