FORM 6-K



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

                    Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                                For March 9 2005




                            DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                         (Registrant's name in English)




                  Unit 516 517, Hong Leong Industrial Complex,
                       No. 4 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay,
                               Kowloon, Hong Kong
                    (Address of principal executive offices)





                                                   Contact:
                                                   John G. Nesbett
                                                   Jordan Silverstein
                                                   The Investor Relations Group
                                                   212-825-3210


     Deswell Industries Inc. Appoints New Independent Director to the Board


HONG KONG  (October  13, 2004) - Deswell  Industries,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  DSWL) has
appointed  Mr.  Wing-Ki Hui as an  independent  director and an audit  committee
member effective  October 11, 2004. This appointment  increases the total number
of directors from five to six, and brings the number of independent directors to
three.

Since  1995,  Mr.  Hui,  age 59, has been the  Operation  Director  of  Tomorrow
International  Holdings  Limited,  a  company  listed  on the  Hong  Kong  Stock
Exchange.  Prior to serving in this capacity,  Mr. Hui was Executive Director of
Sharp Brave  International  Holdings  Limited  from 1991 to 1995 and Director of
Sharp Brave  Electronics  Co., Ltd. from 1984 to 1995. Mr. Hui possesses over 20
years of experience in the electronic  manufacturing industry, and is a graduate
of South East Electronic College in Hong Kong.

About Deswell
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Deswell manufactures  injection-molded plastic parts and components,  electronic
products  and  subassemblies,  and  metallic  products  for  original  equipment
manufacturers  ("OEMs")  and  contract  manufacturers  at its  factories  in the
People's Republic of China. The Company produces a wide variety of plastic parts
and components  used in the  manufacture  of consumer and  industrial  products;
printed  circuit  board  assemblies  using  surface  mount  ("SMT") and finished
products  such  as  telephones,   telephone  answering  machines,  sophisticated
studio-quality audio equipment and computer peripherals. The Company's customers
include Digidesign Inc., Vtech  Telecommunications  Ltd., Epson Precision (H.K.)
Ltd., Inter-Tel Incorporated, Kyocera Mita Industrial Co. (H.K.) Limited, Peavey
Electronics Corporation and Emerson.

To learn more about  Deswell  Industries,  Inc.,  please visit the Company's web
site at www.deswell.com.


This press release may contain forward-looking  statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Forward-looking  statements
in this press  release  are based on  current  expectations  and are  subject to
change.   Actual  results  may  differ  materially  from  the   forward--looking
statements.  Deswell  does not  undertake  to  update  any such  forward-looking
statements  or to  publicly  announce  developments  or events  relating  to the
matters  described  herein.  Uncertainties  and risks are described in Deswell's
most recently filed SEC documents, such as its most recent form 20-F.

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         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.

                                                        For and on behalf of
                                                        Deswell Industries, Inc.
                                                        by



                                                        /s/ Richard Lau
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Richard Lau
                                                        Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 9, 2005