Purchase of Own Securities

Fleming Chinese Inv Tst PLC
30 March 2000

                            
        THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                                                        
     REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION

The  Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces  that
today  in  the  market  they purchased  for  cancellation
1,150,000   ordinary   shares   at   76.5p   per    share
representing a total of 1.92% of the ordinary  shares  in
issue.

The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now  totals
1,825,000  representing 3.02% 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 58,636,040.


For further information, please contact:

Hilary Lowe (Company Secretary)
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