09:40     HUTCH TELECOM<02332> & HGC HOLDINGS<00757>-Ann. & Resumed-17        

    20% of the issued share capital of Hutchison 3G UK Holdings               
    Limited                                                                   
                                                                              
    "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities             
    on the Stock Exchange                                                     
                                                                              
    "Option"        an option to subscribe for HGCH Shares pursuant to the    
    HGCH Share Option Scheme                                                  
                                                                              
    "Outstanding HGCH       112,900,000 Options granted pursuant to the       
    HGCH Share Option Scheme and outstanding                                  
      Share Options"        as at the Announcement Date                       
                                                                              
    "PRC"   the People's Republic of China                                    
                                                                              
    "Proposal"      the proposal for privatisation of HGCH by HTIL by         
    way of the Scheme                                                         
                                                                              
    "Record Date"   record date for determining entitlements under            
    the Scheme                                                                
                                                                              
    "Relevant Authorities"  appropriate governments and/or                    
    governmental bodies, regulatory bodies, courts or institutions            
                                                                              
    "Scheme"        a scheme of arrangement under Section 99 of the           
    Companies Act involving the cancellation of all the Scheme Shares         
                                                                              
    "Scheme Document"       the document to be despatched to the HGCH         
    Shareholders containing details of the Scheme                             
                                                                              
    "Scheme Share(s)"       HGCH Share(s) held by the Scheme                  
    Shareholders                                                              
                                                                              
    "Scheme Shareholder(s)" HGCH Shareholder(s) whose name(s)                 
    appear on HGCH's register of shareholders on the Record Date              
    other than the HTIL Group                                                 
                                                                              
    "SFO"   the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the          
    Laws of Hong Kong)                                                        
                                                                              
    "Share Alternative"     the share alternative under the Proposal,         
    being 2 HTIL Shares for every 21 HGCH Shares                              
                                                                              
    "Stock Exchange"        The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited           
                                                                              
    "subsidiary"    has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing          
    Rules                                                                     
                                                                              
    "Takeovers Code"        the Code on Takeovers and Mergers                 
                                                                              
    "HK$"   Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong               
                                                                              
    "GBP"    the lawful currency of Great Britain for the time being          
                                                                              
    "%"     per cent.                                                         
                                                                              
            By Order of the Board   By Order of the Board                     
            Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited                
            Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited                  
            Edith Shih      Edith Shih                                        
            Company Secretary       Company Secretary                         
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 3 May 2005                                                     
                                                                              
    The HTIL Directors jointly and severally accept full                      
    responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained              
    in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable              
    enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions                  
    expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due             
    and careful consideration and there are no other facts not                
    contained in this