24071 (China Unicom_CSR) 2020 Eng \ 31/05/2021 \ M22 \ P.16 CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2020 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT CORPORATE POVERTY 16 ALLEVIATION Winning the battle of targeted poverty alleviation and promoting high-quality life The year of 2020 was the year of deciding victory in the fight against poverty. The mission of winning the fight against poverty on schedule and building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects has been the aspiration of the Chinese nation for thousands of years and an achievement benefiting hundreds of millions of people. China Unicom kept its mission firmly in mind and took its responsibility in a down-to-earth way with full strength to concentrate efforts on winning the battle of poverty alleviation under a paradigm of “unified leadership, professional implementation, integration of departments and regions and overall coordination”. With new changes taking place in more and more villages, China Unicom has embarked on a new journey by consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation to help rural areas navigate towards high-quality development and common prosperity. 24071 (China Unicom_CSR) 2020 Eng \ 31/05/2021 \ M22 \ P.17 CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2020 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT CORPORATE — China Unicom Poverty Alleviation Conference — Realising the Chinese Dream by Further Taking United Actions was held. General managers of 31 provincial subsidiaries carried Formulated the 13th Five The targeted poverty the Group clearly pledged to help out live broadcast Year Plan of China alleviation budget of the industry development of The Group’s poverty alleviation office held a system-wide marketing activities Unicom’s Targeted Poverty provincial companies targeted poverty alleviation counties poverty alleviation conference in Ceheng County, Guizhou to help solve the Alleviation and Dedicated was incorporated into for the first time, establishing an aid Province to comprehensively implement the poverty problem of slow A Conference with the theme of “Fighting against Tibet Aid, and put forward the overall budget of goal of “one product for one industry China Unicom held the “Forum on Fighting Against alleviation work under the overall poverty alleviation plan. Poverty — Connecting All on the Path of Poverty sales of agricultural Poverty by Connecting Forces” was held. targeted poverty the Group for in one county”. Convened the 2018 Alleviation” at the headquarters. products in alleviation objectives and China Unicom Issued the Poverty Alleviation Work centralised annual poverty China Unicom provincial impoverished areas assistance measures Targeted Poverty Assessment Method of China management. Publicity and promotion alleviation work branches signed the caused by the during the 13th Five Year Alleviation Unicom’s Provincial Branches in activities of agricultural Commenced the formulation of the conference of China Letter of Responsibility in pandemic. The total Plan period. Information 2018. Poverty alleviation work was products in targeted poverty 14th Five Year Plan for the Group’s Unicom, at which Mr. Fighting Against Poverty. alleviation counties were held sales exceeded Management included into the assessment Targeted Aid Areas. Wang Xiaochu, Chairman 17 in China Unicom’s annual work RMB65 million on Platform went into management for the first time. of the Company, conference and staff that day. operation. delivered an important representative assembly. speech. A work report China Unicom Targeted China Unicom’s first exhibition of Set up China Unicom Poverty Alleviation and The Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the charity advertisement China Unicom’s Targeted Poverty Dedicated Tibet Aid Development of Poverty-alleviation Teams was for poverty alleviation assistance in Alleviation and Dedicated Leadership Group was issued, clearly putting forward seven measures was broadcast on Due to the pandemic, fighting against Branches in Hebei, Tibet Aid Leadership reorganised as China China Unicom’s Poverty of strict control with care for poverty-alleviation multiple channels of the Company poverty, with the Guizhou, Group, and specified the Unicom Poverty Alleviation Publicity and officers. CCTV. communicated with theme of “uniting Heilongjiang and organisational unit for the Alleviation and Material Use Guyuan County via the power of Tibet were named daily work of poverty Dedicated Tibet Aid Management Measures video conferences to Unicom to build a “Advanced Unit in alleviation. Leadership Group. The was issued to show concern and moderately Fighting Against number of member standardise and Issued the Opinions on inquire about the affluent society in 53 poverty-alleviation cadres were Poverty”. office units was promote poverty Further Strengthening “Connecting All on the impact of the all aspects”, was named “China Unicom’s excellent expanded to 16. alleviation publicity the Group's Targeted Path of Poverty work. pandemic, and carry launched online poverty-alleviation cadre”. Poverty Alleviation, and Alleviation” — a out communication and offline established the main collection of cases with and study on poverty simultaneously. responsibility of the poverty alleviation alleviation work. Chairman Wang Xiaochu published a signed article in China Poverty provincial branch where China Unicom invited more than 40 stories and experiences Alleviation Magazine titled “Creating a Breakthrough in Poverty Alleviation targeted poverty China Unicom Poverty Alleviation Pavilion on JD.com China Unicom’s poverty alleviation representatives from impoverished counties was published. with the Edges of China Unicom”. alleviation counties went online. “China Unicom Poverty Alleviation publicity website formally went online. under the Targeted Poverty Alleviation and are located. Pavilion” was listed on China Social Poverty Alleviation Network. China Unicom Consumption Dedicated Tibet Aid programme to attend the Poverty Alleviation Platform went into operation. “2019 Shanghai 5G Innovative Development Note: Unless otherwise specified, the content in this page reflects the poverty Summit”. alleviation work since 2016. CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING POVERTY ALLEVIATION China Unicom focused on acute livelihood problems in impoverished areas, and leveraged the endowed resources of poverty alleviation sites to promote industry development through poverty-alleviation consumption. We determined aid projects based on market demand, promoted poverty-alleviation employment through aid projects, expanded social influence through brand building, and helped create high-quality poverty-alleviation products, forming a sustainable poverty- alleviation model. We developed a “one product for one industry in one county” programme to help poor areas get rid of poverty. • In the past five years, the Company provided poverty aid to a total of 1,959 villages in 1,255 counties, implemented more than 3,000 poverty-alleviation projects, dispatched more than 3,100 poverty-alleviation officers and lifted more than 316,000 people out of poverty. • Carried out poverty-alleviation consumption campaigns, helped build brands and create high-quality products. Carried out live broadcast marketing to overcome the adverse impact of the pandemic. Helped poor areas sell more than RMB65 million of poverty-alleviation products during the SOE Open Day on 17 May. • Aiming at “Two Worry-Free, Three Safeguards” in Geji county, allocated RMB52.71 million in Tibet aid funding to implement a number of projects such as the relocation of Fukang community, the upgrade of residential water supply and heating and the upgrade of education informatisation, etc. These projects safeguarded housing security for the poor, drinking water hygiene and compulsory education for poor students, and were widely praised by the government of Geji county and local people. • Focusing on fighting poverty and building the culture of willing commitment of large state-owned enterprises, the Company comprehensively leveraged technologies like 5G, online 3D panorama, the Internet of things, etc. to carry out a series of publicity activities under the theme of “fight poverty by connecting forces”. The activities comprised rich content and diverse formats, promoted the spirit of poverty alleviation and created a cultural atmosphere for poverty alleviation. 24071 (China Unicom_CSR) 2020 Eng \ 31/05/2021 \ M22 \ P.18 CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2020 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT CORPORATE — China Unicom Poverty Alleviation Conference — Realising the Chinese Dream by Further Taking United Actions was held. General managers of 31 provincial subsidiaries carried Formulated the 13th Five The targeted poverty the Group clearly pledged to help out live broadcast Year Plan of China alleviation budget of the industry development of The Group’s poverty alleviation office held a system-wide marketing activities Unicom’s Targeted Poverty provincial companies targeted poverty alleviation counties poverty alleviation conference in Ceheng County, Guizhou to help solve the Alleviation and Dedicated was incorporated into for the first time, establishing an aid Province to comprehensively implement the poverty problem of slow A Conference with the theme of “Fighting against Tibet Aid, and put forward the overall budget of goal of “one product for one industry China Unicom held the “Forum on Fighting Against alleviation work under the overall poverty alleviation plan. Poverty