CHINA RESOURCES<0291> - Results Announcement

China Resources Enterprise, Limited announced on 17/9/1999:
(stock code: 291)
Year end date: 31/12/1999
Currency: HK$
                                                            Last
                                           Current          Corresponding
                                           Period           Period
                                           from 1/1/1999    from 1/1/1998
                                           to 30/6/1999     to 30/6/1998
                                           ('000)           ('000)
Turnover/Interest Income                 : 7,122,649        3,233,626
Profit-Continuing Operations
    - Operating Profit/(Loss)            : 1,614,269        1,106,641
    - Exceptional Items                  : -                (45,342)
    - Discontinued Operations            : -                -
Total Operating Profit/(Loss)            : 1,614,269        1,061,299
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Associated Companies                   : 247,721          317,304
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI             : 963,106          908,493
% Change over Last Period                : +6.01%
EPS/(LPS)-Basic                          : $0.56            $0.58
         -Diluted                        : $0.55            $0.58
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)          : -                -
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items            : 963,106          908,493
Interim Dividend per Share               : $0.06            $0.06
(Specify if with other options)          : -                -
B/C Dates for Interim Dividend           : 11/10/1999 to 15/10/1999 bdi.
Payable Date                             : on or about 1/11/1999
B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting        : -
Other Distribution for Current Period    : -
B/C Dates for Other Distribution         : -

Remarks :

1. Exceptional items

Exceptional items for the six months ended 30th June 1998 represent 
doubtful debt provision of HK$315,357,000 and profit on deemed disposal of
long term investment of HK$270,015,000.

2. Earnings per share
                                           Six months ended 30th June
                                           1999             1998
                                           HK$'000          HK$'000
The calculation of the basic and diluted
  earnings per share is based on the
  following data :
Earnings
Net profit attributable to shareholders   
  for the purpose of basic earnings
  per share                                     963,106          908,493
  Interest saving on exercise of convertible
    bonds                                       -                -
  Effect due to dilutive potential ordinary
    shares of an associated company             (1,677)          (1,087)
                                                ------------------------
Net profit attributable to shareholders for  
  purpose of diluted earnings per share         961,429          907,406
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                                           Six months ended 30th June
                                           1999             1998

Number of Shares
  Weighted average number of ordinary share for
  the purposes of basic earnings per share  1,733,290,205    1,552,994,724
  Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares
  - Share options                            8,317,995        9,221,046
  - Convertible bonds                        -                24,055
                                             -----------------------------
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
  the purpose of dilutive earnings
  per share                                 1,741,608,200    1,562,239,825
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