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 May, 2006
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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 poll results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General
Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting of China Netcom Group Corporation
(Hong Kong) Limited (the "Registrant"), made by the Registrant in English on May
16, 2006.
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/ Miao Jianhua
By /s/ Mok Kam Wan
Name: Miao Jianhua and Mok Kam Wan
Title: Joint Company Secretaries
Date: May 17, 2006
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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)
Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting
held on 16 May 2006
Poll Results
The poll results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General
Meeting (the "AGM") and the Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") of China
Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") held in the
Ballroom, Island Shangri-la, Hong Kong on 16 May 2006 are as follows:
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Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting No. of Votes
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For Against
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1 To receive and consider the financial statements and 5,746,425,247 337,000
the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors for (99.99414%) (0.005864%)
the year ended 31 December 2005.
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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2 To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 5,820,842,927 337,260
December 2005. (99.99421%) (0.005794%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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3 (i) To re-elect Mr. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete as a 5,792,312,987 28,516,000
Director. (99.5101%) (0.489896%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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(ii) To re-elect Mr. Zhang Xiaotie as a Director. 5,790,278,987 28,716,000
(99.50651%) (0.493487%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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(iii) To re-elect Mr. Miao Jianhua as a Director. 5,792,312,987 28,516,000
(99.5101%) (0.489896%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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(iv) To re-elect Mr. John Lawson Thornton as a 5,792,348,387 28,479,100
Director. (99.51074%) (0.489262%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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(v) To re-elect Mr. Victor Cha Mou Zing as a 5,790,315,887 28,679,100
Director. (99.50715%) (0.492853%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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4 To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers as 5,819,928,687 1,254,300
auditors and to authorise the Directors to fix their (99.97845%) (0.021547%)
remuneration.
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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5 To give a general mandate to the Directors to 5,821,240,887 381,000
repurchase shares in the Company not exceeding 10% (99.99346%) (0.006545%)
of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing
issued share capital.
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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6 To give a general mandate to the Directors to issue, 5,441,061,143 380,541,585
allot and deal with additional shares in the Company (93.46328%) (6.536715%)
not exceeding 20% of the existing issued share
capital.
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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7 To extend the general mandate granted to the 5,809,770,957 11,830,370
Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares by (99.79678%) (0.203215%)
the number of shares repurchased.
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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Resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General No. of Votes
Meeting
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For Against
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1 To approve the amendments to the rules of the Share 5,508,740,248 321,356,989
Option Scheme. (94.4880%) (5.5120%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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2 To approve the amendments to the terms of the 5,508,740,248 321,356,989
options granted under the Share Option Scheme. (94.4880%) (5.5120%)
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an
ordinary resolution.
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As at the date of the AGM and the EGM, the number of issued shares of the
Company was 6,593,529,000 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling
the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions proposed at
the AGM and the EGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholder casting votes
on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM and the EGM.
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the share registrar of the
Company, acted as scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM and the EGM.
By Order of the Board
China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
Miao Jianhua Mok Kam Wan
Joint Company Secretaries
Hong Kong, 16 May 2006
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.