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Quam Securities

Since its inception in 1986, Quam Securities Limited (Quam Securities) has grown to become one of the few mid-tier securities brokerages in Hong Kong with global execution capabilities for both private and institutional clients. It boasts a well-established network in Greater China including Taiwan and in major world markets through the Global Alliance Partners (GAP). Quam Securities is well-positioned not only to harness and drive business within the China Tonghai International Financial Limited but also between China and the world markets.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>MIIT recently released Aug operating data for the telecoms industry in China. On items related to revenues, MIIT reported on YTD basis and, for 8M22, telecoms industry revenue grew 8.2% y/y, which slowed marginally from 8.3% for 7M22.</li><li>Mobile data traffic revenue, which is the single biggest item and accounted for 40.9% of total industry revenue in 8M22, edged up 0.5% y/y.</li><li>Revenue of new businesses, which include IPTV, IDC, big data, cloud and IoT, continued to be the star performer with YTD y/y growth of 34.1%.</li></ul>

MIIT recently released Aug operating data for the telecoms industry in China. On items related to revenues, MIIT reported on YTD basis and, for 8M22, telecoms industry revenue grew 8.2% y/y, which slowed marginally from 8.3% for 7M22.Mobile data traffic revenue, which is the single biggest item and accounted for 40.9% of total industry revenue in 8M22, edged up 0.5% y/y.Revenue of new businesses, which include IPTV, IDC, big data, cloud and IoT, continued to be the star performer with YTD y/y growth of 34.1%.

Tactical Trade Ideas – Telecoms-A Small Step in Revenue Growth, a Giant Leap in Sentiment

<ul><li>We initiate coverage on the three Chinese telcos following their impressive 1H22 results.</li><li>We rate all three as BUYs with China Unicom (762 HK, BUY) and China Telecom (728 HK, BUY) as our top picks.</li><li>Despite their outperformance YTD, all three are still attractive in PE valuation with a range of 5.6-7.5x FY23 earnings and div yld of 9.5- 9.9%.</li></ul>

We initiate coverage on the three Chinese telcos following their impressive 1H22 results.We rate all three as BUYs with China Unicom (762 HK, BUY) and China Telecom (728 HK, BUY) as our top picks.Despite their outperformance YTD, all three are still attractive in PE valuation with a range of 5.6-7.5x FY23 earnings and div yld of 9.5- 9.9%.

TMT – Chinese Telcos - Growth Momentum Sustained

China

China Telecom Corporation Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides wireline telephone, data, and Internet, as well as leased line services in China.

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