GUANGZHOU PHAR<00874> - Results Announcement

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced on  15/8/2003:
(stock code: 00874 )
Year end date: 31/12/2003
Currency: RMB
Auditors' Report: N/A
Review of Interim Report by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/1/2003      from 1/1/2002  
                                     to 30/6/2003       to 30/6/2002  
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 3,577,432          3,000,883         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 177,405            187,786           
Finance cost                       : (15,607)           (13,640)          
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 161                203               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : (225)              (339)             
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 91,102             100,756           
% Change over Last Period          : -9.58     %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.112              0.124             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 91,102             100,756           
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:

The Group has changed its accounting policy following its adoption of 
SSAP 12 "Income Taxes" issued by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants 
which is effective for accounting periods commencing on or after 1st 
January 2003. The adoption of the new 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 effects on the condensed consolidated profit and loss accounts for the 
six months ended 30th June 2002 are as following:
1.      taxation expenses decreased by Rmb 4,379,000;
2.      minority interests increased by Rmb 350,000.

The overall effect on the net profit for the six months ended 30th June 
2002 was an increase by Rmb 4,029,000 and accordingly the EPS was restated 
to Rmb0.124.