Holding(s) in Company

Hidong Estate PLC
13 December 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

      AS 2 ABOVE

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

      AS 2 ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      40,000

6)   (2.33%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

      9 DECEMBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

      9 DECEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

      201,997
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      11.7897

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  PLANTATION AGENCIES SDN.BERHAD.(2603-D) 
               

     Date of Notification ....13 December 2002...


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