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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00604) TRADING HALT

At the request of Shenzhen Investment Limited (the "Company"), trading in the shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") will be halted with effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 18 January 2013 pending the release of an announcement in relation to, among other things, a major and connected transaction involving issues of new shares of the Company with implications under the Code on Takeovers and Mergers, which may be regarded as inside information of the Company.

By order of the Board of

Shenzhen Investment Limited Lu Hua

Acting Chairman

Hong Kong, 18 January 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises 9 directors, of which Mr. LU Hua, Mr. MOU Yong and Mr. LIU Chong and Mr. WANG Minyuan are the executive directors of the Company, Dr. WU Jiesi and Mr. HUANG Yige are the non-executive directors of the Company and Mr. WONG Po Yan, Mr. WU Wai Chung, Michael and Mr. LI Wai Keung are the independent non-executive directors of the Company.

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