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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)

Poll Results of Annual General Meeting and Payment of the Final Dividend

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce an Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on Friday, 11 May 2018 (the "AGM"). The number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 30,598,124,345, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholders casting votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM. Besides, there were no shares entitling the holders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of the resolutions at the AGM as set out in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and there were no shares requiring the holders to abstain from voting at the AGM under the Listing Rules. Hong Kong Registrars Limited, registrar of the Company's share, acted as scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM.

The poll results in respect of the proposed resolutions at the AGM were as follows:

Ordinary Resolutions

No. of Votes (%)

For

Against

1.

To receive and consider the financial statements and the Reports of the Directors and of the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2017.

28,659,215,367

(99.9978%)

634,022 (0.0022%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

2.

To declare a final dividend of RMB0.052 per share (equivalent to HK$0.06405 per share) (pre-tax) for the year ended 31 December 2017.

28,661,704,613

(99.9987%)

375,808 (0.0013%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

3.

(i)

(a) To re-elect Mr. Li Fushen as a Director;

28,517,851,531

(99.5001%)

143,282,890 (0.4999%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

(b) To re-elect Mr. Chung Shui Ming Timpson as a Director;

27,314,209,673

(95.2989%)

1,347,405,748

(4.7011%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

(c) To re-elect Mrs. Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny as a

Director;

28,599,460,598

(99.7848%)

61,671,823 (0.2152%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

Ordinary Resolutions

No. of Votes (%)

For

Against

3.

(ii) To authorise the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.

28,545,500,397

(99.7540%)

70,400,458 (0.2460%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

4.

To re-appoint Auditor, and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2018.

28,642,977,847

(99.9350%)

18,627,552 (0.0650%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

5.

To grant a general mandate to the Directors to buy back shares in the Company not exceeding 10% of the total number of the existing shares in the Company in issue.

28,659,865,450

(99.9934%)

1,894,961 (0.0066%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

6.

To grant a general mandate to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with additional shares in the Company not exceeding 20% of the total number of the existing shares in the Company in issue.

25,868,381,571

(90.2540%)

2,793,369,620

(9.7460%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

7.

To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares by the number of shares bought back.

26,085,518,956

(91.0106%)

2,576,552,235

(8.9894%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

The full text of the above resolutions is set out in the notice of AGM.

Payment of the Final Dividend

The final dividend of RMB0.052 per share (equivalent to HK$0.06405 per share) (pre-tax) for the year ended 31 December 2017 was approved at the AGM. The relevant exchange rate was the mid-rate of Renminbi to Hong Kong dollars as announced by the People's Bank of China on 9 May 2018, being the second business day prior to the date of declaration of dividends at the AGM (RMB0.81192 equivalent to HK$1.00). The dividend will be paid to shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on Friday, 18 May 2018. The register of members will be closed on Friday, 18 May 2018. In order to be entitled to the final dividend, shareholders who have not registered the transfer documents are required to deposit the transfer documents together with the relevant share certificates at Computershare

Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712 - 1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong at or before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 17 May 2017. The final dividend is expected to be paid on or around 12 June 2018.

By Order of the Board of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

Yung Shun Loy Jacky

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 11 May 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

Executive Directors:

Wang Xiaochu, Lu Yimin, Li Fushen and Shao Guanglu

Non-executive Director:

Cesareo Alierta Izuel

Independent Non-executive Directors: Cheung Wing Lam Linus, Wong Wai Ming, Chung Shui Ming Timpson and Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny

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