China Communications Services : Proposed Change of Auditors

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中國通信服務股份有限公司

CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED

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

（Stock Code：552）

PROPOSED CHANGE OF AUDITORS

This announcement is made by China Communications Services Corporation Limited (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 13.51(4) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The Company announces that pursuant to the relevant regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council in respect of the restrictions on the term of years of audit services that an accounting firm can provide, the service terms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP will expire soon. They will retire as the international auditor and domestic auditor of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the forthcoming 2020 annual general meeting of the Company (the "AGM") and will not be re-appointed. The board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), as recommended by the audit committee of the Company (the "Audit Committee"), has resolved to propose to the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") at the AGM to approve the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the Company's international auditor and domestic auditor respectively for the year ending 31 December 2021 and to authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP have confirmed in writing that there are no matters in relation to their retirement which should be brought to the attention of the Shareholders. Neither the Board nor the Audit Committee is aware of any matters in relation to the proposed change of auditors that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders. The Board and the Audit Committee have also confirmed that there are no disagreement or outstanding matters between the Company and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP.

The proposed appointment of auditors is subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the forthcoming AGM. A circular containing, among other things, the information in relation to the proposed appointment of auditors, together with the notice of AGM, will be dispatched to the Shareholders in due course.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP for their high quality services to the Company during the past years.

By Order of the Board

China Communications Services Corporation Limited

Chung Wai Cheung, Terence

Company Secretary

Beijing, PRC

29 March 2021

As at the date of this announcement, our executive directors are Mr. Zhang Zhiyong, Mr. Huang Xiaoqing and Ms. Zhang Xu, our non-executive directors are Mr. Gao Tongqing and Mr. Mai Yanzhou, and our independent non-executive directors are Mr. Siu Wai Keung, Francis, Mr. Lv Tingjie, Mr. Wu Taishi and Mr. Liu Linfei.