2006/2007 Interim Results

(16 March 2007, ) New World Development Company Limited (“New World Group” or the “Group”; Hong Kong stock code: 0017) today announced the unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 31 December 2006.

Z Turnover recorded $10.7 billion Z Profit attributable to shareholders amounted to $1,362.7 million Z Interim dividend 15 cents per share Z Net debt at $18.1 billion; cash on hand $7.7 billion Z Net gearing ratio: 25.2% (30 June 2006: 21.6%) Z Contributions from recurrent operations such as rental, service, department stores and hotels achieved satisfactory growth Z Rental portfolio recorded stable growth in both occupancy and average rental rate; portfolio will increase 1.1 million sq ft GFA in Tsim Sha Tsui prime area Z NWS Holdings Limited reported a profit of $912.2 million Z New World China Land Limited recorded a profit of $406.5 million, up 107% Z Segment contributions of department stores amounted to $103.0 million, up 60% from same period last year. The Group has proposed to spin off its department store operation and management business in Mainland China Z Benefited from the rising number of travellers to Hong Kong, hotel operations achieved 46% growth in segment contribution

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Page 1 of 8 BUSINESS REVIEW

Segment result ($ million) 1H FY2007 1H FY2006 YoY change Property sales 203.2 862.8 (76%) Rental 594.9 541.3 10% Infrastructure 581.7 574.9 1% Service 495.8 408.3 21% Department stores 103.0 64.3 60% Hotel operations 332.6 227.6 46% Telecommunications 4.5 (12.1) NA Others (61.5) 52.1 NA Total segment results 2,254.2 2,719.2 (17%)

Consolidated Income Statement ($ million) Unaudited Six Months Ended December 31, 2006 2005 Turnover 10,716.8 13,251.1 Total segment results 2,254.2 2,719.2 Change in fair value of investment properties 607.2 911.7 Other gains/(charge) 196.6 12.6 Unallocated corporate expenses (268.9) (227.3) Operating profit before financing costs and income 2,789.1 3,416.2 Financing costs (552.1) (558.0) Financing income 180.1 250.9 Profit before taxation 2,417.1 3,109.1 Taxation (414.2) (472.9) Profit after taxation 2,002.9 2,636.2 Minority interests (640.2) (543.6) Profit attributable to shareholders 1,362.7 2,092.6 Earnings per share $0.37 $0.60 Interim dividend per share $0.15 $0.13

Borrowings & cash balances 31 Dec 2006 30 Jun 2006 Gross debt ($ million) 25,756.5 22,606.7 Net debt ($ million) 18,051.1 14,963.8 Net gearing (%) 25.2 21.6 Cash and cash equivalents ($ million) 7,705.4 7,642.9

Profit Attributable to Shareholders 1H FY2007 ($ million) New World Development Company Limited (stock code: 0017) 1,362.7 NWS Holdings Limited (stock code: 0659) 912.2 New World China Land Limited (stock code: 0917) 406.5

Page 2 of 8 Hong Kong Property Development

During the period under review, the Group’s share of property sales booked amounted to approximately $693 million, down 83% year-on-year. No new project has been launched to the market by the Group. In the first half of FY2007, the contribution to the property sales mainly came from inventory sales of The Grandiose (́ùʬ), South Hillcrest (͈̚ǔε), (ĵ˧) and Parc Palais (́˪έ).

The Group now has a landbank of 4.1 million sq ft GFA for immediate development and a total of 20 million sq ft of agricultural land reserve pending conversion.

Landbank by location Attributable GFA (sq ft) 237,175 1,686,274 NT excluding areas pending agricultural land conversion 2,222,146 Total 4,145,595

Agricultural landbank by location Total land area (sq ft) Attributable land area (sq ft) Yuen Long 14,472,970 13,004,970 Sha Tin / Tai Po 3,414,000 2,528,000 Fanling 2,260,000 2,260,000 Sai Kung 2,624,030 2,070,650 Tuen Mun 120,000 120,000 Total 22,891,000 19,983,620

The Group is actively discussing with the government on agricultural land conversion and is also seeking various sources to replenish its landbank, such as public auctions and tendering for development projects offered by Urban Renewal Authority and the two rail companies.

The Group acquired 50% interest of New EasternTerraceatTinHauTempleRoadinNorth Point (ǿƲʗŒɰťďljε). In January 2007, the Group was awarded the government tender for Block A of Wylie Court (řɃ̂) at Wylie Path, Kowloon. Meanwhile, the Group is now negotiating with the government on the conversion of two sites at Wu Kai Sha (Cƛν) and Tai Po Tsai (ŭ΅Ǫ) to provide 1.6 million sq ft attributable GFA to the landbank for development.

In early 2007, Deep Bay Grove (ȩʬR) located at Lau Fau Shan (ɼ4Ŷ) was launched to the market with satisfactory response. Later this year, the Group will launch six more projects to the market. They are 440-450 Prince Edward Road West in Kowloon City (ň̂Ǵƴůɰ̃ 440-450 Ȧ), 42-44 Belcher’s Street project in Western District (̃͡bɡǥ‰ 42-44 Ȧ), Ma TinRoadprojectinYuenLong(ƙĕɎɡèɖ), the Hanoi Road Redevelopment Project in TsimShiTsui(ʶνoĮƛɰ̩Ȝèɖ), the Hunghom Peninsula in Hung Hom (˖޸˖ʬȂ ή) and 6-10 Black’s Link in Mid-Levels (ȂŶȪŒι 6-10 Ȧ).

Page 3 of 8 Hong Kong Property Investment

During the period under review, the Group’s gross rental income in Hong Kong amounted to $520 million. The Group’s commercial portfolio was benefited from the growing local economy and the rising tourist number.

During the period under review, the shopping mall The Edge (́৵͕) at The Grandiose in Tseung Kwan O was opened with 100% occupancy.

Driven by the strong pedestrian flow from KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station and the Avenue of Stars, together with the stable income from an anchor tenant, SOGO TST, New World Centre maintained a steady contribution to the Group’s rental portfolio.

Hong Kong’s buoyant economy has continually created higher demand for office space. Both the occupancies and the rental rates of our office portfolio are expected to be further benefited.

The increasing tourism expenditure and rising number of visitors to Hong Kong has enhanced the rental rates in prime tourist areas like Tsim Sha Tsui. The 1.1-million sq ft GFA Tsim Sha Tsui Hanoi Road Redevelopment Project, which is scheduled to complete in 2008 and has a 340,000-sq ft shopping mall with direct access to MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station and KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station.

Hotels

Overall visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in 2006 increased to 25.25 million, up 8.1% year-on-year. Our hotel operations were benefited from the rising number of travellers to Hong Kong. The Group’s hotels in Hong Kong, namely Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel and Renaissance Kowloon Hotel, recorded an average occupancy of 85% and a 16% growth in the room rate during the period under review.

The Group’s hotels in Mainland China have a steady growth in contribution. Meanwhile, our four hotels in Southeast Asia achieved a double-digit growth in the room rate during the period under review.

To further capture the booming tourist demand, the Group will build three more hotels in Hong Kong, located at Hanoi Road, the KCR University Station and New World Centre Extension respectively.

NWS Holdings Limited (“NWSH”)

Infrastructure

Infrastructure operation recorded a stable segment contribution to the Group. Apart from the energy business, roads, water and ports businesses achieved a strong growth in contribution.

Page 4 of 8 Performance of roads and expressways projects within the Pearl River Delta Region continues to shine. During the period under review, average daily traffic flow of Guangzhou City Northern Ring Road reported a 15% growth. Toll income of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway (Guangzhou-Zhuhai Section) soared by 34% in the period under review as benefited by the strong economic development of the Pearl River Delta Region and the opening of a connecting expressway in November 2005.

The performance of Zhujiang Power Plant was adversely impacted by more electricity imported from the Western Provinces and also new generation units coming into the market. Moreover the drop in profit was also partly due to a one-off gain in the previous period as a result of a change in depreciation policy as required by the tax authority. Despite the decrease in electricity sales, the average utilization of Zhujiang Power Plant would stay in the high level of about 80%. The Group is optimistic towards the outlook of the energy business and will continue to explore new investment opportunities. Performance of Macau Power was satisfactory with 14% increase in electricity sales.

Macau Water Plant reported a 10% increase in average daily water sales volume while the Chongqing Water Plant and Shanghai SCIP Water Treatment Plants had an impressive growth of 20% and 54% respectively in water sales volume. Performance of other water projects in Mainland China was satisfactory.

Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. handled 1,036,000 TEUs during the period under review and produced positive contributions. In August 2006, NWSH acquired 55% interest of Wenzhou Zhuangyuan Ao New World International Terminals Company Limited, which operates two multi-purpose berths in Zhuangyuanao, Zhejiang Province. The project is expected to be operational by early 2008.

Service

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (“HKCEC”) reported a slight increase in profit during the period under review. HKCEC has achieved a record high attendance for the first half of any fiscal year of over 3.5 million persons attending more than 600 events held during the period under review. Construction works of the atrium link expansion was commenced in August 2006 and is due for completion in 2009. The expansion will contribute an additional exhibition space of 19,400 sq m to HKCEC, making a total of 83,400 sq m.

Benefiting from the positive logistics industry in Hong Kong, ATL Logistics Centre recorded a steady profit with average occupancy rate reaching 98% during the period under review.

Although the recovery of construction industry in Hong Kong is still lagging behind, it has shown clear signs of bottom-out. Business performance in Macau continues to be encouraging. All projects we have tendered for, or been awarded, are predominantly sizable ones. It is expected that Macau will continue to be the major profit contributor to our construction arm in the upcoming years.

Page 5 of 8 Citybus Limited and New World First Bus Limited reported an increase in profit as compared with the same period last year due to increase in patronage and lower interest cost.

Following the ongoing robust tourism sector and patronage, Free Duty achieved excellent result during the period. The profitability of Tricor Holdings Limited and Taifook Securities Group Limited benefited from the increase in IPO activities and the increased demand from Hong Kong and Mainland China enterprises for financial management services.

New World China Land Limited (“NWCL”)

During the period under review, 205,000 sq m were sold to generate $1.6 billion cash proceeds. 187,000 sq m of properties were completed in the first half of FY2007. The total inventory as at 31 December 2006 amounted to 309,000 sq m, down from 384,000 sq m as at 30 June 2006.

To complete the purchase of new projects acquired in FY2006 in Mainland China during the period under review, the net gearing of NWCL was increased to 20% as at 31 December 2006.

New World Department Stores Limited

Segment contributions in the first half of FY2007 amounted to $103 million, up 60% year-on- year.

Six stores were opened in Chongqing (̩”), Changsha (Ɵν), Wuhan (ģ͇), Xiamen (ĺƠ), Shanghai (Ś/)andChengdu(˃˧) respectively during the period under review, adding 212,500 sq m GFA to the total store area. As at December 2006, the department store operations expanded to 27 stores across 15 cities in Mainland China and Hong Kong with a total GFA of 773,680 sq m.

The Group plans to open two stores in Beijing and Wuhan by the end of 2007. Meanwhile, the Group has proposed to spin off its department store operation and management business in Mainland China.

New World Mobile Holdings Limited (“NWMHL”)

In order to streamline the structure of the Group, the Group acquired 23.6% of the CSL New World Mobility Group from NWMHL in December 2006. After the acquisition, the Group disposed all its interests in NWMHL.

New World Telecommunications Limited (“NWT”)

During the period under review, NWT reported a loss due to intense competition in the fixed- line telecommunications market. Riding on its Next Generation Network, NWT will continue its focus on offering customer-focused, innovative and quality integrated communications, digital media and managed services to the customers. With the establishment of two dedicated business units and extensive partnerships with renowned companies, NWT will maximize its momentum on “NWT Hosted Exchange” and “Search’ n Click” services.

Page 6 of 8 New World China Enterprises Projects Limited (“NWCEP”)

NWCEP focuses on making strategic investments in high growth companies with listing potential. NWCEP invests in companies in Greater China, involving in sectors such as industrial manufacturing, consumer goods production, production management and retail distribution chain stores, etc.

New World TMT Limited

The Group won the Prediwave litigation in December 2006 and expects a partial cash recovery in 2007.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Its consolidated net borrowing amounted to $18.1 billion, an increase of $3,088 million as compared with 30 June 2006. The addition borrowings are mainly used in Mainland China for property projects. Net gearing ratio as at 31 December 2006 was 25.2%.

OUTLOOK

The wait-and-see attitude of potential buyers caused the property price to move at a tepid pace in 2006. Starting from 2007, continuous healthy economic growth, more attractive mortgage offerings from the banks and the proposed stamp duty reduction from the HKSAR Government 2007-08 Budget are all encouraging factors to the property market. The 16% increase in the January 2007 secondary transactions against December 2006 marked a strong signal of the warming-up of local property market.

As an international financial centre, Hong Kong ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 2 in the world in terms of the total amount of funds raised through initial public offerings in our stock market in 2006. The office spaces in prime districts are continuously under strong demand. Our office portfolio in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui has continued to achieve positive rental reversion. Meanwhile, the increasing tourism expenditure and rising number of visitors to Hong Kong have benefited the Group’s rental portfolio and hotel operations.

The Group’s infrastructure and service arm, NWS Holdings Limited is actively looking for new investment opportunities. NWSH acquired 35% interest in Chengdu Jintang Power Plant, a 2 x 600MW coal-fired power plant, which supplies electricity in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The project will commence operation in 2007. In addition, NWSH acquired a 9.45% shareholding in Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co., Limited, which operates two 135MW power plants in Guangdong and is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. NWSH also has secured water projects in Chongqing and Changshu in Jiangsu Province. The project of 18 pivotal rail container terminals will be developed by two phases and is planned to be completed by 2010. On the other hand, the atrium link expansion of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will be completed by 2009, increasing 30% exhibition space to 83,400 sq m.

Page 7 of 8 China achieved a 10.7% GDP growth in 2006, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth. The resilient economic growth and stable increase of average income per capita have supported the stable growth of real estate market in Mainland China. In 2006, the population in urban area accounted for 43.9% of the total population in Mainland China. Our Mainland China property arm New World China Land will tap the benefit from the urbanization in Mainland China by continuously producing quality products to the market.

The proposed spin-off of the Group’s department stores operation (“NWDS”) will be beneficiary to both the Group itself and NWDS. Firstly, the proposed spin-off will increase the operational and financial transparency of the Group. Secondly, it allows NWDS to establish a higher profile as a separately listed entity with the ability to access the debt and equity capital markets to fund its future investments. Thirdly, it helps the Group achieve the valuation potential and at the same time the Group will continue to benefit from the business prospects and results of NWDS through its shareholding.

-END- This press release will be posted to the Group’s website (www.nwd.com.hk).

New World Development Company Limited

New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 0017) is a Hong Kong- based leading conglomerate. Established in 1970, the Company was listed in Hong Kong in 1972, and is now a constituent stock of the benchmark Hang Seng Index with a total asset value exceeding HK$117 billion. After more than 30 years of operations, the Group has expanded from its original property business to include six core businesses, namely property, infrastructure, service, telecommunications, department store operations and hotel operations. As at the date of this press release, the Group has an effective interest of approximately 56% in NWS Holdings Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 0659) and 70% in New World China Land Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 0917).

For further information, please contact: New World Development Company Limited Mr C F Kwan Tel: 2131 6253 Pager: 7515 1866 E-mail: [email protected]

Mr Aldous Chiu Tel: 2523 1056 E-mail: [email protected]

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