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                                  United States
                       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 January 2004

                         Commission File Number 1-13522

                       CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                             16 Raffles Quay #26-00
                               Hong Leong Building
                                Singapore 048581
                    (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.)

                   Yes                 No   X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). Not applicable.

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This Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
prospectus, dated August 26, 1996, of China Yuchai International Limited (the
"Company" or "CYI") included in the Company's Registration Statement
(Registration No. 333-05478) on Form F-3 and to be part thereof from the date on
which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports
subsequently filed or furnished by the Company with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC").


Other Events

Mr. Paul Wolansky has informed the Company that he has resigned as a member of
the board of directors of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Wolansky has
also resigned as one of the Company's nominees on the board of directors of
Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("Yuchai"), a subsidiary of the
Company.

In December 2003, the board of directors of the Company determined to pay an
amount of $30,000 to each of the Company's directors (six in total) and $20,000
to each of the Company's principal executive officers who are not directors (two
in total), for their respective services to the Company during 2003.
Accordingly, payments totaling $180,000 were paid to the Company's six directors
and payments totaling $40,000 were paid to the Company's two principal executive
officers who were not directors at the end of 2003.


                                   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, thereunder duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2004



                                            CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED



                                            By: /s/ Philip Ting Sii Tien
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                                            Name:  Philip Ting Sii Tien
                                            Title: Chief Financial Officer