Purchase of Own Securities

Fleming Chinese Inv Tst PLC
9 March 2000


THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION

The  Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces
that today  in  the  market  they purchased  for
cancellation 200,000  ordinary shares at 78.5p per
share  representing a total of 0.33% of the ordinary
shares in issue.

The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now
totals 575,000  representing  0.96% of the  ordinary
shares  in issue  at  the  time  of commencement of
the  repurchase programme.

The  remaining  number of shares in issue following
this purchase is 59,886,040.

For further information, please contact:

Hilary Lowe (Company Secretary)
Caroline Henry (Assistant Company Secretary)
Fleming Investment Trust Management Limited
0171 880 3431

Howard Myles
Warburg Dillon Read - Stockbrokers to the
Company
0171 567 8000