The company plans to hold its 2007 General Meeting of Shareholders on 17 May 2008 at 9:00 am in the company’s conference room, at which the following proposals will be examined:

1. the 2007 Annual Report
2. the 2007 Working Report of the Board of Directors
3. the 2007 Working Report of the Board of Supervisors
4. the 2007 Final Accounting Report
5. the 2007 Profit Distribution Scheme
6. 2008 Daily Related-party Transactions
7. to continue to engage Beijing Xinhua Certified Public Accountants as the company’s auditor for 2008

Shareholders of record on 12 May 2008 after market close or their proxies as well as directors, supervisors, senior managers and lawyers of the company are entitled to attend the meeting.

Information regarding the meeting is as follows:
Location: the company’s investor relations office

Date: 15 May 2008
Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon and from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Tel: 374 - 3212348 or 3212069
Post code: 461000

Board of Directors
24 Apr 2008

CN01/SW/BT/GB