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 September, 2008
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F ü Form 40-F
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this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. )
Yes
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"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to registrant in
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N/A
China
Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
Building
C, No. 156, Fuxingmennei Avenue
Xicheng
District
Beijing,
100031 PRC
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This
Form 6-K consists of：
An
announcement on closure of register of members of China Netcom Group Corporation
(Hong Kong) Limited (the“Registrant”), made by the Registrant
on September 19, 2008.
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CHINA
NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED
中
國
網
通
集
團
(香
港)
有
限
公
司
(incorporated
in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock
Code: 0906)
CLOSURE
OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS
This
notice is made pursuant to section 99 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of
Laws of Hong Kong). Reference is also made to the scheme document jointly
published by China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Company”) and China Unicom
Limited (“Unicom”) and
despatched to, amongst others, all Netcom Shareholders on 15 August 2008 (the
“Scheme Document”) and
the announcement jointly published by the Company and Unicom on 17 September
2008. Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalised terms used in
this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Scheme
Document.
Notice
is hereby given that, for the purpose of determining those Netcom Shareholders
who are qualified for entitlements under the Scheme, the register of members of
the Company will be closed from 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 10 October 2008 to Tuesday,
14 October 2008 (both days inclusive). During this period, no transfer of shares
will be registered. In order to qualify for entitlements under the Scheme, the
relevant share certificates and transfer documentation must be lodged with the
Company’s share registrar for registration before the closure of the Company’s
register of members. The Company’s share registrar is Computershare Hong Kong
Investor Services Limited which is located at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor,
Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
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By
order of the Board
China Netcom Group Corporation
(Hong Kong)
Limited
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Huo
Haifeng
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Mok
Kam Wan
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Joint
Company Secretaries
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Hong Kong, 19 September
2008
As
at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company
comprises Mr. Zuo Xunsheng, Ms. Li Jianguo and Mr. Li Fushen as executive
directors, Mr. Yan Yixun, Mr. Cesareo Alierta Izuel and Mr. José María
Álvarez-Pallete as non-executive directors and Mr. John Lawson Thornton, Dr.
Qian Yingyi, Mr. Hou Ziqiang and Mr. Timpson Chung Shui Ming as independent
non-executive directors.
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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/
Huo
Haifeng
By /s/
Mok Kam
Wan
Name: Huo
Haifeng and Mok Kam Wan
Title: Joint
Company
Secretaries
Date:
September 19, 2008
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