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CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED

中國聯合網絡通信(香港)股份有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 0762)

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Board is pleased to disclose the operational statistics of the Group for the month of March
2014.
The board of directors (the "Board") of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") is pleased to disclose the operational statistics of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") for the month of March 2014.
Operational statistics for the month of March 2014 are as follows:

MOBILE BUSINESS: March 2014

Aggregate Number of Mobile Subscribers 289.693 million
Net Additions of Mobile Subscribers 4.016 million
Of which:
Aggregate Number of Mobile Broadband Subscribers (Note 1) 132.300 million
Net Additions of Mobile Broadband Subscribers (Note 1) 3.287 million

FIXED-LINE BUSINESS:

Aggregate Number of Fixed-Line Broadband Subscribers 66.441 million
Net Additions of Fixed-Line Broadband Subscribers 0.713 million
Aggregate Number of Local Access Subscribers 87.789 million
Net Additions of Local Access Subscribers (0.333) million

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Notes:

1 With the launch of 4G LTE service in selected cities, the Company started to disclose the number of Mobile

Broadband Subscribers, which include both 3G and 4G LTE users, from March 2014.

2 All the Aggregate Numbers recorded for the month of March 2014 are aggregate data reported at 24:00 on 31

March 2014.

3 The accounting period of all Net Additions for the month of March 2014 is the period commencing from 0:00 on 1

March 2014 to 24:00 on 31 March 2014.

4 Net Additions of Mobile Broadband Subscribers include 0.243 million Data Card Subscribers.

Caution Statement

The Board wishes to remind investors that the above operational statistics for the month of March
2014 are based on the Group's internal records. Investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on such statistics. In the meantime, investors are advised to exercise caution in dealing in the shares of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises:

Executive Directors: Chang Xiaobing, Lu Yimin, Tong Jilu and Li Fushen
Non-executive Director: Cesareo Alierta Izuel
Independent Non-executive Directors: Cheung Wing Lam Linus, Wong Wai Ming,
John Lawson Thornton, Chung Shui Ming Timpson, Cai Hongbin and Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny
By Order of the Board

CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED CHU KA YEE

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 17 April 2014

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