FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of September, 2008
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F T Form 40-F
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)
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China
Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
Building
C, No. 156, Fuxingmennei Avenue
Xicheng
District
Beijing,
100031 PRC
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This
Form 6-K consists of：
an
announcement on the issue of corporate bonds by a wholly-owned subsidiary of
China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (the“Registrant”), made by the
Registrant on September 1, 2008.
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SIGNATURE
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 under-signed, thereunto duly
authorized.
CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG
KONG) LIMITED
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By
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/s/
Huo
Haifeng
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By
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/s/
Mok
Kam Wan
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Name:
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Huo
Haifeng and Mok Kam Wan
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Title:
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Joint
Company
Secretaries
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Date:
September 1, 2008
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CHINA
NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED
(Incorporated in Hong
Kong with limited liability)
(Stock
Code: 0906)
Issue
of Corporate Bonds
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China
Netcom (Group) Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Netcom
Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Company”), will launch the
issue of corporate bonds of an aggregate principal amount of RMB5 billion
on 3 September 2008. A public announcement in relation to the
issue of the Corporate Bonds is published
today.
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China
Netcom (Group) Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
obtained approval on 29 August 2008 from the relevant authorities of the
People’s Republic of China for the issue of corporate bonds of an aggregate
principal amount of RMB5 billion (the “Corporate Bonds”). A public
announcement in relation to the issue of the Corporate Bonds for the year 2008
is published today. The documents related to the issue of the Corporate Bonds
have been published on the website of Chinabond.com.cn at http://www.chinabond.com.cn.
On
3 September 2008, China Netcom (Group) Company Limited will launch the issue of
the Corporate Bonds for the year 2008. The issue will be completed on 5
September 2008. The final coupon rate will be announced separately upon
completion of the issue.
The
principal terms of the Corporate Bonds are as follows:
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Maturity
period:
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5
years
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Aggregate
principal amount:
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RMB5
billion
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Interest
calculation date:
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Interest
will accrue from 3 September 2008, being the first day of issue of the
Corporate Bonds. Interest will accrue from 3 September of each year during
the term of the Corporate Bonds for the purpose of calculating the
interest payable in such year.
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Payment
of interest and principal:
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Interest
will be payable annually, and principal will be repaid upon maturity
together with the interest payable for the last period.
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Guarantee:
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The
Corporate Bonds will be wholly and irrevocably guaranteed by State Grid
Corporation of China.
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Credit
rating of the Corporate Bonds:
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According
to the integrated evaluation of China Chengxin International Credit Rating
Co., Ltd., the credit rating of the issuer is AAA and the credit rating of
the Corporate Bonds is AAA.
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By
order of the Board
CHINA NETCOM GROUP
CORPORATION
(HONG
KONG) LIMITED
Zuo
Xunsheng
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
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Hong
Kong, 1 September 2008
As
at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company
comprises Mr. Zuo Xunsheng, Ms. Li Jianguo and Mr. Li Fushen as executive
directors, Mr. Yan Yixun, Mr. Cesareo Alierta Izuel and Mr. José María
Álvarez-Pallete as non-executive directors, and Mr. John Lawson Thornton, Dr.
Qian Yingyi, Mr. Hou Ziqiang and Mr. Timpson Chung Shui Ming as independent
non-executive directors.