The company plans to convene its 4th 2008 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, at which voting on a proposal related to a corporate bond issuance will be conducted on 29 Oct 2008 at 2:30 pm in the meeting room of the company's headquarters, and online from 28 to 29 Oct 2008.

Shareholders of record on 24 Oct 2008 or their proxies, as well as directors, supervisors, senior managers, lawyers and guests invited by the company are entitled to attend the meeting.

Registration information:

Date: 28 Oct 2008
Venue: the meeting room of the company
Tel: 010-87581491
Fax: 010-87581534
Postal code: 100068

Shareholders may log on to the online trading system of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 29 Oct 2008 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am or from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, or to the online voting system of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange between 28 Oct at 3:00 pm and 10 Oct at 3:00 pm to register their votes. The online voting code is '360667' and the abbreviation is 'Celebrities Voting'.

Board of Directors
14 Oct 2008


Source: Securities Times

Date: 14 Oct 2008

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