China Netcom Files Form 20-F

Business Wire, July 25, 2008

HONG KONG -- China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited ("China Netcom" or the "Company") (HKSE: 0906; NYSE: CN), a leading broadband and fixed-line communications operator in China, has filed its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2007 on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

China Netcom has posted its 2007 Annual Report on its website, which can be accessed electronically at www.china-netcom.com. The Form 20-F can also be accessed electronically at SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Upon request, the Company will also deliver free of charge within a reasonable time a hard copy of its 2007 Annual Report, including its complete audited financial statements. To request a hard copy, please contact Ms Qin Shaojuan, Deputy Manager of China Netcom's Investor Relations Department, by telephone at 86 (10) 66258712, by e-mail at ir@cnc.cn, or write a request to China Netcom Mansion, No.21, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100140, People's Republic of China Re: 2007 Annual Report.

About China Netcom

China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited is a leading broadband and fixed-line communications operator in China. Its service region consists of Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Hebei Province, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Shanxi Province. The Company provides fixed-line voice services, value-added services, broadband and other internet-related services, information and communications technology (ICT) services, business & data communications services and advertising and media business.