SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 6-K


                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                          For the month of April, 2004

                     CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                          Baiyun International Airport
                      Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

     Form 20-F.   X            Form 40-F.
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     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-             .)
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     China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the "Company") on April 26, 2004
published in local newspapers in Hong Kong an announcement in Chinese and
English, respectively, concerning resolutions passed in a board meeting and a
Supervisory Committee meeting that held on April 23, 2004. A copy of the English
announcement is included in this Form 6-K of the Company.



  (a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
                             with limited liability)

                               (STOCK CODE: 1055)

                                  ANNOUNCEMENT

The Directors of the Company hereby announce that, on April 23, 2004, the Board
held a board meeting and the Supervisory Committee held a Supervisory Committee
meeting.

On April 23, 2004, the board of Directors (the "Board") held a board meeting
which was convened by Mr. Yan Zhi Qing, the Chairman of the Board, in accordance
with the "Articles of Association" and "Rules of Procedures for Board of
Directors" of the Company. The supervisory committee of the Company (the
"Supervisory Committee") also held a Supervisory Committee meeting on April 23,
2004.

A total of 13 out of the 15 Directors attended the board meeting. Mr. Zhao Liu
An, a Director of the Company, appointed Mr. Wang Quan Hua, a Director of the
Company, to vote on his behalf and Mr. Peter Lok, an independent non-executive
Director of the Company, appointed Mr. Simon To, an independent non-executive
Director of the Company, to vote on his behalf. The Directors who attended the
board meeting passed the following resolutions:

1.   the full text and summary of the annual report and annual results
     announcement for the year 2003 were considered and approved;

2.   the Report of the Directors for the year 2003 was considered and approved;

3.   the audited consolidated financial statements for the year 2003 was
     considered and approved;

4.   the profit distribution proposal for the year 2003 was considered and
     approved: based on the audited results by KPMG Huazhen prepared in
     accordance with the PRC Accounting Rules and Regulations, as at December
     31, 2003, the Company recorded a net profit of approximately RMB14,488,000
     (please see Note below). The Board did not recommend the payment of a final
     dividend for the year 2003. Balance of profits for the year 2003 not
     distributed to shareholders of the Company during the period would be
     carried forward to next year, and no capitalization of capital common
     reserve fund would be made for the period. Further, the Company would
     allocate 10% of the statutory surplus reserve fund and 5% of the statutory
     common reserves fund;

5.   the 5 current independent non-executive Directors, namely Simon To, Peter
     Lok, Wei Ming Hai, Wang Zhi and Sui Guang Jun be nominated as independent
     non-executive Directors of the next session of the Board of Directors, and
     the Board of Directors be authorized to propose to the 2003 Annual General
     Meeting for approval of matters in connection with the appointment of the
     next session of the Board of Directors and authorization of the Board to
     fix the remuneration of the Directors (the brief biography of the nominated
     Directors of the Board will be disclosed in the 2003 Annual Report);

6.   the amendments to the Company's Articles of Association, Rules of
     Procedures for Shareholders' General Meetings and Rules of Procedures for
     Board of Directors were considered and approved (the details of the
     proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, the Rules of Procedures
     for Shareholders' General Meetings and the Rules of Procedures for the
     Board of Directors will be disclosed in the Notice of 2003 Annual General
     Meeting);

7.   the appointment of KPMG as the international auditors and KPMG Huazhen as
     the PRC auditors of the Company were considered and approved;

8.   the proposal for the 2003 Annual General Meeting to be convened on June 16,
     2004 was considered and approved, and the approved resolutions numbered 2
     to 7 above be proposed to the Annual General Meeting for approval; and

9.   the appointment of the Bank of New York as the depository of the American
     Depository Receipts was confirmed.

The Supervisors who attended the Supervisory Committee meeting passed the
following resolutions:

1.   the Board proposed resolutions numbered 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 above were
     approved;

2.   the Report of Supervisory Committee for the year 2003 was considered and
     approved; and

3.   the Supervisory Committee be authorized to propose to the 2003 Annual
     General Meeting for approval of matters in connection with the appointment
     of the next session of the Supervisory Committee and authorization of the
     Supervisory Committee to fix the remuneration of the Supervisors (the brief
     biography of the nominated Supervisors will be disclosed in the Notice of
     2003 Annual General Meeting).

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company include Yan
Zhi Qing, Wang Chang Shun, Zhou Yong Jin, Xu Jie Bo, Wu Rong Nan, Liu Ming Qi,
Peng An Fa, Wang Quan Hua, Zhao Liu An and Zhou Yong Qian as executive
Directors; and Simon To, Peter Lok, Wei Ming Hai, Wang Zhi and Sui Guang Jun as
independent non-executive Directors.

Note: Based on the audited results by KPMG prepared in accordance with the
      International Financial Reporting Standards, as of December 31, 2003, the
      Company recorded a net loss of approximately RMB358,267,000.

                                                           By order of the Board
                                                                  SU LIANG
                                                             Company Secretary

Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China
April 23, 2004




                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                         CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED



                                         By /s/ Su Liang
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                                            Name:  Su Liang
                                            Title: Company Secretary


Date: April 28, 2004