Corporate Information

China Telecom Corporation Limited ("China Telecom" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, collectively the "Group") is a full services integrated information service operator and the world's largest wireline telecommunications and broadband services provider, providing basic telecommunications services such as wireline telecommunications services and mobile telecommunications services, and value-added telecommunications services such as Internet access services and information services in the PRC. As of the end of 2009, the Company has wireline access lines in service of about 189 million, wireline broadband subscribers of over 53 million and mobile subscribers of about 56 million. The Company's H shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange, respectively.

Board of Directors

Executive Directors

Wang Xiaochu (Chairman)
Shang Bing
Wu Andi
Zhang Jiping
Zhang Chenshuang
Yang Xiaowei
Yang Jie
Sun Kangmin

Non-Executive Director

Li Jinming

Independent Non-Executive Directors

Wu Jichuan
Qin Xiao
Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius
Cha May Lung, Laura
Xu Erming

Company Secretary & Qualified Accountant

Yung Shun Loy, Jacky

Audit Committee

Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius (Chairman)
Wu Jichuan
Qin Xiao
Xu Erming

Remuneration Committee

Xu Erming (Chairman)
Wu Jichuan
Qin Xiao
Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius

Nomination Committee

Wu Jichuan (Chairman)
Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius
Cha May Lung, Laura
Xu Erming

Supervisory Committee

Miao Jianhua (Chairman)
Zhu Lihao
(Independent Supervisor)
Ma Yuzhu
(Employee Representative)
Xu Cailiao
Han Fang

Legal Representative

Wang Xiaochu

International Auditor

KPMG

Legal Advisers

Jingtian & Gongcheng
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP