Hutchison Whampoa Limited

March 6, 2001

Orange today announced the establishment of OrangeClub, to provide its users with a greater assortment of exclusive services and privileges. All existing Orange users can automatically become OrangeClub members free of charge, to enjoy a range of highly personalized services, infotainment, as well as many other benefits. Orange users who indicate their area of interest at the website, orangehk.com and download m-coupons to their handsets stand an extra chance to win a Nokia 6210 WAP handset in addition to other grand prizes.

Enjoy highly customized benefits with the latest m-coupon service

In order to offer greater convenience to its users, OrangeClub members can look forward to enjoying the most personalized and comprehensive services anytime, anywhere. Aside from providing an integration of all customized services like Everyday Card offer, Photo Album and Download Fun, it also offers many other innovative services to Orange users, bringing more fun and excitement to enhance their daily lives.

In addition to the existing services, OrangeClub also introduces the latest m-coupon service. Depending on individual tastes and needs, members can download or receive the m-coupon in the form of a short message, which is supported by Cherrypicks' innovative mobile marketing platform, to enjoy up to 80% discount from more than 80 renowned merchants, including shopping outlets, cuisine and entertainment premises.

Reap instant benefits by downloading m-coupon from orangehk.com or Orangeworld

OrangeClub members can reap immediate benefits while downloading the m-coupon of their choice from OrangeClub's site (www.orangehk.com/orangeclub) or Orangeworld onto their handsets. By clicking on "Coupon Pool", where all m-coupon offers are listed, and then going into "My Coupon Book", from where members can download their favorite m-coupon onto their handset, they can enjoy the offers anytime. On registration, OrangeClub will send m-coupons to members according to their selected category constantly. Simply present the m-coupon stored in the handset to the merchant, members can experience the fun and convenience brought by OrangeClub's personalized services.

Set the trend for m-shopping with the personalized services

"We are very excited at the establishment of OrangeClub, which captures the hottest consumption options available in town and offers the most personalized services to satisfy individual needs of every Orange users. The mobile phone is almost a must-have item nowadays. Through OrangeClub and the m-coupon service, we hope to pave the way for m-shopping while enabling more than 1.7 million Orange users to enjoy their favorite services and benefits anytime, anywhere. OrangeClub will definitely continue to provide enhanced services, infotainment and special offers to cater for the various needs of its members," said Mr. Stephen Ngan, Deputy Managing Director and Sales & Marketing Director of Hutchison Telecom.

Win a FREE Nokia 6210 handset through registration at orangehk.com

Starting from today till 31 March 2001, members who register their interests at OrangeClub's site from the three categories including Shopping, Entertainment, as well as Food & Beverage are not only rewarded with immediate discounts from the enrolled category , but also entitled to enter into the OrangeClub lucky draw. Fabulous prizes for the lucky draw include $20,000 shopping discount at http:www.izzue.com, travel package to the Universal Studio in Los Angeles offered by Broadway Circuit, as well as free pizza for the whole year at Pizza Hut. Each m-coupon download onto the handset will give members an extra entry to the lucky draw of their chosen category. Besides, all members registering at orangehk.com stand to win a brand new Nokia 6210 handset #.

Stand to win fabulous prizes via handset registration

Orange users can also choose to register their interests through their handsets. They can either press *091 (Chinese) / *092 (English) on their keypads or make use of Orangeworld wirefree Internet service to register, in order to enjoy immediate discounts and the chance to win fabulous prizes of the selected category in the OrangeClub lucky draw. For more information, please visit www.orangehk.com.

Remarks:

	Instant benefits include up to $300 discount at http:www.izzue.com, Tuesday's special priced movie ticket at Broadway Circuit and $20 for a pizza at Pizza Hut.
#	OrangeClub will give away three Nokia 6210 WAP handsets to those who register at orangehk.com. The three winners will be drawn on 17, 24 and 31 March, 2001 respectively.

Notes to editors

• Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), is Hutchison Whampoa Group's management company for the Group's wireless communications operations in Hong Kong.

• Orange-brought to you by Hutchison Telecom

• Hutchison Telecom is the largest mobile operator in Hong Kong with a subscriber base of 1.7 million (as of Feb 2001).

• Hutchison Telecom is the first operator in Hong Kong to run three digital mobile networks simultaneously (GSM900/1800 & CDMA). The company launched the world's first commercial CDMA network in 1995 and is the first operator in Asia to introduce a dual band network in 1998.

• Orange Dual Band GSM network currently offers International Automatic Roaming Service in more than 155 destinations involving 228 networks throughout Asia, Europe, North and South Americas, the Middle East, Australia, Africa and Mainland China. Orange CDMA offers Automatic Roaming Service in over 600 cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Korea.

• Hutchison Telecom launched the first packet data mobile service in Hong Kong in August 2000. By adopting the 2.5G CDMA IS95B packet data transmission technology, the company offers mobile users the fastest data transmission in town with speeds of up to 64kbps.

• In conjunction with the launch of packet data service, Orange introduced a number of revolutionary tariff plans including the groundbreaking packet billing scheme and a series of best-value monthly service plans.

• Orangeworld delivers the richest, broadest and deepest online content. Orangeworld has teamed up with nearly 160 WAP content providers to offer wireless access to over 390 sites. The contents are categorized into 14 main service groups under a unique vertical portal design.

• For more information about Hutchison Telecom, please visit the company's website at www.orangehk.com.

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