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P.1 1H2008 Results Announcement 26 August 2008 FORWARD-LOOKI NG STATEMENTS Certain statements contained in this presentation maybe viewed as forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent the Companys expectations or


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1H2008 Results Announcement

26 August 2008

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FORWARD-LOOKI NG STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this presentation maybe viewed as forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainty that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

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1H2008 FI NANCI AL PERFORMANCE

HK$’M June 2008 (Unaudited) June 2007 (Audited) % Change Group turnover 9,519

6,989 + 36.2%

Profit from operations 443

297 + 49.2%

Profit attributable to shareholders 289

210 + 37.6% Basic earnings per share 16.06 HK cents 12.95 HK cents + 24.0% Declared interim dividend per share 6.43 HK cents n/a Shareholders’ funds per share HK$2.57 HK$2.38 (Dec 2007 Audited) + 8.0%

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GROWTH MOMENTUM CONTI NUES Group Turnover

1H2007 1H2008 HK$6,989M HK$9,519M

+36.2%

Turnover of Motor & Motor Related Business

+ 48.1%

Turnover of Food & Consumer Products Business

+ 16.9%

Turnover of Logistics Business

+ 8.2%

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GROWTH MOMENTUM CONTI NUES Segment Profit

1H2007 1H2008 HK$310M HK$488M

+57.4%

Segment profit of Motor & Motor Related Business

+ 77.7%

Segment profit of Food & Consumer Products Business

+ 39.7%

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REVENUE MI X - BY BUSI NESS GROUPS

Food & Consumer Products 31.5% Motor & Motor Related 67.1% Logistics & Others 1.4%

1H2008

Food & Consumer Products 36.7% Motor & Motor Related 61.7% Logistics & Others 1.6%

1H2007

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REVENUE MI X - BY MARKETS

Hong Kong & Macao 40.5% Mainland China 49.9% Overseas 9.6%

1H2008

Hong Kong & Macao 42.2% Mainland China 46.0% Overseas 11.8%

1H2007

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1H 2008 GROUP PERFORMANCE

HK$'m 1H2008 1H2007 Change % (Unaudited) (Audited) Turnover 9,519 6,989

36.2% Cost of sales (8,216) (5,934) 38.5%

Gross profit 1,303 1,055

23.5% GP margin 13.7% 15.1%

Profit from operations 443 297

49.2% Operating profit margin 4.7% 4.2%

Profit attributable to shareholders 289 210

37.6% NPAT margin 3.0% 3.0%

Basic earnings per share (HK cents) 16.06 12.95

24.0%

I nterim dividend per share (HK cents) 6.43 n/ a

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CONSOLI DATED BALANCE SHEET ANALYSI S

HK$'M Jun-08 Dec-07

(Unaudited) (Audited) Current Asset 6,967 6,477 Current Liabilities 3,994 3,672 Net Current Assets 2,973 2,805 Current Ratio 1.74 1.76

Shareholders' funds 4,630 4,282 Shareholders' funds per share (HK$) 2.57 2.38 NAV per share (HK$) 2.65 2.44

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT HI GHLI GHTS

HK$'M Jun-08 Jun-07 (Unaudited) (Audited) Net cash generated from operating activities 90 131 Net cash used in investing activities (155) (68) Net cash generated from/ (used in) financing activities 28 (188) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (37) (125)

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LI QUI DI TY ANALYSI S

HK$'M Jun-08 Dec-07 (Unaudited) (Audited) Cash on hand 1,674 1,653 Total debt 2,142 1,947 Net debt 468 294 Shareholders' funds 4,630 4,282 Total capital 5,098 4,576 Gearing ratio 9.2% 6.4%

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Strategic Moves in 1H2008

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STRATEGI C MOVES I N 1H2008

Motor & Motor Related Business

  • Forged strategic partnership with Denker

Investment to jointly develop Lexus and FAW Toyota dealership projects

  • LOI signed with UMW Holdings to establish a

lube oil blending plant in Xinhui

Food & Consumer Products Business

  • Acquired Polyfood to enter into upstream

business of food

  • Acquired Guangdong Victory Electrical Appliance

to enter into home appliance manufacturing

Logistics Business

  • Yuen Long Logistics centre, with cold storage, is

scheduled to commence operation by 4Q2008

  • Cold Chain storage in Xinhui was being

constructed and is scheduled to commence

  • peration by 1Q2009
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STRATEGI C MOVES I N 1H2008 – continues

Strategic Partnership with Denker Investment

  • Jointly develop Lexus and FAW Toyota dealerships
  • Denker is a sizeable city dealership operator in Mainland China
  • Rationale
  • Speed up the Group’s expansion in Mainland China
  • Allow DCH to have greater leverage in expanding our

network and acquiring dealership of new quality brands

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STRATEGI C MOVES I N 1H2008 – continues

Acquired Polyfood Food Services

  • A food manufacturing and processing company specializes in niche

market in Hong Kong

  • Rationale
  • Vehicle to strengthen upstream food processing capability
  • To synergize with our existing distribution and retail businesses
  • Building DCH as a fully integrated food supply chain service

provider

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STRATEGI C MOVES I N 1H2008 – continues

Acquired Guangdong Victory Electrical Appliance Manufacturing

  • Specialized in manufacturing small premium electrical appliances
  • Captures about 20% world electrical kettle market through OEM
  • Customers including renowned brands such as Kenwood, Braun,

Siemens, Meyer and SEB

  • Rationale
  • Enable DCH to achieve higher margin by going upstream
  • Allow DCH to capture the overseas market and the vast

business potential of small home electrical appliance market in China

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Review on Operations

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MOTOR AND MOTOR RELATED BUSI NESS

6,387 4,313 359 202

Turnover Segment Profit

1H2008 1H2007 3,601 2,269 2,216 1,557

Mainland China Hong Kong & Macao

1H2008 1H2007

HK$’M HK$’M

HK$'M 1H2008 % of total 1H2007 % of total Change % Mainland China 3,601 56.4% 2,269 52.6% 58.7% Hong Kong & Macao 2,216 34.7% 1,557 36.1% 42.4% Others 570 8.9% 487 11.3% 17.0% Turnover 6,387 100.0% 4,313 100.0% 48.1% Segment profit 359 202 77.7% Segment profit margin 5.6% 4.7%

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MOTOR AND MOTOR RELATED BUSI NESS – 1H 2008 Operations Review and Outlook

Mainland China

  • Vigorous demand for commercial vehicles and

luxury cars

  • Market size of Mainland China in 1H2008

Up 19% for the whole market 17% growth in passenger car 22% growth in commercial vehicle DCH achieved a 90.7% growth in total number

  • f commercial vehicles sold

Three 4S shops were added making the total at

33 4S shops for 19 brands

Added Mercedes Benz and Lexus (under

construction) to the portfolio

Hong Kong & Macao

  • Achieved growth of 46% in the total number of

vehicles sold for the first six months, while Hong Kong motor market size increased 30%

  • Market share of DCH in all vehicles improved from

last year’s 27% to 30%

  • Strong demand for environmental-friendly private

vehicles such as Honda Stepwagn 2.0SR and Nissan Serena

  • Robust growth in premium brand
  • Provide transportation solutions for 2008 Olympic

Equestrian and 2008 Paralympics Equestrian

OUTLOOK

  • Expected to add about 10 4S projects by the end of 2008, making a total of 43
  • Continue to expand the network and portfolio of dealership by adding about 6-10 4S shops per year in

the next two to three years

  • Working on improving the quality of dealership portfolio to further enhance profitability
  • Expansion of our leasing network in China
  • As for Hong Kong, growth in the second half will be continuously driven by environmental friendly

vehicles, premium brands and new models of various brands

  • Explore opportunities for upstream businesses
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FOOD & CONSUMER PRODUCTS BUSI NESS

3,001 2,567 88 63

Turnover Segment Profit 1H2008 1H2007 1,148 938 1,534 1,307

Mainland China Hong Kong & Macao

1H2008 1H2007

HK$'M 1H2008 % of total 1H2007 % of total Change % Mainland China 1,148 38.3% 938 36.5% 22.4% Hong Kong & Macao 1,534 51.1% 1,307 50.9% 17.4% Others 319 10.6% 322 12.5%

  • 0.9%

Turnover 3,001 100.0% 2,567 100.0% 16.9% Segment profit 88 63 39.7% Segment profit margin 2.9% 2.5%

HK$’M HK$’M

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FOOD & CONSUMER PRODUCTS BUSI NESS – 1H2008 Operations Review and Outlook

Mainland China Commodities

  • Strong demand for frozen foods and

edible oils

  • Encouraging sales of poultry and

beef

  • Production line for fractionated oil

will commence operation in Xinhui in 3Q 2008, revenues of edible oil could be further enhanced

FMCG

  • Strong performance of key FMCG

brands like Almond Roca, Ferrero, Pocari Sweat and UHA

Hong Kong & Macao Commodities

  • Significant growth in Edible oil
  • Strong demand for beef, poultry and seafood during

the period

FMCG

  • Strong growth in key brands such as Barilla, Fibe-Mini,

Ovaltine and Tulip

  • Encouraging performance of catering segment

Food Retail

  • DCH Food Marts increased to 59 and expected to

reach 65 by the end of the year

Consumer Products

  • Outlet points of Shiseido increased 28% to about

1,500

OUTLOOK

  • Continue to explore opportunities in M&A in upstream food business to build itself as a fully

integrated food supply chain services provider in Hong Kong and Macao

  • Enhancing infrastructure for building the Group as a fully integrated food supply chain services

provider

  • Yuen Long food processing centre is expected to start operation in 2009
  • A food processing centre will be built in Xinhui
  • Enhance small electrical appliance business
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LOGI STI CS BUSI NESS

92 85 8 10

Turnover Segment Profit

1H2008 1H2007 6 10 86 75

Mainland China Hong Kong & Macao

1H2008 1H2007

HK$'M 1H2008 % of total 1H2007 % of total Change % Mainland China 6 6.5% 10 11.8%

  • 40.0%

Hong Kong & Macao 86 93.5% 75 88.2% 14.7% Others n/a n/a Turnover 92 100.0% 85 100.0% 8.2% Segmental profit 8 10

  • 20.0%

Segmental profit margin 8.7% 11.8%

HK$’M HK$’M

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LOGI STI CS BUSI NESS – 1H2008 Operations Review and Outlook

Mainland China

  • Repositioned to focus on higher margin

business such as Vender Managed Inventory (“VMI”)

  • Further invest to expand the logistics

platform in Xinhui

Two new third-party warehouses and

started operation in July 2008

Starting to build a cold-chain system

including food processing and cold storage

Hong Kong & Macao

  • logistics centre as a platform to
  • Support DCH group business
  • Provide 3rd party logistics business to

customers

  • Expanding cold-chain management and warehouse

capacity to meet rising demand from major hotels and casinos in Macao

  • Started trial food inspection for a major hotel
  • perator through a JV with the Macau University of

Science and Technology

OUTLOOK

  • Seamless cross-border connection with the logistics set-ups in Hong Kong, Macao and Xinhui and

develop DCH as a leading logistics services provider in Pearl River Delta

  • In Xinhui, various cold storage, bonded warehouse and third-party distribution centres are in

the pipeline and target to start operation in early 2009

  • The Yuen Long logistics centre with cold storage is scheduled to commence operation by the

fourth quarter of 2008

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USE OF PROCEEDS

HK$'M Planned to spend in 2H2008 Used in 1H2008 Used in FY2007 Motor & Motor Related Business 395 125 Food & Consumer Products Business 86 40 5 Logistics Business 103 36 73 Subtotal 584 201 78 Total

863 Total Net Proceeds from I PO 1,003

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BUSI NESS OUTLOOK

  • With uncertainty looming in the global economy including fluctuation in
  • il and commodity prices, currencies, property, stock markets and high

inflation, we expect growth in the second half of 2008 will not be as robust as in the first half

  • We will start to benefit from the following,
  • The additional 4S shops acquired in the period
  • Major acquisitions in the upstream business
  • Completion of logistics centres in Yuen Long and Xinhui
  • Contributions from the services contracts to be completed in the

second half of the year

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BUSI NESS OUTLOOK

We remain positive and confident to achieve good results for the full year

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1H2008 Results Announcement

26 August 2008