HARBIN BREWERY<00249> - Exceptional Price & Turnover Movements

The Stock Exchange has received a message from Harbin Brewery Group 
Limited which is reproduced as follows:-

"This statement is made at the request of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 
Limited.

We have noted the recent increases in the price and the trading volume of 
the shares of the Company and wish to state that, save as mentioned below, 
we are not aware of any reasons for such increases.

Save as disclosed in the Company's announcements dated 4 May 2004 and the 
announcement dated 4 May 2004 of SABMiller plc in respect of a conditional 
voluntary offer, we also confirm that there are no negotiations or 
agreements relating to intended acquisitions or realisations which are 
discloseable under rule 13.23 of the Listing Rules, neither is the Board 
aware of any matter discloseable under the general obligation imposed by 
rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules, which is or may be of a price-sensitive 
nature.

Made by the order of the Company the Board (other than (i) Mr. Sam 
Zuchowski who is in hospital and (ii) Messrs. Roy E. Bagattini and 
Jonathan F. Solesbury who have a conflict of interest as a result of being 
directors of the Company and representatives of SABMiller plc) which 
individually and jointly accept responsibility for the accuracy of this 
statement.


By Order of the Board
Harbin Brewery Group Limited

LAM Pong Sui
Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 5 May 2004

As at the date of this statement, the executive directors are : Messrs. 
Li Wentao, Lo Peter, Fu Hui, Au Peter Jeva and Bao Liusuo; the non-
executive directors are : Dr. Tong Kay Tak Tom, Mr Zhu Wenwei, Mr Roy E. 
Bagattini and Mr Jonathan F. Solesbury; the independent non-executive 
directors are: Dr Sit Fung Shuen Victor and Mr Sam Zuchowski."