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Tuesday 23 June, 2009

Geong International Limited

Board Changes


23 June 2009

                          GEONG International Limited                          

                          ("GEONG" or "the Company")                           

                              Board Changes                              

GEONG International Limited (AIM: GNG), the China based provider of enterprise
content management (ECM) software and solutions, is pleased to announce a
significant strengthening of its Board of Directors. The restructuring is aimed
at bolstering GEONG's corporate governance and improving its profile as a UK
listed Company. All changes described below will be effective as of 23 June
2009.

Stuart Christopher Lane (aged 59) joins the Board as non-executive Director.
Stuart is an experienced financial adviser with an established reputation for
advising the boards of quoted and private companies. Stuart has been lead
adviser to the board of many successful IPOs and other transactions. Over
recent years he has gained extensive experience with Asian, and particularly
Chinese, companies.

After graduating from Edinburgh University Stuart was a Captain in the British
Army and subsequently served as Secretary to a number of Cabinet and other
Ministers within the British Government. He has worked in the City for 25 years
holding senior executive and director positions at Cazenove & Co, Beeson
Gregory Limited, Collins Stewart Limited and Seymour Pierce Limited.

His Directorships during the past 5 years are: Heltrioni Trading and
Investments Limited (November 4 2005 to October 5 2006), Postfuhramt
Oranienburgerstr. Gmbh (November 4 2005 to October 5 2006) Seymour Pierce
Limited (July 1 2004 to April 3 2009), Shigo Asia AG (appointed member of
Supervisory Board 26 May 2009 to present).

In addition, Amit Navinchandra Thakar, CFO of GEONG, is appointed to the Board
as an Executive Director. Amit (aged 54) joined GEONG as CFO earlier this month
as detailed in the announcement released 1 June 2009. Mr. Thakar has an
interest in a total of 5,000 Ordinary Shares in GEONG, representing
approximately 0.00016% of the Company's issued share capital of 31,537,032
Ordinary Shares.

As a result of these additions to the Board, Peter Williamson and Bo Yuan will
both step down from their roles as Non-Executive Directors of GEONG and Henry
Tse will become Non-executive Chairman, having previously acted as Executive
Chairman.

Wang Weidong, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I am confident that the
changes we are making to the Board of GEONG will enhance the quality of our
corporate governance and in doing this we are demonstrating our commitment to
our UK shareholders.

"I am delighted to welcome an executive of Stuart's calibre to the Board of
GEONG. Stuart's credentials in corporate business development are outstanding
and he brings with him a wealth of experience in the UK financial markets. As a
result of this, I believe Stuart can play a central part in taking GEONG to the
next stage of growth.

"I am further delighted to welcome Amit, our recently signed CFO, to the GEONG
Board. Amit's knowledge of UK and Asian companies and markets, acquired in his
various roles of equity analyst, economist and accountant, will prove
invaluable to GEONG going forward.

"Finally, I would like to thank both Peter and Yuan for their commitment and
dedication to GEONG over the years. During their time on the Board, GEONG has
witnessed sustained growth in revenues and profitability, and Peter and Yuan's
strategic guidance has formed an important role in this achievement."

There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regard to
this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

For further information, please contact:

GEONG International Limited  www.geong.com        Tel: +86 10 5222 0999
Henry Tse, Chairman                                                    
Weidong Wang, CEO                                                      
Amit Thakar, CFO                                                       
                                                                       
Seymour Pierce                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7107 8000
John Depasquale                                                        
                                                                       
ICIS                                            Tel: +44 (0)20 7651 8688
Bob Huxford                                                            
Hilary Millar                                                          

About GEONG International Limited

Operational since 2000, GEONG specialises in collaboration and content
management software and services. Its products are specifically tailored for
the Chinese market, where the Company is recognised by Government agencies and
numerous blue chip clients as a leader in its field. GEONG was named The Most
Successful Enterprise in ECM Software in China 2007 to 2008 by China's Centre
for Information Industry Development and CCID Consulting; and one of the
fastest growing companies in Asia at the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China and
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific awards. The Company has recently
expanded into North America setting up operations in Canada.

Registered in Jersey, the Company's operations are headquartered in Beijing.
The Company's shares were admitted to AIM in June 2006 and trade under the
ticker GNG.L

For more information, please visit www.geong.com



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