Air China Regulatory News (AIRC)

18 Aug 2009 16:43

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AIR CHINA LIMITED

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

(Stock Code: 00753)

CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR

The employee representatives' meeting of Air China Limited (the "Company") has selected Mr. Chen Bangmao and Mr. Su Zhiyong as employee representative supervisors for the second session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company with effect from 18 August 2009. Due to job relocation of Mr. Liu Feng and the expiration of the term of office of Mr. Liu Guoqing, both of them have ceased to be the employee representative supervisors of the Company with effect from 18 August 2009. The Company would like to express sincere appreciation to Mr. Liu Feng and Mr. Liu Guoqing for their contribution as employee representative supervisors to the Company in the past.

Mr. Chen Bangmao

Mr. Chen Bangmao, aged 58, graduated from the Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C. majoring in economics and management and is a senior engineer of political work. Since 1969, Mr. Chen served in a number of positions in Beijing Administrative Bureau of Civil Aviation Administration of China such as engineman of the chief flight team and department chief. Since September 2000, Mr. Chen served as the deputy general manager and secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the in-flight service division of Air China International Corporation. Since March 2008, Mr. Chen has served as the deputy chairman of the labour union of the Company.

Mr. Su Zhiyong

Mr. Su Zhiyong, aged 47, graduated from Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C. majoring in economics and management and is an assistant engineer of political work. Since June 1989, Mr. Su served as a personnel clerk of the equipment management division of Air China International Corporation. Since November 1992, Mr. Su served as secretary of C.P.C. branch of the special vehicle team of, and deputy manager of, the vehicle maintenance centre of ground services department of Air China International Corporation. Since October 2006, he has worked as senior manager of the station operation centre of ground services department of the Company.

Save as disclosed above, neither of Mr. Chen Bangmao and Mr. Su Zhiyong has held any directorship in any other listed companies or taken up a post in any affiliated companies of the Company in the past three years, and has any relationship with any other director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company.

Neither of Mr. Chen Bangmao and Mr. Su Zhiyong has any equity interest in the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). There is no information to be disclosed on items from (h) to (v) in Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules. No other matter needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company in respect of the Company and its directors and supervisors of the Company.

Neither of Mr. Chen Bangmao and Mr. Su Zhiyong will receive any emolument for serving as a supervisor of the Company. The term of their office is no more than three years, which shall commence on 18 August 2009 and shall end upon the third session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company being elected.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Huang Bin Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 18 August 2009

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are Mr. Kong Dong, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Wang Shixiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Christopher Dale Pratt, Mr. Chen Nan Lok, Philip, Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Hu Hung Lick, Henry*, Mr. Zhang Ke*, Mr. Jia Kang* and Mr. Fu Yang*.

* Independent non-executive Directors of the Company