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China Medical Reports Second Quarter Unaudited Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2007.


BEIJING -- China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED CMED Coordinated Medical Emergency Direction
CMED Central Massachusetts Emergency Dispatch
), a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets tumor therapy systems and advanced in-vitro diagnostic systems, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2006 ("2Q FY2006"). The Company's 2006 fiscal year ends March 31, 2007, which makes the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company's second quarter.

2Q FY2006 Highlights

* Net revenues increased by 49.2% year-over-year to RMB RMB Right Mouse Button
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RMB Ren Min Bi (currency of People's Republic of China) 
131.4 million (US$16.6 million).

* Net income increased by 67.0% year-over-year to RMB71.6 million (US$9.1 million).

* Diluted earnings per ADS* were RMB2.62 (US$0.33) for the quarter.

*1 ADS = 10 ordinary shares

"We had a very solid quarter, and we were happy to see the continued growth in our business," commented Mr. Xiaodong Wu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Medical. "In our ECLIA ECLIA Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay  business, our results were particularly strong, with revenues increasing 79.1% compared to the equivalent quarter last year and 20.1% compared to the first quarter of this fiscal year. In October, we released an upgraded version of our semi-automatic system and we think this will help sustain the growth of our diagnostic business. Additionally, we have also recently completed the development of two HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States.  diagnostic reagents and are now waiting for approval from the State Food and Drug Administration The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA Simplified Chinese: 国家食品药品监督管理局) is founded on the basis of the State Drug Administration.  of China ("SFDA SFDA State Food and Drug Administration (China)
SFDA Saudi Food & Drug Authority
") to start selling the products. We aim to broaden our reagent reagent /re·a·gent/ (re-a´jent) a substance used to produce a chemical reaction so as to detect, measure, produce, etc., other substances.

re·a·gent
n.
 offering to a total of 70 kits within the next 12 months, which will make us one of the leading providers of chemiluminescence chemiluminescence /chemi·lu·mi·nes·cence/ (kem?i-loo?mi-nes´ens) luminescence produced by direct transformation of chemical energy into light energy.  immunoassay Immunoassay

An assay that quantifies antigen or antibody by immunochemical means. The antigen can be a relatively simple substance such as a drug, or a complex one such as a protein or a virus.
 reagents in the industry worldwide"

Financial Results

China Medical reported net revenues of RMB131.4 million (US$16.6 million) for the 2Q FY2006, representing a 49.2% increase from corresponding period in 2005 and a 44.5% increase from the previous quarter.

The Company's revenues are generated from two product lines, HIFU HIFU High-intensity focused ultrasound Surgery A method that focuses ultrasound to heat/ablate target tissue without injuring surrounding structures. See Sonablate 200™.  tumor therapy systems and ECLIA diagnostic systems. ECLIA system sales System sales is a business term used in the franchising industry. Franchisors provide supplies, marketing and administration services to franchisees in return for a part of the franchisees' revenues. Some franchisors also operate some outlets directly.  include sales of ECLIA analyzers and reagent kits.

HIFU tumor therapy system sales for the 2Q FY2006 were RMB80.0 million (US$10.1 million), representing a 34.7% increase from the corresponding period in 2005 and a 66.3% increase from the previous quarter. The year-over-year growth in this sector was primarily driven by an increase in unit sales unit sales

Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company.
 resulting from an increased level of awareness and acceptance of the HIFU tumor therapy system in the medical community in China. A slight price increase in September 2006 also contributed to revenue growth. The sequential quarter growth was primarily due to the seasonality in sales of this medical device. Historically, sales of HIFU units start to pick up after the June quarter every year when hospitals in China become active again in procuring large capital equipment.

ECLIA system sales for the 2Q FY2006 were RMB 51.4 million (US$6.5 million), representing a 79.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2005 and a 20.1% increase from the previous quarter. Both the year-over-year and sequential growth in the ECLIA system sales reflects rapid acceptance of the ECLIA technology in the medical community in China and lead to an increase in sales of reagent kits. The addition of the new reagent kits over the last 12 months from 27 to 56 broadened the Company's reagent portfolio, which in turn helped to drive sales of analyzers.

Gross margin increased to 71.9% as compared to 69.8% and 70.7% for the corresponding quarter in 2005 and previous quarter, respectively. This improvement in gross margin is primarily due to the price increase that was passed through for the Company's HIFU tumor therapy system and a higher revenue contribution from ECLIA reagents.

Research and development expenses were RMB8.4 million (US$1.1million), representing a significant year-over-year increase and a 42.9% sequential increase primarily due to a medical study conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Health of China (the "MOH See modem on hold. ") and pre-clinical trials conducted in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The MOH initiative focuses on the clinical benefits of the Company's HIFU tumor therapy system used in combination with conventional cancer treatment. The U.S. pre-clinical trials are part of the process to obtain regulatory approval for the Company's HIFU therapy system in the United States.

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB4.5 million (US$0.6 million), representing a 13.8% year-over-year increase and a 7.1% sequential increase primarily due to promotional activities for the Company's products.

General and administrative expenses were RMB12.0 million (US$1.5 million), representing a 74.3% year-over-year increase and a 4.3% sequential increase primarily due to an increase in headcount as the Company expanded its operations and public company expenses incurred after the Company's listing in August 2005.

Interest income was RMB8.0 million (US$1.0 million), representing a significant increase from the corresponding period in 2005 but only a 2.9% increase from the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to interest income generated from the net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
 received from the Company's initial public offering in August 2005.

Other income was RMB1.1 million (US$0.1 million), which related to the government grant to support the Company's development of ECLIA products.

Income tax expense was RMB7.0 million (US$0.9 million). Despite a substantial increase in taxable income Under the federal tax law, gross income reduced by adjustments and allowable deductions. It is the income against which tax rates are applied to compute an individual or entity's tax liability. The essence of taxable income is the accrual of some gain, profit, or benefit to a taxpayer. , the income tax expense decreased slightly from the corresponding period in 2005. This decrease was a result of an income tax concession granted by the PRC tax authorities in February 2006. The income tax rate for the Company's PRC subsidiary was reduced from 15% to 10% starting retrospectively in January 2005 and ending in December 2007. As a result of the tax concession, the Company changed the tax rate used to record its income tax expense. The estimated effective tax rate for 2Q FY2006 was 8.9%, which is close to 9.1% from the previous quarter.

Net income was RMB71.6 million (US$9.1 million), representing a 67.0% increase from the corresponding period in 2005 and a 56.0% increase from the previous quarter.

As of September 30, 2006, China Medical's cash balance was RMB937.2 million (US$118.6 million). Net operating cash flow Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 and capital expenditures for the 2Q FY2006 were RMB86.4 million (US$10.9 million) and RMB12.1 million (US$1.5 million), respectively. The increase in capital expenditures was mainly related to the construction of additional manufacturing facilities to meet the increased market demand for reagent kits.

For the convenience of readers, certain RMB amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of RMB7.9040 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in the City of New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 for cable transfers of RMB per U.S. dollar as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. , as of Friday, September 29, 2006.

Outlook for FY 2006

The Company maintains its previously announced financial targets for FY2006 based on current and market operating conditions. The estimated range of annual net revenue target for FY2006 remains between RMB521 million (US$65.9 million) and RMB533 million (US$67.4 million) and the estimated range of annual net income target for FY2006 remains between RMB263 million (US$33.3 million) and RMB271 million (US$34.3 million). Given the current outstanding shares of 27.36 million equivalent ADS, the estimated range of earnings per ADS target remains between RMB 9.61 (US$1.22) and RMB9.90 (US$1.25).

(Note - The changes in the U.S. dollar figures are the result of the application of the exchange rate between US dollar and RMB on September 29, 2006.)

Conference Call

China Medical's management team will host a conference call at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 13, 2006 (or 7:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on November 14, 2006) to discuss the results following this earnings announcement.

The dial-in details for the live conference call are as follows:

- U.S. Toll Free Number +1-866-383-8108

- International dial-in number +1-617-597-5343

Passcode CMEDCALL.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section of the Company's website at www.chinameditech.com.

A replay of the webcast will be available for one month on this website.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, November 14, 2006.

The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

- U.S. Toll Free Number +1-888-286-8010

- International dial-in number +1-617-801-6888

Passcode 17516986

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 Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for FY2006 and the quotations from management in this press release, as well as China Medical's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in China Medical's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. China Medical does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

About China Medical Technologies, Inc.

China Medical Technologies, Inc. is a China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets high intensity focused ultrasound HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) (sometimes FUS or HIFUS) is a highly precise medical procedure using high-intensity focused ultrasound to heat and destroy pathogenic tissue rapidly.  ("HIFU") tumor therapy systems for the treatment of cancerous and benign tumors. China Medical believes that it is a leader in the design and development of HIFU tumor therapy devices in China. In addition, China Medical believes that it is the first China-based company to offer an advanced in-vitro diagnostics system, or IVD (Interactive VideoDisc) See interactive video.  system, using enhanced chemiluminescence, ("ECLIA") technology to detect and monitor various diseases and disorders through laboratory evaluation and analysis of blood, urine or other body fluids.
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(1) Diluted earnings per ADS for the periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2006 and June 30, 2006 have been computed to give effect to an aggregate 800,000 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the options granted on March 14, 2005 and August 8, 2005.
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