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China Telecom Corporation Limited

中国电信股份有限公司

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 728)

DATE OF BOARD MEETING

The board of directors (the "Board") of China Telecom Corporation Limited (the "Company") announces that a meeting of the Board of the Company will be held on Monday, 28 April 2014 to approve, among other matters, the financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the three months ended 31 March 2014.

By Order of the Board

China Telecom Corporation Limited Yung Shun Loy, Jacky Company Secretary

Beijing, PRC, 14 April 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the Board consists of Mr. Wang Xiaochu as the chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Yang Jie as the president and chief operating officer, Madam Wu Andi as the executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mr. Zhang Jiping, Mr. Yang Xiaowei, Mr. Sun Kangmin and Mr. Ke Ruiwen as the executive vice presidents, Mr. Xie Liang as the non-executive director and Mr. Wu Jichuan, Mr. Qin Xiao, Mr. Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius, Madam Cha May Lung, Laura and Mr. Xu Erming as the independent non-executive directors.

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