Purchase of Own Securities

Fleming Chinese Inv Tst PLC
2 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 50,000 ordinary shares at 72.0p per
share  representing a total of 0.08% of the ordinary
shares in issue.



The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now
totals 375,000  representing  0.62% 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 60,086,040.



01 March 2000



For further information, please contact:



Liz Hayman
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