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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
[x] Form 20-F     [ ] Form 40-F

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SIGNATURES

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 undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

				Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Date: 25 October 2013		By:		/s/. Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu
		Name:		Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu
		Title:		Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		(1) PROPOSED ISSUE OF US$200 MILLION ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE BONDS DUE 2018 (2) PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT OF DATANG AND (3) PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT OF COUNTRY HILL

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