West Hawk Development Corp.: New VP of Accounting/Controller

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) (the "Company") is
pleased to announce the appointment of Kongrui Wang to VP of Accounting /
Controller. Mrs. Wang formerly held the position of Accounting Manager of West
Hawk. Mrs. Wang has more than 25 years of experience in accounting and finance
in both the U.S. and China. She received her MPA degree from West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV. USA, a B.S. degree in Accounting and a B.S. degree
in Finance from Henan Banking Management College and Zhengzhou University,
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China, respectively.


Mrs. Wang's previous positions include Vice President, Office Director, Manager
of Trust Company, Sr. Accountant, and Accountant at the Jiaozuo Branch Bank of
China and Jiaozuo Branch of the People's Bank of China. Mrs. Wang served in
various accounting, finance and treasury roles at West Virginia University,
North Central West Virginia Legal Aid Society, and Suncrest United Methodist
Church and was a Sr. Accountant for a non-profit organization.


Mrs. Wang is a Certified Economist in China since 1988.

"Kongrui Wang's attentiveness and thorough nature will provide clarity in our
accounting and help establish a standard for the future growth of the company.
She is a welcome addition and I'm intensely pleased to have her as a member of
our team. We are currently in the formal process of hiring a talented and
experienced CFO. In the interim Gonzalo Torres Macchiavello will be the acting
CFO," said Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, President and CEO of West Hawk Development Corp.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Wm. Mark Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure
Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being
developed under a drilling and development agreement; the Groundhog coal
property located in northwest British Columbia; the Tulita coal property located
in the Northwest Territories; and the Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory coal
property.


Cautionary Note: This news release contains forward looking statements,
particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment
plans. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered speculative.
The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the Figure Four
property. The Company has filed National Instrument 43-101 Reports for each of
the Groundhog coal property in British Columbia, the Tulita coal property in the
Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut coal property. Any and all other resource
or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By
their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the
future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration and development
activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange
rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary note to
U.S. investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically
prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are
based upon actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be
economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating
conditions.