FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2005
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reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
Building C, No. 156, Fuxingmennei Avenue
Xicheng District
Beijing, 100031 PRC
This Form 6-K consists of:
The announcement on re-designation of director of China Netcom Group Corporation
(Hong Kong) Limited (the "Registrant"), made by the Registrant in English on
December 7, 2005.
SIGNATURE
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
under-signed, thereunto duly authorized.
CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED
By /s/ Zhang Xiaotie
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By /s/ Mok Kam Wan
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Name: Zhang Xiaotie and Mok Kam Wan
Title: Joint Company Secretaries
Date: December 7, 2005
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CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
(Stock Code: 906)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Re-designation of Director
The Board of Directors (the "Board") of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong
Kong) Limited (the "Company") announces that Mr Jiang Weiping, a Non-executive
Director of the Company was re-designated as an Executive Director of the
Company and appointed as a member of the Compensation and Nomination Committee
of the Board, with effect from 7 December 2005.
Mr Jiang Weiping, age 54, became a Director of the Company since 4 October 2004.
He has also served as a director of China Netcom (Group) Company Limited since
September 2004 and Assistant to the President of China Network Communications
Group Corporation since July 2004. Since November 2005, he has also served as
General Manager of the Human Resources Department of the Company. From May 2000
to July 2004, Mr Jiang served as General Manager in each of Liaoning
Communications Company and the former Liaoning Telecommunications Company. From
August 1984 to May 2000, he held a series of senior-level positions in the
Liaoning Provincial Administration of Posts and Telecommunications, including
Deputy Director and Director from August 1993 to May 2000. Mr Jiang graduated
from the Harbin Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in radio
communications.
Mr Jiang Weiping does not have a fixed term of services with the Company and he
will be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at annual general
meetings of the Company every three years. Mr Jiang Weiping is entitled to an
annual director's fee of HK$250,000 as proposed by the Board and approved by the
shareholders of the Company at the annual general meeting held on 20 May 2005.
Mr Jiang Weiping is not entitled to an additional annual fee of HK$50,000 as a
member of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board. Mr Jiang Weiping is
also not entitled to any additional compensation for being a member of the
Compensation and Nomination Committee. As at the date hereof, Mr Jiang Weiping
holds 700,000 share options in the Company. Save for such share options, Mr
Jiang Weiping does not have any interest in the Company's shares within the
meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Except as noted above, Mr Jiang Weiping is not connected with any directors,
senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and
has not held any other directorships in any listed public companies in the last
three years. There are no other matters relating to the re-designation of Mr
Jiang Weiping that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of
the Company.
By Order of the Board
CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Zhang Chunjiang
Chairman
Hong Kong, 7 December 2005
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company
comprises Mr. Zhang Chunjiang, Dr. Tian Suning, Mr. Zhang Xiaotie, Mr. Miao
Jianhua and Mr. Jiang Weiping as executive directors, Ms. Li Liming, Mr. Jose
Maria Alvarez-Pallete and Mr. Yan Yixun as non-executive directors, and Mr. John
Lawson Thornton, Mr. Victor Cha Mou Zing, Dr. Qian Yingyi, Mr. Hou Ziqiang and
Mr. Timpson Chung Shui Ming as independent non-executive directors.