CHEVALIER CONS<00579> - Results Announcement

Chevalier Construction Holdings Limited announced on 18/12/2003:
(stock code: 00579 )
Year end date: 31/3/2004
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: N/A
Review of Interim Report by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/4/2003      from 1/4/2002  
                                     to 30/9/2003       to 30/9/2002  
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 151,002            87,235            
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 5,381              3,726             
Finance cost                       : N/A                (14)              
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 588                1,028             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : (2,062)            (363)             
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 2,434              4,237             
% Change over Last Period          : -42.55    %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.0098             0.017             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 2,434              4,237             
Interim Dividend                   : Nil                Nil               
  per Share                                                               
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Interim Dividend                 : N/A          
Payable Date                       : N/A       
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A          
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

                                   
1.       TURNOVER AND SEGMENT INFORMATION                                       
                        
         Turnover and segment information for the six months ended 30th 
September, 2003.                                                                
                                                                        
                                                                        
                Building                                
                construction     Civil           Consolidated 
                & maintenance    engineering     total 
                HK$'000          HK$'000         HK$'000 

 TURNOVER                                                               
 External sales  56,803          94,199          151,002 
                ========        ========        ==========
 RESULT                                                                 
 Segment results 8,712           (2,817)         5,895 
                ========        =========

 Unallocated corporate expenses                 (1,551)                         
 Interest income                                 1,519 
 Net unrealised loss on other investment         (482)
 Profit from operation                           5,381 
 Share of result of an associate                 588 
 Share of results of jointly controlled entities                                
                14               (2,076)         (2,062)
                                                ----------
 Profit before taxation                         3,907 
 Taxation                                       (1,450)
                                                ------------            
 Profit before minority interest                2,457 
                                                ==========

All activities of the group were carried out in Hong Kong.                      
        
                Building                                
                construction     Civil           Consolidated 
                & maintenance    engineering     total 
                HK$'000          HK$'000         HK$'000 

 TURNOVER                                                               
 External sales 34,095           53,140          87,235 
		=======		=======		=========

 RESULT                                                                 
 Segment results 5,325           (1,043)         4,282 
		=======		=======	
                                                                
 Unallocated corporate expenses                 (1,274)                         
 Interest income                                718                             
                                                ---------
 Profit from operation                          3,726                           
 Interest expenses                              (14)
 Share of result of an associate                1,028                           
 Share of results of jointly controlled entities                                
                (228)            (135)           (363)
                                                ----------                      
 Profit before taxation                         4,377 
 Taxation                                       (165)                    
                                                -----------
Profit before minority interest                 4,212
                                                ========  
                                                                
All activities of the group were carried out in Hong Kong.                      
2.      PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS                                                  

Profit from operations has been arrived at after charging :

                                Six months ended 30th September         
                                2003             2002 
                                HK$'000          HK$'000                        
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment                                   
                                993              1,002 
Less: Amount capitalised to contract work                                       
                                (737)            (593)
                                --------        ---------                       
                                256              409 
                                ========        ========                        
Operating lease charges:                                                        
Premises                        856              1,231                          
Plant and machinery             35,269           17,365                         
Less: Amount capitalised to contract work                                       
                                (35,269)         (17,365)
                                ----------      -----------                     
                                856              1,231 
		              =======		=======	
                                                                                
Staff costs, including directors' emoluments                                    
                                17,913           24,713 
Less: Amount capitalised to contract work                                       
                                (11,186)         (13,592)
                                ---------       ----------                      
                                6,727            11,121 
                                =======         =========                       
3.      EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                      

        The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the 
net profit for the period of HK$2,434,000 (2002: HK$4,237,000).