Investment policy

Martin Currie High Income Trust plc
Investment policy announcement

The  board of Martin Currie High Income Trust plc (the "Company")  notes
the publication of the Investment Entities (Listing Rules and Conduct of
Business) Instrument 2003, and announces that it is the Company's policy
to  invest  no  more than 15 per cent of its gross assets  in  other  UK
listed investment companies (including UK listed investment trusts).

For further information, please contact:

Michael Woodward
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd                0131 229 5252
[e-mail]