Directors'/Chief Executives' Notifications Report - B (Grants, Assignments and Exercises of Rights)

Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Daily Summaries

SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) DAILY SUMMARIES - PRINTED: 08/01/01 PAGE: 1
DIRECTORS'/CHIEF EXECUTIVES' NOTIFICATIONS REPORT - B
(GRANTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES OF RIGHTS)

STOCK NAME : Gold Peak (00040)

Director/Chief Executive G/E Class Company Name Quantity Exercise Period Ex. Price Consideration
------------------------------------ --- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------ --------------- ---------- ---------------
LO SIEW KIONG JOHN G ORD CLIPSAL INDUSTRIES (HOLDINGS) - 110,000 250502-240510 US$2.025 S$1
LTD

STOCK NAME : Simsen Int'l (00993)

Director/Chief Executive G/E Class Company Name Quantity Exercise Period Ex. Price Consideration
------------------------------------ --- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------ --------------- ---------- ---------------
CHEUNG HAYWOOD G OPT SIMSEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATI- 25,000,000 020998-010308 0.280 0
ON LIMITED

***** END OF REPORT *****

NOTES:

N1 Bondholder converted exchangeable bonds.

N2 Please refer to the Company's announcement of 04/01/2001.

N3 Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited acquire 840,000 ordinary shares in Lam Soon
Food Industries Limited from a series of transaction since 24th March 1998
to 16th November 2000. The reporting was merely to show an update
information of Corporate Substantial Shareholder although the 1%
threshold has not been reached.

N4 Date of transactions : 29/12/00 - 03/01/01

N5 Revised

N6 Acquisitions were made from 29/12/00 to 02/01/01 at prices ranging from
$0.64 to $0.65 per share.

N7 4,865,511 shares and 14 shares were acquired by Billion Up Limited
("Billion Up") on 29th and 30th December 2000 respectively at HK$0.10
each. The aggregate of direct and indirect interests after the said
events remains unchanged. The interests include:
a. The direct interests in 2,044,715,460 shares held by Billion Up,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited; and
b. The indirect interests in 605,284,540 shares derived from the
obligation of Billion Up or Chinese Estates Holdings Limited to
purchase or procure purchases of these shares at HK$0.10 each
upon exercise of put options by the scheme creditors pursuant to
the scheme of arrangement of the Company effective on 8th
November 2000 within 6 months from 20th November 2000.

N8 12 warrants were acquired by Billion Up Limited ("Billion Up") on
30th December 2000 at HK$0.01 each. The aggregate of direct and indirect
interests after the said event remains unchanged. The interests include:
a. The direct interests in 46,957,791 warrants held by Billion Up; and
b. The indirect interests in 547,303,277 warrants derived from the
obligation of Billion Up and Chinese Estates Holdings Limited
("Chinese Estates") to purchase or procure purchase of the warrants
at HK$0.01 each upon exercise of put options by the scheme creditors
pursuant to the scheme of arrangement of the Company effective on
8th November 2000 within 6 months from 20th November 2000. Billion
Up is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese Estates and Mr. Joseph
Lau has deemed interests in Chinese Estates.

N9 On 4 January 2001, James C. Ng surrendered 3,092,000 shares of FPB Bank
Holding Company Limited under the voluntary conditional cash offer by
The Bank of East Asia, Limited to acquire the entire issued share capital
of FPB Bank Holding Company Limited.

N10 Expiry of warrants.

N11 Exercise of share option.

N12 Acquisitions were made from 03/01/00 to 04/01/00 at prices ranging from
$9.05 to $9.30 per share.

N13 Disclosure is made in relation to the share mortgage of 2,731,379,059
shares of Hong Kong Fortune Limited by a Shareholder of Hong Kong Fortune
Limited and Admiralty International Limited as the Chargee on the 29th
December 2000.

N14 Disclosure is made in relation to the share mortgage of 2,731,379,059
shares of Hong Kong Fortune Limited by a Shareholder of Hong Kong Fortune
Limited and Admiralty International Limited as the Chargee on the 29th
December 2000, in which Monyard Charoenpol has a beneficial interest.

N15 Disclosure is made in relation to the share mortgage of 2,731,379,059
shares of Hong Kong Fortune Limited by a Shareholder of Hong Kong Fortune
Limited and Admiralty International Limited as the Chargee on the 29th
December 2000, in which Umroong Sanphasitvong has a beneficial interest.

N16 SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) DAILY SUMMARIES
SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS' NOTIFICATIONS REPORT

Stock Name: Manulife Financial Corporation (stock code: 945)
*ISC as at 04/01/01 : 482,164,881

The Securities and Futures Commission has granted Manulife Financial
Corporation ("MFC") a partial exemption from compliance with the
Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance pursuant to guidelines
published under section 2A of the Ordinance. Under the partial
exemption, MFC is not required to prepare registers, maintain records
or file, and MFC's corporate insiders are not required to file, with
Hong Kong regulatory authorities disclosure of interest reports
pursuant to the Ordinance on the condition that MFC will file with
the SEHK disclosures of interests made in Canada and the U.S. where
it maintains primary listings.

1. Under Canadian law, 10% shareholders of MFC have to file reports to
the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC"). Reports made by 10%
shareholders, if any, can be found in OSC website www.sedar.com.
MFC has agreed to monitor the OSC Weekly Bulletin and Insider Early
Warning Report Press Releases every two weeks and if any reports by
or concerning 10% shareholders and filed, MFC will provide a hard
copy to the SEHK for inspection by the Hong Kong public. So far,
the SEHK has not received any such reports from MFC.

2. Under U.S. law, 5% shareholders of MFC have to file reports to the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to Schedule
13G/13D of the Securities and Exchange Act 1934 of the United States.
Up-to-date reports made by 5% shareholders, if any, can be found in
SEC website at www.sec.gov. MFC has agreed to monitor the SEC
website every two weeks and if any reports on 5% shareholders are
filed, MFC will provide a hard copy to the SEHK for inspection by
the Hong Kong public. So far, the SEHK has not received any such
reports from MFC.

3. Hard copies of filings or reports provided by MFC under paragraphs 1
and 2 above (if any) are available for inspection at the SEHK's
office at 11/F., One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View
Street, Central, Hong Kong, and upon request in writing to MFC at
MFC's office at Manulife Plaza, The Lee Gardens, 48th Floor, 33
Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. For enquiries or arrangements
regarding inspection at the SEHK please contact the SEHK SDI Unit
(Mr. Chan (2840-3707) or Miss Tsui (2840-3769)).

* ISC refers to the latest Issued Share Capital of the listed company
recorded by the Exchange as at the date of this summaries. It might
not promptly reflect changes caused by share placements, rights issue,
bonus issue, etc. Readers should exercise caution when using these
figures.

N17 SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) DAILY SUMMARIES
DIRECTORS' AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES' NOTIFICATIONS REPORT

Stock Name: Manulife Financial Corporation (stock code: 945)
*ISC as at 04/01/01 : 482,164,881

1. Under Canadian law, "insiders" including directors of MFC have
to file reports to the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC")
in Form 55 pursuant to the Ontario Securities Act. No Form 55
filings have been made by MFC today.

2. MFC is presently a "foreign private issuer" under U.S. law. As
such, no directors of MFC are required to make any disclosure of
interests filings under the Securities Exchange Act 1934 of the
United States.