09:12 CARRY WEALTH<00643> - Announcement (3) It was noted that on 5th March, 2004, SWHT entered into the Supply Agreements with SDWQ. Under the Supply Agreements, SDWQ agreed to supply electricity, steam and water and provides waste water treatment service to SWHT for a term of 15 years commencing from the date of the Supply Agreements, which are automatically renewed for another 10 years upon expiry of their respective terms unless terminated by either party. On 5th March, 2004, SDWQ also signed the Written Undertaking pursuant to which SDWQ undertook with SWHT that SDWQ shall, upon SWHT's reasonable request from time to time, request WQT (or procure its subsidiaries) to supply cotton yarn to SWHT in accordance with the terms of the Raw Materials Agreement commencing from the date of the Written Undertaking to the date of the termination of the Raw Materials Agreement. Pursuant to the Raw Materials Agreement, WQT and/or its subsidiaries agreed to supply cotton yarn to SDWQ and its subsidiaries and associates. The transactions between SWHT and SDWQ, WQT and/or its subsidiaries as aforesaid constitute continuing connected transactions for the Company under the Listing Rules and an announcement dated 16th March, 2004 and a circular dated 7th April, 2004 were issued by the Company in connection with the continuing connected transactions. In this regard, the Company has complied with all relevant reporting, announcement and shareholders' approval requirements under the Listing Rules. Upon the additional capital injection by SDWQ, SDWQ shall become the controlling shareholder of SWHT. Given that all existing infrastructures are provided by SDWQ, the Directors believe that the change of controlling shareholder of SWHT will lead to higher managerial efficiency, which is beneficial to SWHT in long run. Moreover, SWHT will be provided with funding necessary for its purchase of additional machineries and working capital. The Directors are of the view that the terms of the Agreement and the Disposal are fair and reasonable so far as the Shareholders are concerned and are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Upon the completion of the Agreement, the transactions contemplated by the Supply Agreements and the Written Undertaking will no longer be continuing connected transactions under the Listing Rules. GENERAL An independent board committee comprising the independent non-executive Directors has been formed to advise the Shareholders on the terms of the Agreement and the Disposal and an independent financial adviser has been appointed to advise the independent board committee of the Company and the Shareholders on the terms of the Agreement and the Disposal. A circular containing, amongst other things, a notice convening the SGM and further details relating to the Agreement and the Disposal and the advice letter from the independent financial adviser on the Agreement and the Disposal will be despatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable. As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Rusli Hendrawan, Mr. Lee Sheng Kuang, James, Mr. Oey Tjie Ho and Mr. Tang Chak Lam, Charlie as executive Directors; and Mr. Cheung Kwok Ming, Raymond, Mr. Kwok Lam Kwong, Larry, J.P. and Mr. Lau Siu Ki, Kevin as independent non-executive Directors. DEFINITION "Agreement" the conditional agreement entered into between SPL and SDWQ dated 18th May, 2005 in connection with, among others, the increase in the registered capital of SWHT "Board" the board of Directors