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Air China Ld PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (3746P)

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RNS Number : 3746P

Air China Ld

31 August 2017

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

AIR CHINA LIMITED

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

(Stock Code: 00753)

(1) PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION;

AND

(2) PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS AND THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

According to the "Notice of Accelerating the Inclusion of General Provisions into the Articles of

Association of Central Level State-Owned Enterprises for Party Building" (

) (Guo Zi Dang Wei Dang Jian [2017] No. 1) and

the Company's actual operational demands, the board of directors (the "Board") of Air China Limited (the "Company") has resolved to propose to the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") certain amendments to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association").

The amendments to the Articles of Association include, among others, (i) the incorporation of provisions concerning Party building into the Articles of Association, which include the overall requirements for Party building works; (ii) a further refinement of the composition of the Board according to the Company's actual demands of operational decision-making; and (iii) the establishment of the position of one employee representative director. The full text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association is set out in Appendix I to this announcement.

The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are subject to approval by the Shareholders by way of special resolution at a general meeting of the Company.

PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS AND THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

In light of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, the Board has resolved to propose to the Shareholders certain amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of the Company, so as to align with the Articles of Association. The full texts of the proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board are set out in Appendices II and III to this announcement, respectively.

The proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board are subject to approval by the Shareholders by way of special resolution at a general meeting of the Company.

SHAREHOLDERS' CIRCULAR

A circular containing, among other things, details of: (i) the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association; and (ii) the proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board, will be despatched to the Shareholders in due course.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

   Zhou Feng      Tam Shuit Mui 

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 30 August 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu Deheng*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

   Appendix I     Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association 

Set out below are the details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association. The revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.

 
           Existing Articles                  Revised Articles 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
      CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS      CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 Article 8                           Article 8 
 
  The "other management personnel"    The "other management personnel" 
  referred to in these Articles       referred to in these Articles 
  of Association mean the board       of Association mean the board 
  secretary, chief accountant,        secretary, chief accountant, 
  chief pilot and other management    chief pilot, general legal 
  personnel appointed by the          counsel and other management 
  board of directors of the           personnel appointed by the 
  Company.                            board of directors of the 
                                      Company. 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                     Article 11 
 
                                      According to the Constitution 
                                      of the Communist Party of 
                                      China, the Company shall 
                                      establish an organization 
                                      of the Communist Party of 
                                      China. The Party committee 
                                      shall perform the core leading 
                                      and political functions, 
                                      control the directions, manage 
                                      the situation and ensure 
                                      the implementation. The Company 
                                      shall set up the working 
                                      organs of the Party, which 
                                      shall be equipped with sufficient 
                                      personnel to handle Party 
                                      affairs and provided with 
                                      sufficient funds to operate 
                                      the Party organization. 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
   CHAPTER 8: SHAREHOLDERS'            CHAPTER 8: SHAREHOLDERS' 
    GENERAL MEETINGS                    GENERAL MEETINGS 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 Article 61                          Article 612 
 
  The shareholders' general           The shareholders' general 
  meeting shall have the following    meeting shall have the following 
  functions and powers:               functions and powers: 
 
  (1) to decide on the Company's      (1) to decide on the Company's 
  operational policies and            operational policies and 
  investment plans;                   investment plans; 
----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 (2) to elect and replace                      (2) to elect and replace 
  directors and to decide on                    directors (excluding the 
  matters relating to the remuneration          employee representative director) 
  of directors;                                 and to decide on matters 
                                                relating to the remuneration 
                                                of directors; 
  (3) to elect and replace 
  supervisors appointed from                    (3) to elect and replace 
  personnel who are not representatives         supervisors appointed from 
  of the employees and to decide                personnel who are not representatives 
  on matters relating to the                    of the employees and to decide 
  remuneration of supervisors;                  on matters relating to the 
  ......                                        remuneration of supervisors; 
                                                ...... 
--------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
                                                   CHAPTER 10 THE PARTY COMMITTEE 
--------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
                                               Article 106 
 
                                                The Company shall establish 
                                                the Party committee. The 
                                                Party committee is comprised 
                                                of one secretary and several 
                                                other members. The positions 
                                                of Chairman and the secretary 
                                                of the Party committee shall 
                                                be assumed by the same person 
                                                in principle, and a full-time 
                                                deputy secretary of the Party 
                                                committee shall be appointed 
                                                to take charge of the Party 
                                                building work. Eligible members 
                                                of the Party committee are 
                                                entitled to be admitted to 
                                                the board of directors, the 
                                                supervisory committee, and 
                                                the management through legal 
                                                procedures, and eligible 
                                                Party members from the board 
                                                of directors, the supervisory 
                                                committee, and the management 
                                                are entitled to be admitted 
                                                to the Party committee in 
                                                accordance with relevant 
                                                rules and procedures. Meanwhile, 
                                                a discipline inspection committee 
                                                shall be established in accordance 
                                                with appropriate requirements. 
--------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
                                              Article 107 
 
                                               The Party committee of the 
                                               Company shall perform its 
                                               duties by the internal laws 
                                               and regulations of the Party 
                                               such as the Constitution 
                                               of the Communist Party of 
                                               China: 
 
                                               (1) To guarantee and supervise 
                                               the Company's implementation 
                                               of policies and guidelines 
                                               of the Party and the State, 
                                               implement major strategic 
                                               decisions of the Central 
                                               Committee of the Party and 
                                               the State Council, as well 
                                               as make deployment for the 
                                               relevant material works of 
                                               the Party committee of the 
                                               State-owned Assets Supervision 
                                               and Administration Commission 
                                               of the State Council and 
                                               the superior Party organisation. 
 
                                               (2) To adhere to the principle 
                                               of the Party exercising leadership 
                                               over cadres, the selection 
                                               of management by the board 
                                               of directors, and the exercise 
                                               of power as regards the right 
                                               of cadres' appointment by 
                                               the management in accordance 
                                               with laws. The Party committee 
                                               shall deliberate and give 
                                               opinions on the candidates 
                                               nominated by the board of 
                                               directors or the general 
                                               manager, or recommend nominees 
                                               to the board of directors 
                                               or the general manager. The 
                                               Party committee of the Company, 
                                               together with the board of 
                                               directors, shall observe 
                                               the proposed candidates and 
                                               give opinions collectively. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
             Existing Articles                     Revised Articles 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
                                       (3) To study and discuss 
                                        the Company's material matters 
                                        on its reform, development 
                                        and stability, as well as 
                                        major issues relating to 
                                        the Company's operation and 
                                        management and to the interests 
                                        of the staff, and propose 
                                        opinions and suggestions 
                                        thereon. 
 
                                        (4) To assume full responsibility 
                                        for enforcing the strict 
                                        discipline of the Party. 
                                        Leading the Company's ideological 
                                        and political work, the front 
                                        unification work, building 
                                        of spiritual civilization 
                                        as well as building of corporate 
                                        culture, and lead mass organizations 
                                        such as the labour union 
                                        and the Communist Youth League. 
                                        Playing a leading role in 
                                        the construction of the Party's 
                                        working style and a clean 
                                        and honest government, and 
                                        support the disciplinary 
                                        committee in fulfilling its 
                                        responsibility of supervision 
                                        in practice. 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
       CHAPTER 10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS        CHAPTER 101 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 Article 105                            Article 1058 
 
  The Company shall have a               The Company shall have a 
  board of directors. The board          board of directors. The board 
  of directors shall consist             of directors shall consist 
  of 12 directors, at least              of 7 to 13 directors, at 
  half of which shall be outside         least half of which shall 
  directors (those who do not            be outside directors (those 
  assume any position within             who do not assume any position 
  the Company), and of which             within the Company), and 
  more than four shall be independent    of which at least 1/3 of 
  directors (meaning directors           the overall directors more 
  who are independent of the             than four shall be independent 
  Company's shareholders and             directors (meaning directors 
  do not hold offices within             who are independent of the 
  the Company). At least one             Company's shareholders and 
  independent director shall             do not hold offices within 
  have appropriate professional          the Company). At least one 
  qualification, or expertise            independent director shall 
  in accounting or related               have an appropriate professional 
  financial management.                  qualification or expertise 
                                         in accounting or related 
                                         financial management; the 
                                         board of directors shall 
  The board of directors shall           have one (1) employee representative 
  have one (1) Chairman and              director. 
  one (1) Deputy Chairman. 
                                         The board of directors shall 
                                         have one (1) Chairman and 
                                         one (1) Deputy Chairman. 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 106                                   Article 1069 
 
  Directors shall be elected                    Directors (excludin g th 
  at the shareholders' general                  e employee representative 
  meeting each for a term of                    director) shall be elected 
  three (3) years (starting                     at the shareholders' general 
  from the election date to                     meeting and the employee 
  the date on which a new board                 representative director shall 
  of directors is elected at                    be elected or dismissed by 
  a shareholders' general meeting).             the employee representative 
  At the expiry of a director's                 meeting each for a term of 
  term, the term is renewable                   three (3) years (starting 
  upon re- election, provided                   from the election date to 
  that the term of reappointment                the date on which a new board 
  of an independent director                    of directors is elected at 
  shall not be more than six                    a shareholders' general meeting). 
  (6) years.                                    At the expiry of a director's 
                                                term, the term is renewable 
                                                upon re- election, provided 
                                                that the term of reappointment 
                                                of an independent director 
                                                shall not be more than six 
  If the term of office of                      (6) years. 
  a director expires but re- 
  election is not made promptly,                If the term of office of 
  the said director shall continue              a director expires but re- 
  fulfilling the duties as                      election is not made promptly, 
  a director under relevant                     the said director shall continue 
  laws, administrative regulations,             fulfilling the duties as 
  departmental rules and the                    a director under relevant 
  Articles of Association until                 laws, administrative regulations, 
  a new director is elected.                    departmental rules and the 
                                                Articles of Association until 
  The list of candidates for                    a new director is elected. 
  directors shall be submitted 
  in the form of a motion to                    The list of candidates for 
  a shareholders' general meeting               directors (excluding the 
  for consideration. Candidates                 employee representative director) 
  other than those for independent              shall be submitted in the 
  directors shall be nominated                  form of a motion to a shareholders' 
  by the board of directors,                    general meeting for consideration. 
  supervisory committee or                      Candidates other than those 
  shareholder(s) holding, alone                 for independent directors 
  or together, more than three                  and the employee representative 
  percent (3%) of the total                     director shall be nominated 
  amount of voting shares in                    by the board of directors, 
  the Company and elected at                    supervisory committee or 
  the shareholders' general                     shareholder(s) holding, alone 
  meeting.                                      or together, more than three 
                                                percent (3%) of the total 
                                                amount of voting shares in 
                                                the Company and elected at 
                                                the shareholders' general 
                                                meeting. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 A written notice of the intention             A written notice of the intention 
  to propose a person for election              to propose a person for election 
  as a director and a notice                    as a director (excluding 
  in writing by that person                     the employee representative 
  indicating his acceptance                     director) and a notice in 
  of such election shall have                   writing by that person indicating 
  been given to the Company                     his acceptance of such election 
  seven (7) days before the                     shall have been given to 
  date of such shareholders'                    the Company seven (7) days 
  general meeting. The shortest                 before the date of such shareholders' 
  notice period for such written                general meeting. The shortest 
  notice shall be 7 days.                       notice period for such written 
                                                notice shall be 7 days. 
  ....... 
                                                ....... 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 107                                   Article 10710 
 The following procedures                      The following procedures 
  shall be carried out prior                    shall be carried out prior 
  to the election of the non-independent        to the election of the non-independent 
  directors:                                    directors: 
 (1) The nominator of a candidate              (1) The nominator of a candidate 
  for the non-independent directors             for the non-independent directors 
  shall seek the consent of                     shall seek the consent of 
  such candidate prior to nomination            such candidate prior to nomination 
  and shall have a full understanding           and shall have a full understanding 
  towards the profession, education,            towards the profession, education, 
  job position, detailed working                job position, detailed working 
  experience and all other                      experience and all other 
  positions held concurrently                   positions held concurrently 
  as well as preparing written                  as well as preparing written 
  materials containing the                      materials containing the 
  said information to the Company.              said information to the Company. 
  Candidates shall undertake                    Candidates shall undertake 
  to the Company in writing                     to the Company in writing 
  that they have agreed to                      that they have agreed to 
  accept the nomination and                     accept the nomination and 
  that all disclosed information                that all disclosed information 
  relating to them are true                     relating to them are true 
  and complete and shall guarantee              and complete and shall guarantee 
  that they will conscientiously                that they will conscientiously 
  perform the director's responsibilities       perform the director's responsibilities 
  after being elected.                          after being elected. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (2) If the nomination of                      (2) If the nomination of 
  a candidate for the non-                      a candidate for the non- 
  independent directors is                      independent directors is 
  taken place before the board                  taken place before the board 
  meeting of the Company was                    meeting of the Company was 
  convened and if the applicable                convened and if the applicable 
  law, regulations and/or the                   law, regulations and/or the 
  relevant listing rules contain                relevant listing rules contain 
  relevant provisions, the                      relevant provisions, the 
  written materials concerning                  written materials concerning 
  the nominee set out in subparagraph           the nominee set out in subparagraph 
  (1) of this Article shall                     (1) of this Article shall 
  be publicly announced together                be publicly announced together 
  with the resolutions of the                   with the resolutions of the 
  board of directors in accordance              board of directors in accordance 
  with such provisions.                         with such provisions. 
 
  (3) If a shareholder holding,                 (3) If a shareholder holding, 
  alone or together, more than                  alone or together, more than 
  three percent (3%) of the                     three percent (3%) of the 
  total voting shares of the                    total voting shares of the 
  Company proposes an ex tempore                Company proposes an ex tempore 
  motion on the election of                     motion on the election of 
  non-independent directors                     non-independent directors 
  at the shareholders' general                  (excludin g th e employee 
  meeting of the Company, the                   representative director) 
  written notice specifying                     at the shareholders' general 
  the intention to propose                      meeting of the Company, the 
  a person for election as                      written notice specifying 
  a director and the willingness                the intention to propose 
  of the nominee to accept                      a person for election as 
  nomination together with                      a director and the willingness 
  the written materials and                     of the nominee to accept 
  undertakings containing such                  nomination together with 
  particulars of the nominee                    the written materials and 
  as set out in subparagraph                    undertakings containing such 
  (1) of this Article shall                     particulars of the nominee 
  be despatched to the Company                  as set out in subparagraph 
  within ten (10) days prior                    (1) of this Article shall 
  to the shareholders' general                  be despatched to the Company 
  meeting. Such notice shall                    within ten (10) days prior 
  commence no earlier than                      to the shareholders' general 
  the day after the despatch                    meeting. Such notice shall 
  of the notice of the meeting                  commence no earlier than 
  for the election of directors                 the day after the despatch 
  and end no later than seven                   of the notice of the meeting 
  (7) days before the date                      for the election of directors 
  of such meeting.                              and end no later than seven 
                                                (7) days prior to the date 
                                                of such meeting. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 108                                   Article 10811 
 
  At a shareholders' general                    At a shareholders' general 
  meeting, the cumulative voting                meeting, the cumulative voting 
  system shall be adopted for                   system shall be adopted for 
  voting on the motions for                     voting on the motions for 
  the election of directors.                    the election of directors 
  In other words, when electing                 (excludin g th e employee 
  two or more directors at                      representative director). 
  a shareholders' general meeting,              In other words, when electing 
  the number of voting rights                   two or more directors at 
  carried by each of the shares                 a shareholders' general meeting, 
  held by a voting shareholder                  the number of voting rights 
  is the same as the number                     carried by each of the shares 
  of directors to be elected                    held by a voting shareholder 
  such that a shareholder may                   is the same as the number 
  exercise the voting rights                    of directors to be elected 
  in a way to concentrate all                   such that a shareholder may 
  his votes on a particular                     exercise the voting rights 
  candidate or to spread his                    in a way to concentrate all 
  votes on several candidates.                  his votes on a particular 
                                                candidate or to spread his 
                                                votes on several candidates. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
                                               Article 113 
 
                                                The board of directors shall 
                                                make inquiries with the Party 
                                                committee before making decisions 
                                                on major issues of the Company. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 115                                   Article 1159 
 
  The Chairman of the board                     The Chairman of the board 
  of directors shall exercise                   of directors shall exercise 
  the following powers:                         the following powers: 
 
  (1) to preside over shareholders'             (1) to preside over shareholders' 
  general meetings and to convene               general meetings and to convene 
  and preside over meetings                     and preside over meetings 
  of the board of directors;                    of the board of directors; 
 
  (2) to check on the implementation            (2) to check on the implementation 
  of resolutions passed by                      of resolutions passed by 
  the board of directors at                     the board of directors at 
  directors' meetings;                          directors' meetings; 
 
  (3) to sign the securities                    (3) to sign the securities 
  certificates issued by the                    certificates issued by the 
  Company;                                      Company; 
 
  (4) to exercise other powers                  (4) to convene Chairman's 
  conferred by the board of                     office meeting; 
  directors. 
                                                (5) to exercise other powers 
                                                conferred by the board of 
                                                directors. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 The vice chairman of the                      The vice chairman of the 
  board of directors shall                      board of directors shall 
  assist the chairman of the                    assist the chairman of the 
  board of directors with his/her               board of directors with his/her 
  duties. Should the chairman                   duties. Should the chairman 
  of the board of directors                     of the board of directors 
  be unable to perform or fail                  be unable to perform or fail 
  to perform his/her duties,                    to perform his/her duties, 
  the vice chairman of the                      the vice chairman of the 
  board of directors shall                      board of directors shall 
  perform the said duties.                      perform the said duties. 
  Should the vice chairman                      Should the vice chairman 
  of the board of directors                     of the board of directors 
  be unable to perform or fail                  be unable to perform or fail 
  to perform his/her duties,                    to perform his/her duties, 
  a director jointly elected                    a director jointly elected 
  by more than half of the                      by more than half of the 
  number of Directors shall                     number of Directors shall 
  perform the said duties.                      perform the said duties. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 118                                   Article 11822 
 
  All the executive and outside                 All the executive and outside 
  directors must be notified                    directors must be notified 
  about the important matters                   about the important matters 
  that shall be decided by                      that shall be decided by 
  the board of directors within                 the board of directors within 
  the time limit stipulated                     the time limit stipulated 
  in Article 116 of these Articles              in Article 11720 of these 
  of Association and sufficient                 Articles of Association and 
  materials shall be provided                   sufficient materials shall 
  at the same time in strict                    be provided at the same time 
  compliance with the required                  in strict compliance with 
  procedures. Directors may                     the required procedures. 
  request for supplementary                     Directors may request for 
  information. If more than                     supplementary information. 
  one-fourth of the directors                   If more than one-fourth of 
  or more than two outside                      the directors or more than 
  directors consider that the                   two outside directors consider 
  materials provided are not                    that the materials provided 
  sufficient or supporting                      are not sufficient or supporting 
  arguments are not clear,                      arguments are not clear, 
  they may jointly propose                      they may jointly propose 
  to postpone the meeting or                    to postpone the meeting or 
  defer the discussion of certain               defer the discussion of certain 
  matters on the agenda of                      matters on the agenda of 
  the meeting and the board                     the meeting and the board 
  of directors shall accept                     of directors shall accept 
  such proposal.                                such proposal. 
 
  Notice of a meeting shall                     Notice of a meeting shall 
  be deemed to have been given                  be deemed to have been given 
  to any director who attends                   to any director who attends 
  the meeting without protesting                the meeting without protesting 
  against, before or at its                     against, before or at its 
  commencement, any lack of                     commencement, any lack of 
  notice.                                       notice. 
 
  Any regular or ad hoc meeting                 Any regular or ad hoc meeting 
  of the board of directors                     of the board of directors 
  may be held by way of telephone               may be held by way of telephone 
  conferencing or similar communication         conferencing or similar communication 
  equipment so long as all                      equipment so long as all 
  directors participating in                    directors participating in 
  the meeting can clearly hear                  the meeting can clearly hear 
  and communicate with each                     and communicate with each 
  other. All such directors                     other. All such directors 
  shall be deemed to be present                 shall be deemed to be present 
  in person at the meeting.                     in person at the meeting. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 124                                   Article 1248 
 
  Subject to all relevant laws                  Subject to all relevant laws 
  and administrative regulations,               and administrative regulations, 
  the shareholders' general                     the shareholders' general 
  meeting may remove by any                     meeting may remove by any 
  director an ordinary resolution               director (excluding the employee 
  before the expiration of                      representative director) 
  his term of office. However,                  an ordinary resolution before 
  the director's right to claim                 the expiration of his term 
  for damages arising from                      of office. However, the director's 
  his removal shall not be                      right to claim for damages 
  affected thereby.                             arising from his removal 
                                                shall not be affected thereby. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 125                                   Article 1259 
 
  A director may resign prior                   A director may resign prior 
  to the expiration of his                      to the expiration of his 
  term of office. If a director                 term of office. If a director 
  resigns from his office,                      resigns from his office, 
  he shall submit a written                     he shall submit a written 
  report of his resignation                     report of his resignation 
  to the board of directors.                    to the board of directors. 
  Independent directors shall                   Independent directors shall 
  explain the circumstances                     explain the circumstances 
  which are relevant to his                     which are relevant to his 
  resignation and which in                      resignation and which in 
  his opinion are necessary                     his opinion are necessary 
  to bring to the attention                     to bring to the attention 
  of the shareholders and creditors             of the shareholders and creditors 
  of the Company.                               of the Company. 
 
  If the resignation of a director 
  will result in the board                      If the resignation of a director 
  of directors of the Company                   will result in the board 
  having less than the statutory                of directors of the Company 
  minimum number of directors,                  having less than the statutory 
  then such director's report                   minimum number of directors, 
  of resignation shall only                     then such director's report 
  take effect after a new independent           of resignation shall only 
  director has been appointed                   take effect after a new independent 
  to fill the vacancy so caused                 director has been appointed 
  by his resignation. The board                 to fill the vacancy so caused 
  of directors shall convene                    by his resignation. The board 
  an ad hoc meeting as soon                     of directors The Company 
  as possible during its remaining              shall convene an ad hoc meeting 
  term to elect a director                      or employee representative 
  to fill up the vacancy arising                meeting as soon as possible 
  from the resignation of the                   during its remaining term 
  director. Before a decision                   to elect a director to fill 
  is made at the shareholders'                  up the vacancy arising from 
  general meeting regarding                     the resignation of the director. 
  the election of the director,                 Before a decision is made 
  the functions and powers                      at the shareholders' general 
  of the resigning director                     meeting or the employee representative 
  and the remaining board of                    meeting regarding the election 
  director shall be restricted                  of the director, the functions 
  to a reasonable extent.                       and powers of the resigning 
                                                director and the remaining 
  ......                                        board of director shall be 
                                                restricted to a reasonable 
                                                extent. 
 
                                                ...... 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 135                                   Article 1359 
 A director or senior management               A director or other senior 
  personnel other than the                      management 
  president or chief financial                  personnel other than the 
  officer of the Company may                    president or chief financial 
  also act as the secretary                     officer of the Company may 
  of the board of directors.                    also act as the secretary 
  The certified public accounting               of the board of directors. 
  firm which has been appointed                 The certified public accounting 
  by the Company to act as                      firm which has been appointed 
  its auditors shall not act                    by the Company to act as 
  as the secretary of the board                 its auditors shall not act 
  of directors.                                 as the secretary of the board 
                                                of directors. 
 Where the office of secretary                 Where the office of secretary 
  is held concurrently by a                     is held concurrently by a 
  director, and an act is required              director, and an act is required 
  to be done by a director                      to be done by a director 
  and a secretary separately,                   and a secretary separately, 
  the person who holds the                      the person who holds the 
  office of director and secretary              office of director and secretary 
  may not perform the act in                    may not perform the act in 
  a dual capacity.                              a dual capacity. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

Appendix II

   Proposed Amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders'                  Meetings 

Set out below are the details of amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.

 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 16                                    Article 16 
 The powers exercisable by                     The powers exercisable by 
  a general meeting are as                      a general meeting are as 
  follows:                                      follows: 
 (1) to decide on the Company's                (1) to take a decision on 
  business policy and investment                the Company's business policy 
  plans;                                        and investment plans; 
 (2) to elect and replace                      (2) to elect and replace 
  directors and to decide on                    directors (excluding the 
  matters relating to the remuneration          employee representative director) 
  of directors;......                           and to decide on matters 
                                                relating to the remuneration 
                                                of directors;...... 
                                              -------------------------------------------- 
 
 Article 20                                    Article 20 
 In order to guarantee the                     In order to guarantee the 
  stabilisation of the investment               stabilisation of the investment 
  policies of the Company and                   operation policies of the 
  to increase the daily operation               Company, and to increase 
  efficiency, the decision-making               the daily operation efficiency, 
  and approval authority of                     the relevant decision-making 
  the Company in relation to                    and approval authority of 
  investment projects are as                    the Company in relation to 
  follows: ......                               investment projects are as 
                                                follows: ...... 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 21                                    Article 21 
 
  The board of directors shall                  The board of directors shall 
  be authorized by the shareholders'            be authorized by the shareholders' 
  general meetings to dispose                   general meetings to dispose 
  of any fixed assets of the                    of any fixed assets of the 
  Company where the estimated                   Company where the estimated 
  value of the consideration                    value of the consideration 
  for the proposed disposal                     for the proposed disposal 
  and the value of the consideration            and the value of the consideration 
  for any such disposal of                      for any such disposal of 
  any fixed assets of the Company               any fixed assets of the Company 
  that has been completed in                    that has been completed in 
  the period of four (4) months                 the period of four (4) months 
  immediately preceding the                     immediately preceding the 
  proposed disposal, on an                      proposed disposal, on an 
  aggregate basis exceeds 33%                   aggregate basis exceeds 33% 
  of the value of the Company's                 of the value of the Company's 
  fixed assets as shown in                      fixed assets as shown in 
  the latest balance sheet                      the latest balance sheet 
  which was considered at a                     which was considered at a 
  shareholders' general meeting.                shareholders' general meeting. 
  If the above-mentioned ratio                  If the above-mentioned ratio 
  is lower than 0.2%, shareholders'             is lower than 0.2%, shareholders' 
  general meetings shall authorise              general meetings shall authorise 
  the principal's office meetings               the president's office meetings 
  to approve the disposal of                    to approve the disposal of 
  such fixed assets. When what's                such fixed assets excluding 
  provided above is inconsistent                disposals pertaining aircrafts, 
  with that of the rules pertaining             engines and basic infrastructures. 
  listing of corporate securities               When what's provided above 
  of the securities exchange,                   is inconsistent with that 
  the latter shall prevail.                     of the rules pertaining listing 
                                                of corporate securities of 
                                                the securities exchange, 
                                                the latter shall prevail. 
  The disposals of fixed assets 
  provided in this article                      The disposals of fixed assets 
  include acts of transferring                  provided in this article 
  certain asset equities while                  include acts of transferring 
  not include assurances based                  certain asset equities while 
  on fixed assets.                              not include assurances based 
                                                on fixed assets. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 34                                    Article 34 
 The list of candidates for                    The list of candidates for 
  supervisors and directors                     supervisors and directors 
  shall be submitted to the                     shall be submitted to the 
  shareholders' general meeting                 shareholders' general meeting 
  in the form of a motion for                   in the form of motion for 
  approval.                                     approval. 
 Candidates for directors                      Candidates for directors 
  (excluding independent directors              (excluding independent directors 
  and employee representative                   and employee representative 
  director, the same hereafter)                 director, the same hereafter) 
  shall be nominated by the                     shall be nominated by the 
  board of directors, the supervisory           board of directors, the supervisory 
  committee or shareholders                     committee or shareholders 
  who individually or jointly                   who individually or jointly 
  hold 3% or more of the Company's              hold 3% or more of the Company's 
  voting shares. The proposal                   voting shares. The proposal 
  shall be submitted to the                     shall be submitted to the 
  board of directors and will                   board of directors and will 
  be announced after being                      be announced after being 
  reviewed by the board of                      reviewed by the board of 
  directors.                                    directors. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 63                                    Article 63 
 At a shareholders' general                    At a shareholders' general 
  meeting, the cumulative voting                meeting, the cumulative voting 
  system shall be adopted for                   system shall be adopted for 
  voting on the motions for                     voting on the motions for 
  election of directors and                     election of directors (excluding 
  supervisors in compliance                     the employee representative 
  with the articles of association              director) and supervisors 
  or resolutions of the shareholders'           in accordance with the articles 
  general meeting.                              of association or resolutions 
                                                of the shareholders' general 
                                                meeting. 
 
 The above section means that,                 The above section means that, 
  when electing directors or                    when electing two or more 
  supervisors at a shareholders'                directors or supervisors 
  general meeting, the number                   at a shareholders' general 
  of voting rights carried                      meeting, the number of voting 
  by each of the shares held                    rights carried by each of 
  by a voting shareholder is                    the shares held by a voting 
  the same as the number of                     shareholder is the same as 
  directors or supervisors                      the number of directors or 
  to be elected such that a                     supervisors to be elected 
  shareholder may exercise                      such that a shareholder may 
  the voting rights in a way                    exercise the voting rights 
  to concentrate all his votes                  in a way to concentrate all 
  on a particular candidate.                    his votes on a particular 
                                                candidate. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 66                                    Article 66 
 At a shareholders' general                    At a shareholders' general 
  meeting, the cumulative voting                meeting, the cumulative voting 
  system shall be adopted for                   system shall be adopted for 
  voting on the motions for                     voting on the motions for 
  the election of directors.                    the election of directors 
  The content of the cumulative                 (excluding the employee representative 
  voting system is as follows:                  director). The main content 
  ...                                           of the cumulative voting 
                                                system is as follows: ... 
                                              -------------------------------------------- 
 
 

Appendix III

Proposed Amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of Directors

Set out below are the details of amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of Directors and revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.

 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 3                                     Article 3 
 
  The composition of the board                  The composition of the board 
  of directors should be in                     of directors should be in 
  accordance with the Articles                  accordance with the Articles 
  of association, including                     of association, including 
  appropriate proportion of                     proper proportion of independent 
  independent directors and                     directors and outside directors, 
  outside directors.                            and employee representative 
                                                director. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 4                                     Article 4 
 Directors shall be elected                    Directors (excluding the 
  or changed at the shareholders'               employee representative director) 
  general meeting, each for                     shall be elected or changed 
  a term of three (3) years.                    at the shareholders' general 
  At the expiry of a director's                 meeting, and the employee 
  term, the term is renewable                   representative director shall 
  upon re-election, provided                    be elected or changed by 
  that the term of reappointment                the employee representative 
  of an independent director                    meeting, each for a term 
  shall not be more than six                    of three (3) years. At the 
  (6) years. Shareholders'                      expiry of a director's term, 
  general meeting shall not                     the term is renewable upon 
  dismiss a director's office                   re-election, provided that 
  without reason before the                     the term of reappointment 
  expiry of a director's term.                  of an independent director 
  A director's term starts                      shall not be more than six 
  from the election date to                     (6) years. Directors shall 
  the date on which a new board                 not be dismissed without 
  of directors is elected at                    reason by a shareholders' 
  a shareholders' general meeting.              general meeting before the 
                                                expiry of a director's term. 
                                                A director's term starts 
                                                from the election date to 
                                                the date on which a new board 
                                                of directors is elected at 
                                                a shareholders' general meeting. 
                                              -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 6                                     Article 6 
 The board of directors shall                  The board of directors shall 
  include one chairman and                      include one chairman and 
  two vice chairmen, who are                    two vice chairmen, who are 
  elected and removed by a                      elected and removed by a 
  majority of directors.                        majority of directors. 
  The Chairman of the board                     The Chairman of the board 
  of directors shall exercise                   of directors shall exercise 
  the following powers:                         the following powers: 
  (1) to preside over shareholders'             (1) to preside over shareholders' 
  general meetings and to convene               general meetings and to convene 
  and preside over meetings                     and preside over meetings 
  of the board of directors;                    of the board of directors; 
  (2) to check on the implementation            (2) to check on the implementation 
  of resolutions passed by                      of resolutions passed by 
  the board of directors at                     the board of directors at 
  directors' meetings;                          directors' meetings; 
  (3) to sign the securities                    (3) to sign the securities 
  certificates issued by the                    certificates issued by the 
  Company;                                      Company; 
  (4) to sign material documents                (4) to sign material documents 
  of the board of directors                     of the board of directors 
  and other documents which                     and other documents which 
  shall be signed by the legal                  shall be signed by the legal 
  representative of the Company;                representative of the Company; 
  (5) to exercise power of                      (5) to exercise power of 
  the legal representative                      the legal representative 
  of the Company;                               of the Company; 
  (6) to exercise special disposal              (6) to exercise special disposal 
  power as to the matters of                    power as to the matters of 
  the company on the basis                      the company on the basis 
  of complying with laws and                    of complying with laws and 
  regulations and corporate                     regulations and corporate 
  interests in the situation                    interests in the situation 
  of force majeure such as                      of force majeure such as 
  the occurrence of extraordinary               the occurrence of extraordinary 
  natural disaster;                             natural disaster; 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
                           Existing Articles                              Revised Articles 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (7) to exercise other powers                  (7) to convene Chairman's 
  conferred by the                              office meeting and Listen 
                                                to reports on operation and 
                                                management of the Company 
                                                regularly or irregularly 
                                                and conduct research on related 
                                                issues; 
 board of directors. 
 
 
 
 
                                               (8) to exercise other powers 
                                                conferred by the board of 
                                                directors. 
 The vice chairman shall assist                The vice chairman shall assist 
  the chairman in performing                    the chairman in performing 
  his duties. If the chairman                   his duties. If the chairman 
  is unable or fails to perform                 is unable or fails to perform 
  his duties, such duties shall                 his duties, such duties shall 
  be performed by the vice                      be performed by the vice 
  chairman. In the event that                   chairman. In the event that 
  the vice chairman is unable                   the vice chairman is unable 
  or fails to perform his duties,               or fails to perform his duties, 
  a director shall be elected                   a director shall be elected 
  jointly by a majority of                      jointly by a majority of 
  the directors to perform                      the directors to perform 
  such duties.                                  such duties. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 11                                    Article 11 
 
  The approval authority of                     The approval authority of 
  the board of directors in                     the board of directors in 
  relation to the Company's                     relation to the decisions 
  investment projects as follows:               concerning transactions, 
  ...                                           investments and guarantees, 
                                                etc. as to the decision making 
                                                of investment programs of 
                                                the Company is as follows: 
                                                ... 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
                                               Article 13 
 
                                                The board of directors decides 
                                                the establishment of the 
                                                first-level management of 
                                                the Company. 
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 Article 30                                    Article 301 
 Principle of democracy shall                  Principle of democracy shall 
  be implemented throughout                     be implemented throughout 
  the meetings of board of                      the meetings of the board 
  directors when deciding the                   of directors when deciding 
  resolutions. Opinions of                      the resolutions. Opinions 
  each director shall be respected.             of each director shall be 
                                                respected. The secretary 
                                                of the discipline inspection 
                                                committee shall attend the 
                                                meetings of the board of 
                                                directors and the meetings 
                                                of board committees with 
                                                no right to vote. 
                                              -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 

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