06 December 1996
                                    REPORTS DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION
                                    Sino-Thai  Engineering & Construction Plc. (STECON) announced that Mr. 
 Chavarut  Charnveerakul  has  already  resigned  from  his  position  as a 
 director  of  STECON in order to take the post of Deputy Finance Minister, 
 pursuing to the Royal Appointment of His Majesty The King.
     Mr.  Chavarut's  resignation  was  effective  on the date of the Royal 
 Appointment.  STECON  will  select  director  to succeed Mr. Chavarut, and 
 advise the result in later occasion.
                                
                                
                            