Purchase of Own Secs-Amendmnt

Fleming Chinese Inv Tst PLC
9 November 1999


The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Purchase of Own Securities'
announcement released on 8 November 1999 at 17:33 under RNS No 4716a.

In the second paragragh total shares repurchased should read '325,000
representing 0.54%' and not '345,000 representing 0.57%' as previously shown.


The full corrected text is shown below                                          
                                    
                         
                            
        THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                            
                            
     REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION


The  Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces  that
yesterday  in  the market they purchased for cancellation
300,000  ordinary shares at 46.0p per share  representing
a total of 0.49% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now  totals
325,000  representing  0.54% of the  ordinary  shares  in
issue  at  the  time  of commencement of  the  repurchase
programme.

The  remaining  number of shares in issue following  this
purchase is 60,135,840.

9th November 1999

For further information, please contact:

Liz Hayman
Caroline Henry (Assistant Company Secretary)
Fleming     Investment    Trust    Management     Limited
............................0171 880 3431

Howard Myles
Warburg Dillon Read - Stockbrokers to the
Company.......0171 567 8000