1934 Act Registration No. 1-15028
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of June 2003
China Unicom Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
No. 133A, Xidan North Street
Xicheng District
Beijing, China 100032
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Announcement in respect of the disclosure of the operational statistics of China Unicom Limited and its subsidiaries for the month of May 2003, dated June 19, 2003. |
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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.
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CHINA UNICOM LIMITED |
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Date: June 20, 2003 |
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/s/ Lo Wing Yan, William |
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Lo Wing Yan, William |
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Executive Director |
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
CHINA UNICOM LIMITED
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Board is pleased to disclose the operational statistics of the Group for the month of May 2003.
The Board of the Company (the “Board”) is pleased to disclose the operational statistics of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the month of May 2003.
Operational Statistics for the month of May 2003 and the comparative figures for the previous month are as follows:-
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April 2003 |
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CELLULAR BUSINESS (Note 3) |
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Aggregated Number of GSM Cellular Service Subscribers |
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58.890 million |
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58.063 million |
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—Post-Paid Subscribers |
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31.437 million |
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31.185 million |
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—Pre-Paid Subscribers |
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27.453 million |
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26.878 million |
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Aggregated Net Addition in 2003 of GSM Cellular Service Subscribers |
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5.425 million |
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4.598 million |
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—Post-Paid Subscribers |
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1.719 million |
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1.467 million |
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—Pre-Paid Subscribers |
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3.706 million |
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3.131 million |
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Aggregated Number of CDMA Cellular Service Subscribers |
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9.218 million |
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8.580 million |
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Aggregated Net Addition in 2003 of CDMA Cellular Service Subscribers |
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2.973 million |
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2.335 million |
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INTERNATIONAL & DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES: |
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Aggregated Usage Volume in 2003 of Outgoing Calls of Circuit Switched |
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Long Distance Telephone (minutes) |
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2.8058 billion |
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2.1985 billion |
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—Domestic Long Distance |
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2.7553 billion |
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2.1565 billion |
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—International, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan Long Distance |
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0.0505 billion |
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0.0420 billion |
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Aggregated Usage Volume in 2003 of Outgoing Calls of IP Telephone (minutes) |
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4.3073 billion |
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3.3436 billion |
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—Domestic Long Distance |
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4.2425 billion |
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3.2902 billion |
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—International, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan Long Distance |
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0.0648 billion |
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0.0534 billion |
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INTERNET SERVICES: |
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Aggregated Number of Internet Subscribers |
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9.100 million |
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8.559 million |
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PAGING SERVICES: |
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Aggregated Number of Paging Subscribers |
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13.752 million |
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14.483 million |
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1. All the Aggregated Numbers recorded for the months of April 2003 and May 2003 are aggregated data reported at 24:00 on 30 April 2003 and 31 May 2003 respectively.
2. The accounting periods of all Aggregated Net Additions in 2003 and all Aggregated Usage Volumes in 2003 for the months of April and May 2003 are the period commencing from 0:00 on 1 January 2003 to 24:00 on 30 April 2003 and the period commencing from 0:00 on 1 January 2003 to 24:00 on 31 May 2003 respectively.
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3. Additional information for Cellular Services:
Operational Statistics for Cellular Services for May 2003 and its comparative figures for the previous month are analysed by the original listed service areas (see annotations (a) below) and the newly acquired service areas (see annotations (b) below) as follows:
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GSM Cellular Services: |
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Aggregated Number of Subscribers |
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42.131 million |
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16.759 million |
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41.641 million |
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16.422 million |
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—Post-Paid Subscribers |
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19.377 million |
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12.060 million |
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19.291 million |
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11.894 million |
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—Pre-Paid Subscribers |
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22.754 million |
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4.699 million |
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22.350 million |
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4.528 million |
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Aggregated Net Addition in 2003 of Subscribers |
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3.508 million |
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1.916 million |
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3.018 million |
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1.580 million |
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—Post-Paid Subscribers |
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0.698 million |
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1.021 million |
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0.612 million |
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0.855 million |
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—Pre-Paid Subscribers |
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2.810 million |
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0.895 million |
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2.406 million |
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0.725 million |
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CDMA Cellular Services: |
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Aggregated Number of Subscribers |
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6.759 million |
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2.459 million |
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6.281 million |
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2.299 million |
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Aggregated Net Addition in 2003 of Subscribers |
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2.268 million |
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0.705 million |
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1.789 million |
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0.545 million |
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Annotations:
(a) The Original Listed Service Areas mean Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Liaoning, Shandong, Anhui, Hebei and Hubei Provinces, and Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin Municipalities in the PRC in which the Company provides cellular services.
(b) The Newly Acquired Service Areas mean Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi, and Sichuan Provinces, and Chongqing municipality and the Guangxi Zhuang and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions in the PRC of which the cellular businesses were acquired from China Unicom (BVI) Limited on 31 December 2002.
Caution Statement
The Board wishes to remind investors that the above operational statistics for the months of April and May 2003 are based on the Group’s internal records. Investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on such statistics. In the meantime, investors are advised to exercise caution in dealing in the shares of the Company.
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By order of the Board CHINA UNICOM LIMITED Yee Foo Hei Company Secretary |
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Hong Kong, 19 June 2003 |
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