09:39     HUTCH TELECOM<02332> - Announcement (2)                             

                                                                              
    Shareholders so as to enable the discloseable transaction                 
    circular to incorporate or make reference to information in the           
    Scheme Document and to ensure consistency of information to be            
    contained in the two documents, an application has been made              
    to the Stock Exchange for an extension of time for the despatch           
    of the discloseable transaction circular to the HTIL                      
    Shareholders until the time limit for despatch of the Scheme              
    Document under the Takeovers Code. The time limit for despatch            
    of the Scheme Document under the Takeovers Code is currently              
    7 June 2005. That time limit may be extended in accordance with           
    the Takeovers Code.                                                       
                                                                              
    GENERAL                                                                   
                                                                              
    Shareholders and/or potential investors in HGCH and HTIL should           
    be aware that the making of the Proposal and the implementation           
    of the Proposal are subject to the conditions set out in the              
    Announcement being fulfilled or waived, as applicable, and thus           
    the Proposal may or may not become effective. They are advised            
    to exercise caution when dealing in the HGCH Shares and the HTIL          
    securities.                                                               
                                                                              
    HTIL DIRECTORS                                                            
                                                                              
    As at the date of this announcement, the HTIL Directors are:              
    Mr. Dennis Pok Man LUI, Mr. Tim PENNINGTON, Mr. CHAN Ting Yu              
    and Mr. WOO Chiu Man, Cliff (HTIL Executive Directors); Mr. FOK           
    Kin-ning, Canning (Chairman), Mrs. CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan and            
    Mr. Frank John SIXT (HTIL Non-Executive Directors); and Mr. KWAN          
    Kai Cheong, Mr. John W. STANTON and Mr. Kevin WESTLEY (HTIL               
    Independent Non-Executive Directors).                                     
                                                                              
    By Order of the Board                                                     
                                                                              
    Edith Shih                                                                
    Company Secretary                                                         
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 25 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 announcement, the omission of which would make          
    any statement in this announcement misleading.