THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

Changes of Designated Securities for Short Selling 

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 2 August 2004 (Monday), eight additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 21 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 229 after the revision. 

The securities to be added to the list of designated securities and the securities to be removed from such list are shown in the attachment for your information.  The revised list of all designated securities is also available on the HKEx's web site (http://www.hkex.com.hk).

List of Additional and Deleted Designated Securities

1.      Eight Additional Designated Securities

Code	ENGLISH SHORT NAME
100	CLEAR MEDIA
113	DICKSON CONCEPT
124	KINGWAY BREW
517	COSCO INTL HOLD
581	CHINA ORIENTAL
983	SHUI ON CONS
1098	ROAD KING INFRA
2338	WEICHAI POWER

2.        Deletion of 21 Existing Designated Securities

Code	ENGLISH SHORT NAME
31	CHINA AEROSPACE
57	CHEN HSONG HOLD
107	SICHUAN EXPRESS
202	INTERCHINA HOLD
227	FIRST SHANGHAI
229	RAYMOND IND
485	STARLIGHT INT'L
518	TUNGTEX (HOLD)
588	BEIJING N STAR
716	SINGAMAS CONT
888	ROADSHOW
904	CHINA GREEN
1120	ARTS OPTICAL
1125	LAI FUNG HOLD
1133	HARBIN POWER
1137	CITY TELECOM
1164	VITAL BIOTECH
1170	KINGMAKER
1207	SHANGHAI ESTATE
1225	LERADO GROUP
8201	CHINA FIRE