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 8 November 2004 (Monday), nine additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 11 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 228 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.  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.    Nine Additional Designated Securities

Code	ENGLISH SHORT NAME
375	YGM TRADING
588	BEIJING N STAR
700	TENCENT
1125	LAI FUNG HOLD
1212	LIFESTYLE INT'L
2319	MENGNIU DAIRY
2331	LI NING
2878	SOLOMON SYSTECH
8282	TOM ONLINE

2.     Deletion of 11 Existing Designated Securities

Code	ENGLISH SHORT NAME
100	CLEAR MEDIA
113	DICKSON CONCEPT
124	KINGWAY BREW
157	NATURAL BEAUTY
186	GRANDE HOLDINGS
399	FE PHARMA TECH
409	STONE HOLDINGS
601	GROUP SENSE
662	ASIA FINANCIAL
928	TACK FAT GROUP
1098	ROAD KING INFRA