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Cable and Wireless plc (CWplc) and

British Telecommunications plc (BT)

Annex B

CWplc (through Telco) is the principal party behind the CTHK bid whereas BT is behind the HCV bid.

CWplc

is the ultimate parent company of both Cable and Wireless (HK) Ltd. (CWHK) and the Hong Kong Telephone Co. Ltd.

(Telco).

Company profiles

Cable & Wireless plc

(a)

Shareholding: 100% privately owned; shares

are traded on the Tokyo and Hong Kong as well as London

exchanges.

(b)

Turnover

: L907m. in 1985/86.

(c) Ownership of subsidiaries :

(i)

UK Mercury Communications Limited

(100%)

(ii)

Hong Kong :

Cable & Wireless Hong Kong (80%)

: Hong Kong Telephone Co.

(57.6% plus 22% through

Cable & Wireless Far East

CTHK)

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