China Tower : Resignation of Non-Executive Director, Proposed Appointment of Non-Executive Director and Proposed Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

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China Tower Corporation Limited

中 國 鐵 塔 股 份 有 限 公 司

(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 0788)

RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

AND

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Resignation of Non-Executive Director

The board of directors (the "Board") of China Tower Corporation Limited (the "Company") announces that, due to change in work arrangement, Mr. Shao Guanglu ("Mr. Shao") has resigned from his positions as a non-executive director of the Company ("Director"), a member of the Strategy Committee and the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee of the Board with effect from 6 March 2020.

Mr. Shao has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders"). The Board would like to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Shao for his contributions to the Company during his term of office.

Proposed Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Board further announces that it has proposed to appoint Mr. Mai Yanzhou ("Mr. Mai") as a non-executive Director and his appointment will be subject to the approval from the Shareholders, effective from the date of approval by the Shareholders at the annual general meeting to be convened. The term of office of Mr. Mai as a non-executive Director will end upon the expiration of the term of office of the second session of the Board.

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Mr. Mai, aged 51, has been serving as a senior vice president of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code: 0762) since February 2018. Mr. Mai previously served as a deputy general manager of Guangdong Branch of China Network Communications Group Corporation, and a deputy general manager of Guangdong Branch, the general manager of Fujian Branch, as well as the general manager of Liaoning Branch of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited. Mr. Mai was a Delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Mr. Mai also serves as a vice general manager of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, a senior vice president of China United Network Communications Limited (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with the stock code: 600050) as well as a director and senior vice president of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited. Mr. Mai graduated from Zhengzhou University in 1991 and obtained a master's degree in electronics and information engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2002. He is a professor level senior engineer.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Mai currently does not, nor did he in the past three years, hold any directorships in any listed companies or any other major positions in the Company and its subsidiaries; Mr. Mai does not have any relationship with any director, supervisor, senior management or substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company (as defined in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules")). Mr. Mai does not have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules nor are there any matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

Subject to the approval of his appointment by the Shareholders at the forthcoming annual general meeting, the Company will enter into a service contract with Mr. Mai. He will not receive director's remuneration during his term as a Director.

Proposed Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

The Board further announces that it has proposed to appoint Mr. Deng Shiji ("Mr. Deng") as an independent non-executive Director and his appointment will be subject to the approval from the Shareholders, effective from the date of approval by the Shareholders at the annual general meeting to be convened. The term of office of Mr. Deng as an independent non-executive Director will end upon the expiration of the term of office of the second session of the Board.

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Mr. Deng, aged 65, successively served in government departments including the Personnel Section of Surveying and Mapping Institute of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Planning, the Enterprise Bureau of the State Economic Commission, the Enterprise Department of the National Economic System Reform Commission, the Enterprise Management Department of the State Planning Commission, the Enterprise Bureau of Production Office of the State Council and the Enterprise Department of the Economic and Trade Office of the State Council from August 1983 to June 1994. He then successively served as the division head of the Labor Distribution Division of the Enterprise Department, a deputy director of the Enterprise Department, and a deputy director of the Enterprise Reform Department of the State Economic and Trade Commission from June 1994 to May 2003, and a deputy chief and the chief of the Enterprise Reorganization Bureau (National Enterprise Merger and Bankruptcy Office) of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council from May 2003 to December 2008. Mr. Deng successively held several senior management positions, including as a director, in the State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd. from December 2008 to his retirement in December 2014. Mr. Deng obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Beijing College of Economics in 1983 and is qualified as a senior economist.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Deng currently does not, nor did he in the past three years, hold any directorships in any listed companies or any other major positions in the Company and its subsidiaries; Mr. Deng does not have any relationship with any director, supervisor, senior management or substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company (as defined in the Hong Kong Listing Rules). Mr. Deng does not have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules nor are there any matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

Subject to the approval of his appointment by the Shareholders at the forthcoming annual general meeting, the Company will enter into a service contract with Mr. Deng. The Board, after being authorized at the annual general meeting, will determine the remuneration of Mr. Deng with reference to his duties, responsibilities, experience as well as the current market condition.

A circular of the annual general meeting containing, among other matters, details of proposed appointments of Mr. Mai and Mr. Deng will be despatched to the Shareholders in due course.

On behalf of the Board

China Tower Corporation Limited

Tong Jilu

Chairman of the Board

Beijing, China, 6 March 2020

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

Executive directors	: Tong Jilu (Chairman of the Board) and
		Gu Xiaomin (General Manager)
Non-executive directors	:	Dong Xin and Zhang Zhiyong
Independent non-executive directors	:	Fan Cheng and Tse Yung Hoi

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