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HARBIN BREWERY<00249> - Results Announcement

Harbin Brewery Group Limited announced on  22/4/2004:
(stock code: 00249 )
Year end date: 31/12/2003
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: Unqualified

                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/1/2003      from 1/1/2002  
                                     to 31/12/2003      to 31/12/2002 
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 1,401,821          1,118,642         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 189,549            210,667           
Finance cost                       : (50,541)           (50,596)          
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 114,378            110,181           
% Change over Last Period          : +3.81     %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.1171             0.1397            
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : 0.1141             0.1374            
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 114,378            110,181           
Final Dividend                     : 2.1 cents          NIL               
  per Share                                                               
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Final Dividend                   : 23/6/2004          to 25/6/2004 bdi.
Payable Date                       : 16/7/2004 
B/C Dates for Annual         
  General Meeting                  : 23/6/2004          to 25/6/2004 bdi.
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

1.      BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Hong Kong 
Statements of Standard Accounting Practice, accounting principles 
generally accepted in Hong Kong and the disclosure requirements of the 
Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.  They have been prepared under the 
historical cost convention, except for the periodic remeasurement of 
certain fixed assets.

        The accounting policies and basis of presentation used in the 
preparation of these financial statements are the same as those used in 
the Group's audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 
2002, except the following new and revised SSAPs which are effective for 
the first time for the current year's financial statements:
        
-       SSAP 12 (Revised): "Income taxes"
-       SSAP 35: "Accounting for government grants and disclosure of 
government assistance"

These SSAPs prescribe new accounting measurement and disclosure practices. 
 The major effects on the Group's accounting policies and on the amounts 
disclosed in these financial statements of adopting these SSAPs are 
summarised as follows:

SSAP 12 prescribes the accounting for income taxes payable or recoverable, 
arising from the taxable profit or loss for the current period (current 
tax); and income taxes payable or recoverable in future periods, 
principally arising form taxable and deductible temporary differences and 
the carryforward or unused tax losses (deferred tax).

Further details of these changes and the prior year adjustments arising 
from them are included in the accounting policy for deferred tax in note 3 
and in note 28 to the financial statements. 

The adoption of the revised SSAP 12 represents a change in accounting 
policy, which has been applied retrospectively so that the comparatives 
presented have been restated to conform to the changed policy.  The profit 
attributable to shareholders for the year ended 31 December 2002 has 
therefore been restated from HK$108,769,000 to HK$110,181,000.

SSAP 35 prescribes the accounting for government grants and other forms of 
government assistance.

The adoption of this SSAP has had no significant impact for these 
financial statements on the amounts recorded for government grants, 
however, additional disclosures are now required and are detailed in notes 
3 and 6 to the financial statements.

2.      ANALYSIS OF TURNOVER AND PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS
The turnover and profit from operations of HK$1,401,821,000 and 
HK$189,549,000 for the year ended 31 December 2003 respectively and 
HK$1,118,642,000 and HK$210,667,000 for the corresponding period last year 
respectively were all generated from continuing operations.

3.      EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the net profit 
attributable to shareholders for the year of HK$114,378,000 (2002 
(restated): HK$110,181,000), and the weighted average of 976,583,168 
(2002: 788,684,932) ordinary shares in issue during the year.

        The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the year ended 
31 December 2003 is based on the net profit attributable to shareholders 
for the year of HK$114,378,000 (2002 (restated): HK$110,181,000), as 
adjusted for the interest on convertible notes of HK$24,000 (2002: 
HK$1,090,000).  The weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the 
calculation is the 976,583,168 (2002: 788,684,932) ordinary shares in 
issue during the year, as used in the basic earnings per share 
calculation; the weighted average of 306,287 (2002: 13,974,359) ordinary 
shares assumed to have been issued on the full conversion of the 
convertible notes outstanding during the year and the weighted average of 
25,709,852 (2002: 7,238,942) ordinary shares assumed to have been issued 
at no consideration on the deemed exercise of all share options during the 
year.

4.      COMPARATIVE FIGURES
As further explained in remark 1 above, due to the adoption of certain new 
and revised SSAPs during the current year, the accounting treatment and 
presentation of certain items and balances in the financial statements 
have been revised to comply with the new requirements. Accordingly, 
certain prior year adjustments have been made and certain comparative 
amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year's 
presentation.