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Hutchison Essar Heads Towards Pan-India Coverage

Hutchison Essar Receives Letter of Intent to Operate in Six New Licence Areas

HONG KONG, Nov. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hutchison

Telecommunications International Limited (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX) today

announced that its Indian subsidiary Hutchison Essar Limited has received

Letters of Intent from Department of Telecommunications ('DOT') for licences

in the six licence areas of North East, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa,

Assam, and Jammu and Kashmir.

A Letter of Intent from the DOT is its offer to issue a licence upon the

applicant's acceptance and payment of the relevant fees.

Hutchison Essar expects to launch in these licence areas during 2007.

About Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ('Hutchison Telecom'

or 'the Group') is a leading global provider of telecommunication services.

The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services

in Hong Kong, and operates or is rolling out mobile telecommunication

services in Macau, India, Israel, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and

Vietnam. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and

Israel and operates brands including "Hutch", "3" and "Orange".

Hutchison Telecom is a listed company with American Depositary Shares

quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HTX and shares listed

on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code 2332. A member of

the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Group, Hutchison Telecom is dedicated

to providing superior telecommunication services in dynamic markets. For

more information about Hutchison Telecom, see www.htil.com .

About Hutchison Essar Limited

Hutchison Essar Limited, under the brand name Hutch, operates in 16

licence areas in India and has about 20.4 million subscribers as of 30

September 2006. Over the years, it has been named the 'Best Mobile Service

in the country' and the 'Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the

Year'. This year Business World magazine recognised Hutchison Essar as

the "Most Respected Telecom Company of the Year".

Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that

are not historical facts, including statements about Hutchison

Telecommunications International Limited's ('the Company') beliefs and

expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on

current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place

undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the

date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update

publicly any of them in light of new information or future events. Forward-

looking statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

The Company cautions you that if these risks or uncertainties ever

materialise or the assumptions prove incorrect, or if a number of important

factors occur or do not occur, the Company's actual results may differ

materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking

statement. Additional information as to factors that may cause actual

results to differ materially from the Company's forward-looking statements

can be found in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission.

For enquiries, please contact:

Mickey Shiu

Corporate Communications

Hutchison Telecom

Work: +852-2128-3107

Mobile: +852-9092-8233

Email: mickeyshiu@htil.com.hk

Source: Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
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