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中國國際航空股份有限公司
AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Air China Limited (the "Company") announces that, according to the requirements of regulatory authorities and the operational needs of the Company, the board of directors of the Company has resolved on 30 August 2018 to propose to amend the Company's scope of business and the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association").
The following corresponding amendments are proposed to be made to Article 13 of the Articles of Association:
Existing article |
Amended article (Proposed amendments being underlined) |
Article 13 The Company's scope of business |
Article 13 The Company's scope of business |
shall be consistent with and subject to the scope |
shall be consistent with and subject to the scope |
of business approved by the authority |
of business approved by the authority |
responsible for the registration of the Company. |
responsible for the registration of the Company. |
Existing article |
Amended article (Proposed amendments being underlined) |
The Company's scope of business includes: |
The Company's scope of business includes: |
International and domestic scheduled and |
International and domestic scheduled and |
unscheduled air passenger, air cargo, mail and |
unscheduled air passenger, air cargo, mail and |
Luggage transportation; domestic and |
luggage transportation;domestic and |
International business aviation services; |
international business aviation services; |
management and administration of aircraft, |
management and administration of aircraft, |
aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul |
aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul |
services, business agency among airlines |
services, business agency among airlines |
companies; and ground services, air express |
companies; and ground services, air express |
service (other than mails and objects of the |
service (other than mails and objects of the |
same nature as mails) related to the main |
same nature as mails) related to the main |
business; onboard duty free items, retail of |
business; onboard duty free items, retail of |
goods onboard and underwriting the aviation |
goods onboard and underwriting the aviation |
accident insurance; hotel, catering services and |
accident insurance; hotel, catering services; |
hotel management; undertaking exhibitions; |
import and export businesses; and hotel |
conference services; business services; property |
management;undertaking exhibitions; |
management; design, production, agency and |
conference services; business services; property |
publish of advertisement; technology training; |
management; design, production, agency and |
lease of self-owned property; lease of aircraft, |
publish of advertisement; technology training; |
engines and aged mechanical parts; sale of |
lease of self-owned property; lease of aircraft, |
consumer products, handicrafts, souvenirs; |
engines and aged mechanical parts; sale of |
import and export businesses. (The projects, |
consumer products, handicrafts, souvenirs; |
which are subject to approval in accordance |
import and export businesses. (The projects, |
with the laws, shall be operated only after |
which are subject to approval in accordance |
receiving approval from relevant administrative |
with the laws, shall be operated only after |
authorities.) |
receiving approval from relevant administrative authorities.) rental of machinery and equipment; |
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accommodation; catering services; sales of |
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Handicrafts and souvenirs; wholesale of |
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agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and |
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fishery products, wholesale of food, beverages |
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and tobacco products, wholesale of textiles, |
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clothing and household goods, wholesale of |
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culture, sporting goods and equipment, |
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Wholesale of mineral products, building |
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materials and chemical products, wholesale of |
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Machinery and equipment, hardware and |
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electronic products, general retail, special retail |
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of food, beverage and tobacco products, special |
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retail of textiles, clothing and daily necessities, |
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special retail of cultural and sporting goods and |
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equipment, sales of automobiles, motorcycles, |
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spare parts and fuels and other types of energy |
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resources, special retail of household appliances |
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and electronics, special retail of hardware, |
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furniture and interior decoration materials, and |
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Internet retailing.(Catering services, |
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accommodation and other projects subject to |
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approval in accordance with the law shall be |
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operated with the approval of relevant |
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authorities to the extent authorized by the |
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approval.) |
The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are prepared in the Chinese language and the English version is therefore a translation only. In the event of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Chinese version of the Articles of Association, the Chinese version shall prevail.
The above proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are subject to shareholders' approval at the general meeting of the Company by way of a special resolution. A circular containing, among others, details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.
By Order of the Board
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 30 August 2018
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Xue Yasong, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu Deheng*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company