SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

75/F, The Center,
99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F þ		Form 40-F o

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o.)

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): þ.)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes o		No þ

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-____.)

 

 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
	1			Announcement in connection with (i) Increase in Shareholding Interest in the Company by Telefónica and Investment by the Company in Telefónica and (ii) Strategic Alliance Between the Company and Telefónica.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements relating to the Company’s plans and strategies, including the mutual investment by the Company and Telefónica S.A. in each other and the Company’s strategic alliance with Telefónica S.A., the Company’s plans and expectations for network development, including those in connection with the build-out and expansion of third generation mobile telecommunications, or 3G, digital cellular business and network infrastructure, and the Company’s future business conditions.

The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “intend”, “may”, “seek”, “will” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of the Company’s future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation:

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changes in the regulatory regime and policies for the PRC telecommunications industry, including changes in the structure or functions of the primary industry regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or the MIIT (which has assumed the regulatory functions of the former Ministry of Information Industry), or changes in the regulatory policies of the MIIT, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and other relevant government authorities of the PRC;

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results of the ongoing restructuring of the PRC telecommunications industry;

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changes in the PRC telecommunications industry resulting from the issuance of 3G licenses by the central government of the PRC;

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effects of tariff reduction and other policy initiatives from the relevant PRC government authorities;

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changes in telecommunications and related technologies and applications based on such technologies;

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the level of demand for telecommunications services;

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competitive forces from more liberalized markets and the Company’s ability to retain market share in the face of competition from existing telecommunications companies and potential new market entrants;

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effects of competition on the demand and price of the Company’s telecommunications services;

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the availability, terms and deployment of capital and the impact of regulatory and competitive developments on capital outlays;

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effects of the Company’s restructuring and integration following the completion of the Company’s merger with China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited;

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effects of the Company’s proposed adjustments in the Company’s business strategies relating to the personal handyphone system, or PHS, business;

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effects of the Company’s acquisition from the Company’s parent companies of certain telecommunications business and assets, including the fixed-line business in 21 provinces in southern China, in January 2009;

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changes in the assumptions upon which the Company have prepared its projected financial information and capital expenditure plans;

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changes in the political, economic, legal and social conditions in the PRC, including the PRC Government’s policies and initiatives with respect to economic development in light of the current global economic downturn, foreign exchange policies, foreign investment activities and policies, entry by foreign companies into the PRC telecommunications market and structural changes in the PRC telecommunications industry; and

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the potential continued slowdown of economic activities inside and outside the PRC.

Please also see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 20-F, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
	1			Announcement in connection with (i) Increase in Shareholding Interest in the Company by Telefónica and Investment by the Company in Telefónica and (ii) Strategic Alliance Between the Company and Telefónica.