Chairman's Statement

Churchill China PLC
17 May 2000


                   CHURCHILL CHINA plc
                            
                  AGM TRADING STATEMENT
                            
                       17 MAY 2000
                            
At  the Company's Annual General Meeting today Mr Stephen
Roper, Chairman, made the following statement:

'In  the first four months of the year Group trading  was
in  line  with expectations expressed in our  preliminary
results  announcement for 1999 in March. The  Dining  Out
division  has demonstrated further growth over  the  same
period  in 1999. Whilst trading conditions at our  Dining
In  division  remain difficult, substantial progress  has
been  made in improving flexibility and efficiency.  Unit
sales  values have also been raised despite a  period  of
considerable  change  following the  capacity  reductions
initiated in 1999.

'I  would  like  to take this opportunity to  once  again
thank  our  workforce for the skills and commitment  that
they continue to demonstrate.

'As  we  informed shareholders in March, Derek  Mapp  has
decided not to seek re-election to the board and  I  once
again  thank him for his contribution over the  last  two
years. I am pleased to announce that his successor  as  a
non-executive director will be Jonathan Sparey.  Jonathan
worked extensively with the Group over the last 18 months
particularly  in  relation  to  the  development  of  our
strategy  for the Dining Out division. He was  previously
an  executive director of Samuel Montagu and Co. Jonathan
will be appointed to the board in the near future.'

Contact:

Stephen Roper - Churchill China plc 01782 577566

Tim Anderson - Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000