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            The Directors of Guoco Group Limited ("Guoco") are pleased to announce that First Capital Corporation Ltd ("FCC"), a 58% subsidiary of Guoco, has successfully been awarded tenders (the "Tenders") for the leases of 3 Land Parcels in Singapore; Land Parcel Bishan S3 at Sin Ming Avenue/Sin Ming Walk, Land Parcel 521 at Tanjong Rhu and Land Parcel 523 at Robinson Road, at an aggregate Land Price of S$566,634,600 (approximately HK$3,132.81 million).

            The Land Prices are payable to the Commissioner of Lands for the Republic of Singapore in cash by two instalments. The first 25% of the respective Land Price will be paid within 28 days of the award of the respective Tender and the remaining 75% of the Land Price will be paid within 90 days of the award of the respective Tender. The Land Price will be funded from FCC's internal resources and external borrowings.

            On 18 December, 1996 and 20 December, 1996 the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore accepted FCC's tenders for the lease of Land Parcel 521 at Tanjong Rhu and Land Parcel 523 at Robinson Road for residential development and commercial development respectively. Land Parcels 521 and 523 have a leasehold tenure of 99 years each and comprise an area of 23,586 square metres and 803 square metres respectively (subject to final survey).

            On 23 December, 1996 the Housing and Development Board of Singapore, which acts as agent of the Commissioner of Lands for the Republic of Singapore, accepted FCC's tender for Land Parcel Bishan S3 at Sin Ming Avenue/Sin Ming Walk. Land Parcel Bishan S3 has a leasehold tenure of 99 years for residential development and comprises an area of 34,949 square metres (subject to final survey).

            Subsidiary companies of FCC will be incorporated to undertake the development of the respective Land Parcels. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hysan Development Company Limited, Teamfine Enterprises Limited, will have a 10% equity interest in the subsidiary companies to be incorporated for the development of Land Parcel Bishan S3 and Land Parcel 521, and FCC will have the remaining 90% equity interest in such subsidiary companies. A wholly owned subsidiary of FCC will undertake the development of Land Parcel 523.

            Guoco is an investment holding company. It has subsidiaries engaging in various kinds of business including banking, manufacturing and property development. FCC is an investment holding company with principal core activities in property investment, property development, property management and financial services. The acquisition of lands for property development is in line with FCC's core activities.

            The Tenders together constitute a Discloseable Transaction of Guoco under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. A combined circular containing further details of the 3 Tenders will be sent to each of the shareholders of Guoco within 21 days from this announcement.

            The Tenders have also been announced by FCC in Singapore where it is publicy listed on the Stock Exchange.

By Order of the Board
Tan Lim Heng
Director

Hong Kong, 27 December, 1996