2008 Semiannual Report Approved

At the 5th Meeting of the 3rd Board of Directors and the 3rd Meeting of the 3rd Board of Supervisors, both held on 31 Jul 2008, the following proposals were examined and approved:

1. the 2008 Semiannual Report and its Abstract
2. the Corporate Governance Rectification Report

Detailed information pertaining to proposal 2 can be found on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn), dated 1 Aug 2008.

Board of Directors
Board of Supervisors
1 Aug 2008


Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date: 1 Aug 2008

CN01/BJ/LZ /BT/KM