The board of directors of China Netcom Technology Holdings Limited announced that with effect from February 29, 2012, Mr. Qi Ji has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director and member of each of the audit committee and the remuneration committee of the company. Mr. Qi, aged 24, graduated from Changchun University of Technology with a degree in Computer Network Technology. Mr. Qi has been engaged in computer software and hardware development and programming. He has extensive experience in web design, website production and management.