HARBIN BREWERY<00249> - Results Announcement (Summary)

Harbin Brewery Group Limited announced on 29/8/2002:
(stock code: 249)
Year end date: 31/12/2002
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: N/A
Review of Interim Report by: Audit Committee

                                                            (Unaudited)
                                           (Unaudited)      Last
                                           Current          Corresponding
                                           Period           Period
                                           from 1/1/2002    from 1/1/2001
                                           to 30/6/2002     to 30/6/2001
                                           ('000)           ('000)
Turnover                                 : 557,513          323,208
Profit/(Loss) from Operations            : 107,353          63,755
Finance cost                             : (25,699)         (8,585)
Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates     : NIL              NIL
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities            : NIL              NIL
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI             : 54,279           38,792
% Change over Last Period                : +39.92%
EPS/(LPS)-Basic                          : 8.15 cents       5.88 cents
         -Diluted                        : 8.15 cents       N/A
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)          : NIL              NIL
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items            : 54,279           38,792
Interim Dividend per Share               : NIL              N/A
(Specify if with other options)          : N/A              N/A
B/C Dates for Interim 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. GROUP REORGANISATION 

The Company was incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability 
in the Cayman Islands on 23 February 2001 under the Companies Law, Cap. 22 
(Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands.  
Pursuant to a reorganisation scheme to rationalise the structure of the 
Group on 26 June 2001 (the "Reorganisation") in preparation for the public 
listing of the Company's shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of 
Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") on 27 June 2002, the Company has 
become the holding company of the companies now comprising the Group.

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the unaudited net 
profit attributable to shareholders for the period of approximately 
HK$54,279,000 (2001: HK$38,792,000) and the weighted average number of 
666,077,348 (2001: 660,000,000) ordinary shares in issue during the 
period.

The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the six months ended 30 
June 2002 is based on the unaudited net profit attributable to 
shareholders for the period of approximately HK$54,279,000 as adjusted for 
the interest on convertible notes of HK$11,945. The weighted average 
number of ordinary shares used in the calculation is 666,077,348 ordinary 
shares in issue during the period, as used in the basic earnings per share 
calculation and the weighted average of 311,236 ordinary shares assumed to 
have been issued on the full conversion of the convertible notes 
outstanding during the period. The outstanding share options had no 
dilutive effect on the basic earnings per share for the period as the 
outstanding share options are not exercisable until 27 June 2003.

No diluted earnings per share have been presented for the six months ended 
30 June 2001 as the Company did not have any dilutive potential ordinary 
shares.