TCL Communication Commences the Operation of New Global

For Immediate Release TCL Communication Commences the Operation of New Global Manufacturing Facility in Huizhou Celebrates the 300 Millionth handset — the Flagship Device, HERO ***** Taking Production Efficiency and Production Capacity to the Next Level (HONG KONG, 29 September 2013) - TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (“TCL Communication”, together with its subsidiaries referred to as the “Group”; HKSE stock code: 02618) announced its new global manufacturing facility (the “Manufacturing Facility”) has commenced its operation on 28 September, 2013, and celebrates the 300-millionth handset – the flagship device, HERO. In 2011, TCL Communication started preparation for the construction of a “Global Manufacturing Facility”. This Manufacturing Facility, located in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, occupies a site area of 120,000 square meters, which is larger than the old facility for over 30% in terms of site area. The construction project is divided into three phases. The phase one and phase two comprise a 3-storey manufacturing block and a 3-storey dining hall complex that accommodate up to a total of 3,000 seats. Phase three consists of a 6-storey building for office and R&D use. Phase one has already commenced operation. The construction of phase two will be completed in June 2014. The new Manufacturing Facility is home to a rich resource pool of world-class production facilities and product testing instruments, including 30 high-speed Surface Mounted Technology (“SMT”) production lines from Siemens and Philips, over 700 Agilent machines and Rohde & Schwarz RF integrated testers, and a batch of advanced product quality testing equipment including Solder Paste Inspection (“SPI”), Automatic Optic Inspection (“AOI”) and X-Ray, etc., as well as a large fleet of advanced experiment-use and product testing equipment, including Fully Type Approval (“FTA”) and CDMA Development Group (“CDG”) testing systems. The Group has accumulated over years of experiences in testing of handsets and manufacturing technical capabilities on a wide array of different communication technology platforms including MediaTek and Qualcomm. The commencement of commercial production of the Manufacturing Facility enables the Group to streamline the production process flow, and further improves its production efficiency and capacity in order to meet the huge market demand for TCL products. The Group expects the maximum production capacity will reach 120 million units upon completion of the Manufacturing Facility, representing a two-fold increase from the current annual production capacity of 65 million units. The Manufacturing Facility will become the largest single-location mobile handset factory in China, with production capacity, technology, automation and product quality and other aspects reaching world-class standards. As one of the world leaders in telecommunications products, The Group established the longest- serving mobile handset production facility in China with the largest volume of output for exports. The two brands of TCL Communication - TCL and ALCATEL ONE TOUCH are tapping into opportunities from the age of mobile Internet. The Group is under sustainable high-speed development, and is committed to expanding the world’s smart handset market segment. In the first eight months, the Group (including “TCL” and “ALCATEL ONETOUCH”) has recorded global sales of over 30 million units, up 21% year on year. The Group’s smart handset shipments topped 8 million units during the same eight-month period, up 131% year on year. Page 1 Photo: The management of TCL Communication and guests celebrated the 300-millionth handset – the flagship device, HERO. The establishment of the Manufacturing Facility will greatly enhance the Group's competitiveness in the global telecommunications industry. Dr. George Guo, Chief Executive Officer of TCL Communication, said: “The commencement of Manufacturing Facility operation not only helps us meet the huge market demand for the smart handsets, but also marks a remarkable step in upgrading our products and strengthens of the core competence of TCL Communication in the global telecommunications market. We believe that the Manufacturing Facility will elevate the Group’s position in the market, and its long-term goal of becoming a top-five handset brand in the world. ” In September, TCL Communication launched a series of exciting new models of smart handsets at IFA 2013, the world‘s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, in Berlin. The newly launched models include the versatile HERO, the flagship product IDOL ALPHA, IDOL MINI, IDOL S which is TCL’s first 4G LTE phone, and four models of brand new android phones under the POP series. These new models will be launched commercially in the second half of 2013. HERO, the new flagship model that is equipped with a powerful Quad Core 1.5 GHz processor, a 13-megapixel camera and 6” HD IPS screen ranked the 3rd in BestBuy Android phone list, by the renowned world technology publication, T3. －End－ Page 2 About TCL Communication TCL Communication (stock code: 02618.HK), together with its subsidiaries, design, manufacture and market an expanding portfolio of mobile and internet products worldwide under two key brands - TCL and ALCATEL ONE TOUCH. The Group’s portfolio of products is currently sold in the PRC and over 160 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. TCL Communication operates its highly efficient manufacturing plant and R&D centres in various provinces of the PRC with headquarters in Shenzhen, China. It employs over 11,000 people in China, Hong Kong and overseas. TCL Communication is one of the few companies in Hong Kong or China who owns 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G and 4G patented technologies in the world, has excellent tradition of research and development and able to provide solutions to GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and LTE independently. For more information, please visit its website at http://tclcom.tcl.com. For further information, please contact: iPR Ogilvy Ltd. Karl Cheung / Venus Wong Tel: (852) 3920 7639 / 3920 7651 Fax: (852) 3170 6606 Email: [email protected] Page 3 .

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