LAI SUN DEV<0488> - Results Announcement

Lai Sun Development Company Limited announced on 20/11/2000:
(stock code: 488)

The auditors' report on the financial statements which contain the 
following result is modified by the Company's auditors.  For more details, 
please refer to the press announcement to be issued by the Company on 
21/11/2000.

Year end date: 31/7/2000
Currency: HKD                                               (Audited)
                                           (Audited)        Last
                                           Current          Corresponding
                                           Period           Period
                                           from 1/8/1999    from 1/8/1998
                                           to 31/7/2000     to 31/7/1999
                                           ('000)           ('000)
Turnover                                 : 4,659,663        1,752,093
Profit/(Loss) from Operations            : (2,386,771)      (6,320,695)
Finance cost                             : (911,077)        (371,378)
Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates     : (189,561)        (305,396)
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities            : (36,790)         (710)
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI             : (2,757,982)      (6,832,423)
% Change over Last Period                : N/A
EPS/(LPS)-Basic                          : ($0.77)          ($2.26)
         -Diluted                        : N/A              N/A
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)          : Nil              Nil
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items            : (2,757,982)      (6,832,423)
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 (-) General Meeting        : N/A
Other Distribution for Current Period    : N/A
B/C Dates for Other Distribution         : N/A

Remarks:

1. Comparative Amounts

The presentation and classification of items in the financial statements 
have been changed due to the adoption of new Statements of Standard 
Accounting Practice during the current year. Accordingly, certain 
comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current 
year's presentation.

2. Loss per share

The calculations of basic loss per share are based on:

                                                2000            1999
                                                HK$'000         HK$'000
Loss used in basic loss per share calculation   (2,757,982)    (6,832,423)
                                                ==========================

                                                '000            '000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in 
  issue during year used in basic loss per 
  share calculation                             3,588,502       3,016,739
                                                =========================

The weighted average number of ordinary shares of the Company in issue 
during 1999 was arrived at by adjusting the number of ordinary shares in 
issue prior to the rights issue of 3rd February, 1999 with a factor of 
1.2063.

The diluted loss per share for the current and prior years has not been 
presented because any potential shares of the Group outstanding during 
these years had an anti-dilutive effect on the basic loss per share for 
the these years.