08 November 1996
                                    REPORTS HIRING CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT THAI'S 2ND AIRVI
                                    Sino-Thai   Engineering  &  Construction  Plc  (STECON)  reported  the 
 memorandum concerning the hiring contract to construct architecture works,
  structural   works   and   other   systematic  works  of  2nd  airviation 
 maintenance  center  at U-Tapao Airport, Rayong. The construction contract 
 was  made  between  the  company and Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) 
 with  the  total project value of Bt1,410,000,000. The project was located 
 at U-Tapao Airport, Baanchang District, Rayong.
     The details of the memorandum are as follows:
     1. Date of transaction : October 31, 1996
     2. Related partner : Thai Airways International Plc
     3. Project's owner : Thai Airways International Plc
     4. Project's location : At U-Tapao Airport, Baanchang, Rayong
     5. Project's value : Bt1,410,000,000
     6.  Project's  details  :  Project  is  concerned  with  architecture, 
 structural and other systems works.
     7. Construction period : 430 days start from the operating day
                                
                                
                            