3SBio Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2004

May 24, 2004

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HONGKONG CHINESE LIMITED 香港華人有限公司[*]

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock code: 655)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of Hongkong Chinese Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Harcourt Room, Lower Lobby, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on Monday, 21st June, 2004 at 9:15 a.m. for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following special resolution:

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

“ THAT , the new Bye-laws of the Company (a copy of which is produced to this meeting marked “A” and initialled by the chairman of this meeting for the purpose of identification) be hereby adopted as the Bye-laws of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing Bye-laws of the Company with effect immediately prior to the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company anticipated to be held on Monday, 21st June, 2004 at 9:45 a.m. or any adjourned annual general meeting thereof.”

By Order of the Board Andrew Hau Secretary

Hong Kong, 25th May, 2004

Registered Office:

Clarendon House Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda

Principal Place of Business: 24th Floor Tower One Lippo Centre 89 Queensway Hong Kong

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Notes:

1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his stead in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

2. A form of proxy for use at the Special General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) is enclosed with the circular to shareholders of the Company.

3. To be valid, the form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority, must be deposited at the principal place of business of the Company, at 24th Floor, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the Special General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the Special General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof should he so wishes.

4. Where there are joint registered holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders shall be present at any meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the holders so present whose name stands first on the Register of Members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.

5. In accordance with the Company’s Bye-laws, other than the chairman of the meeting, the following categories of members may demand that the vote in respect of any resolution to be put to the general meeting should be taken on a poll:

   • (a) at least three members present in person or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or

   • (b) any member or members present in person or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or

   • (c) any member or members present in person or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises seven Directors, of which Dr. Mochtar Riady as non-executive Director, Messrs. Stephen Riady, John Lee Luen Wai, Jesse Leung Nai Chau and Kor Kee Yee as executive Directors and Messrs. Leon Chan Nim Leung and Albert Saychuan Cheok as independent non-executive Directors.

• For identification purpose only

“Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard”.

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