Holding(s) in Company

Hidong Estate PLC
1 November 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

HIDONG ESTATE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE CHARLTON

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

NOTIFICATION INDICATES THAT THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE CHARLTON IS BENEFICIAL OWNER 
OF THE SHAREHOLDING

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD.         160,997 SHARES
THOMAS WILLIAM CHARLTON           500 SHARES
                              161,497 SHARES

NOTIFICATION INDICATES 161,997 SHARES AND THAT 500 SHARES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN 
PROCESS OF TRANSFER TO NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD.

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NIL

6)   (N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

161,997 ORDINARY SHARES

8)   (9.45%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOTIFICATION AS AT 19/9/02

11)  Date company informed

11 OCTOBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

NIL
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TAN THEAN SIN 
TEL NO. 00-604-2625333

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .....1 NOVEMBER 2002...........




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