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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 May 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 March 24, 2004, of China Yuchai International Limited (the
"Company" or "CYI") included in the Company's Registration Statement
(Registration No. 333-111106) 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on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or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").

The Company wishes to caution readers that the forward-looking statements
contained in the press release, included herein as Exhibit 1.1, involve risks
and uncertainties, and are subject to material change based on various important
factors including, among others, political, economic and social conditions in
China such as government policies with respect to foreign investment, economic
growth, inflation and the availability of credit, the effects of competition in
the diesel engine market, the effects of inflation, the ability of Guangxi
Yuchai Machinery Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, to control its
expenses, capital expenditures and receivables, finance its working capital and
capital expenditures and commercially introduce new products in the future, the
effects of uncertainties in the Chinese legal system which could limit the legal
protections available to foreign investors, including with respect to the
enforcement of foreign judgments in China, and the effects of China becoming a
member of the World Trade Organization. These and other factors, and their
effects on the Company's results of operations and financial condition, are more
fully described in the Company's Form 20-F filings with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

1.   Other Events

     On May 11, 2004 in Singapore, the Company issued a news release announcing
its interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the
news release dated May 11, 2004 is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

2.   Exhibits

     1.1  Press Release of the Company dated May 11, 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, thereunder duly authorized.


Date: May  11, 2004

                                         CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


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

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

1.1  Press Release of the Company dated May 11, 2004.