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EXHIBIT 14

AVERAGE NUMBER OF MONTHS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF NEW TELECOM SERVICES

Hong Kong

UK

2-3

Japan

1

US

Singapore

10

12*

* Average of service approval time between January 1986 and May 1991

Source: Hong Kong Telecom; Interviews with Telecommunications Research Center (UK), Ministry of Posts and

Telecommunications (Japan), Singapore Telecom; McKinsey research

McKinsey & Company, Inc.

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