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

AND

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF 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. Dong Xin has resigned from his positions as a non-executive director of the Company ("Director"), a member of the Strategy Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Board with effect from 14 September 2020.

Mr. Dong Xin 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. Dong Xin 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. Gao Tongqing ("Mr. Gao") 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 extraordinary general meeting to be convened. The term of office of Mr. Gao as a non-executive Director will end upon the expiration of the term of office of the second session of the Board.

Mr. Gao, age 56, is currently a vice president of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., a vice president of China Mobile Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") with the stock code: 0941), a director and vice general manager of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., a non-executive director of China Communications Services Corporation Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the stock code: 0552), and a non-executive director of True Corporation Public Company Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with the stock code: TRUE). Mr. Gao previously served as a deputy director general of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Posts and Telecommunications Administration, deputy general manager and general manager of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Telecom Company, general manager of China Telecom Jiangsu branch, vice president of China Telecommunications Corporation, and executive director and executive vice president of

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China Telecom Corporation Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the stock code: 0728). Mr. Gao graduated from the Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications with a major in telecommunications engineering and received a doctorate degree in business administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Gao has extensive experience in management and the telecommunications industry.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Gao 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. Gao does not have any relationship with any director, supervisor, senior management or substantial 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. Gao 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 extraordinary general meeting, the Company will enter into a service contract with Mr. Gao. He will not receive director's remuneration during his term as a Director.

A notice of or circular for the extraordinary general meeting containing, among other matters, details of the proposed appointment of Mr. Gao 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, 15 September 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	: Mai Yanzhou and Zhang Zhiyong
Independent non-executive directors	: Fan Cheng, Tse Yung Hoi and Deng Shiji

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