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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS (These overseas regulatory announcements are issued pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) The following announcements are released by CITIC Envirotech Ltd. (a subsidiary of CITIC Limited) to Singapore Exchange Limited on 24 April 2017:- 1. CITIC Envirotech won bid for a RMB 204 million PPP Project in Xinji City, Hebei Province, China; and 2. CITIC Envirotech won bid for a RMB 230 million Water Recycling Project in Changyi City, Shandong Province, China. Hong Kong, 24 April 2017 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Chang Zhenming (Chairman), Mr Wang Jiong, Ms Li Qingping and Mr Pu Jian; the non-executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Yang Jinming, Mr Liu Yeqiao, Mr Song Kangle, Ms Yan Shuqin, Mr Liu Zhongyuan and Mr Yang Xiaoping; and the independent non-executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Francis Siu Wai Keung, Dr Xu Jinwu, Mr Anthony Francis Neoh, Ms Lee Boo Jin, Mr Noriharu Fujita and Mr Paul Chow Man Yiu. CITIC ENVIROTECH LTD (Company Registration Number: 200306466G) ============================================================ CITIC ENVIROTECH WON BID FOR A RMB 204 MILLION PPP PROJECT IN XINJI CITY, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA ____________________________________________________________________ The Board of Directors (“Board”) of CITIC Envirotech Ltd (“CEL”, “Group” or “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Group was awarded a Public-Private-Partnership (“PPP”) project in Xinji City, Hebei Province, China. The PPP project involves an investment of RMB 204 million into a 100,000 m3/day Transfer-Operate-Transfer (“TOT”) cum Build- Operate-Transfer (“BOT”) wastewater treatment plant. Xinji is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, in northern China. It has a population of approximately 620,000 people and a GDP of RMB 36 billion. Xinji is China’s largest fur and leather distribution center and is one of the top 10 cities in Hebei. Currently the Xinji City government is operating Phase 1 of the wastewater treatment plant with design capacity of 66,000 m3/day, treating both municipal and industrial wastewater. The government called for a tender under the PPP model to undertake the investment and operation of the existing 66,000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant as well as design, construct and operate Phase 2 of the project involving a 34,000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant. CEL won the tender and was awarded the project. CEL and the local county government will set up a 90%:10% joint venture company respectively, with a total investment value of RMB 204 million and a registered capital of RMB 80 million to undertake the project. Construction of the BOT project will commence in July 2017 and is scheduled to be completed by March 2018. The project comes with minimum offtake from the local government and a service concession of 30 years. The capital injection of the above project is funded from the proceeds of the last issuance of the Perpetual Capital Securities. The above investment has no material effect on the net tangible assets per share or earnings per share of the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2017. None of the directors or controlling shareholders of the Company has an interest, direct or indirect in the above investment. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Lotus Isabella Lim Mei Hua Company Secretary 24 April 2017 CITIC ENVIROTECH LTD (Company Registration Number: 200306466G) ============================================================ CITIC ENVIROTECH WON BID FOR A RMB 230 MILLION WATER RECYCLING PROJECT IN CHANGYI CITY, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA ____________________________________________________________________ The Board of Directors (“Board”) of CITIC Envirotech Ltd (“CEL”, “Group” or “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Group was awarded a RMB 230 million Build-Operate- Transfer (“BOT”) water recycling project in Changyi City, Shandong Province. The 90,000 m3/day BOT water recycling plant will recycle treated wastewater generated from the Changyi North wastewater treatment plants which are currently owned by other parties, and supply recycled water to two chemical and textile industrial parks, namely, Liu Tuan Industrial Park and Long Chi Industrial Park Changyi is a county-level city of Weifang in the north west of Shandong province. The city occupies a land area of 1,627 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 600,000 and a GDP of RMB 37 billion. The economy of Changyi is heavily industrialized and it is strong in petrochemical, salt, chemical, machinery, manufacturing and food processing industries. Changyi is also well known for its textile industry and it has more than 2,500 textile factories with an annual spinning capacity of 1.8 million meters, weaving capacity of 3.5 billion meters, and dyeing cum printing capacity of 2.1 billion meters. Phase 1 of the construction of the 30,000 m3/day recycling plant will commence immediately and is expected to be completed by October 2017. The recycled water will be treated to higher water quality using our membrane technology. The project has a concession period of 30 years. CEL had made good headway and established a strong foothold in Changyi City having invested in 3 wastewater treatment plants with a total capacity of 120,000 m3/day, a water supply plant with a design capacity of 40,000 m3/day and a sludge treatment plant with a design capacity of 700 tons/day. The addition of the 90,000 m3/day water recycling plant will further propel the company to capture more market share in the region. The capital injection of the above project is funded from the proceeds of the last issuance of the Perpetual Capital Securities. The above investment has no material effect on the net tangible assets per share or earnings per share of the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2017. None of the directors or controlling shareholders of the Company has an interest, direct or indirect in the above investment. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Lotus Isabella Lim Mei Hua Company Secretary 24 April 2017 .