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China-Based Score One Reports $1.8 Million Earnings From $8 Million Revenues for Five Months Ended May 31, 2000
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2000--Score One (OTCBB:SCRO - news) today announced that it earned $1.8 million from $8 million in generated revenue for five months ended May 31, 2000.

Shareholder equity increased $1.65 million from year ended Dec. 31, 1999.

The chief executive officer and president of Score One, Roy Ho, stated: ``These figures illustrate the viability of our strategy focusing on high-margin flexible PCBs, which are expected to be the mainstream of the PCB industry for telecommunications products. We are especially pleased with the $1.65 million increase in shareholder equity and expect our financial performance to be the foundation for continued growth.''

Historical Revenues and Earnings

The total revenue for the twelve-month period ended Dec. 31, 1999, increased $15.8 million, or 272 percent, to $21.6 million, compared with $5.8 million for the nine-month period ended Dec. 31, 1998. The company generated $4.0 million in earnings during the period ended Dec. 31, 1999.

For the five-month period ended May 31, 2000, earnings increased 4 percent above the $1.78 million for the same period ended May 31, 1999. The increases for both periods were a result of an increase in demand for higher-margin PCBs for consumer electronics and telecommunications products.


May 31, 2000 Dec. 31, 1999
(Five Months)

(amounts in millions,
except EPS data)

Revenues $8.0 $21.6
Earnings $1.84 $ 3.95
EPS (basic/diluted) 0.10 0.20
Shareholder Equity $4.84 $ 3.19

Production Goals

The company is developing a Multiple Polyamide Inter Connection Board (MPIC) for an estimated additional $16.5 million in revenue and an additional $5.9 million in earnings for fiscal year 2001.

Production Facility

The production facilities of Advanced Technology International Holding's are located at Dongguan, southern China. There were two production lines built within the factory premises consisting of one five-story building and one single story building that house the approximate 600 employees of the company.

About Score One (SCRO)

The company manufactures specific application printed circuit boards (PCBs) including flexible double-sided conductive carbon and polyester based PCBs principally to OEM manufacturers of brand named consumer electronics companies such as Sharp, Canon, Citizen, Sony and Hitachi and are certified at ISO9002 level. The consumer electronics and telecommunications products include and are not limited to hand-held organizers, scientific calculators and mobile phones.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note to Editors: A corporate profile (unedited) is available at http://money.vmc3.com/; financials are available at www.sec.gov.


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Contact:
Stockcom International Inc.
Kathryn K. Jensen, 877/878-6909
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or
Advanced Technology Holdings Ltd.
Bernard Chan, 011 852 2521 5210
[e-mail]

Dear Employee or agent SCRO :

We are interested in making a friendly tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of SCRO at a value of up to ten times book value on the close of business on December 31, 2000. Who within your company would be the contact person to work with us on this project? We can provide a prospectus upon connecting with the right personnel.

Sincerely,

Gabor Sandor Acs
Chairman and CEO
Penny King Productions, Inc.
The Free and Clear Bancorporation


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