PO WING KWAN<0149> - Results Announcement

Po Wing Kwan International (Holdings) Limited announced on 9/5/2000:
(stock code: 149)
Year end date: 31/12/1999
Currency: HKD                                               (Audited)
                                           (Audited)        Last
                                           Current          Corresponding
                                           Period           Period
                                           from 1/1/1999    from 1/1/1998
                                           to 31/12/1999    to 31/12/1998
                                           ('000)           ('000)
Turnover
    - Continuing                         : 59,694           67,217
    - Discontinued                       : 0                0
Operating Profit/(Loss)
    - Continuing                         : (282,337)        (481,244)
    - Discontinued                       : 0                0
Total Operating Profit/(Loss)            : (282,337)        (481,244)
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Associated Companies                   : 0                0
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities            : 0                0
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI             : (226,068)        (376,429)
% Change over Last Period                : N/A
EPS/(LPS)-Basic                          : (24.5 cents)     (47.7 cents)
         -Diluted                        : N/A              N/A
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)          : N/A              N/A
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items            : (226,068)        (376,429)
Final Dividend per Share                 : Nil              Nil
(Specify if with other options)          : N/A              N/A
B/C Dates for Final Dividend             : N/A
Payable Date                             : N/A
B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting     : 23/6/2000 to 27/6/2000 bdi.
Other Distribution for Current Period    : N/A
B/C Dates for Other Distribution         : N/A

Remarks:

1) The Group's loss from operating activities is arrived at after charging 
the following items:

                                           1999             1998
                                           HK$'000          HK$'000
Deficits arising on revaluation of:
  - Properties under development           0                63,700
  - Investment properties                  21,460           49,802
  - Construction in progress               128,182          242,223
  - Properties under construction          81,504           14,521
  - Hotel property                         6,499            0
Provision for project held for sale 
  written down to net realisable value     0                67,993
Loss on disposal of project held for sale  13,500           0
Written down of value of deferred assets   0                8,771

2) Loss per share

The calculation of loss per share is based on the loss after taxation and 
minority interests of HK$226,068,000 (1998: HK$376,429,000) and on the 
weighted average number of 921,144,500 shares (1998: 789,519,295 shares) 
in issue during the year.

There are no dilutive ordinary shares in issue.  Accordingly, no diluted 
loss per share figure is presented.