China Southern Airlines Inaugurates New Community Service Program; Airline to Assist Children of Unemployed Workers in Tianjin/Henan.

Business/Travel/Lifestyle Editors

BEIJING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH)(HKSE:1055) (http://www.cs-air.com/en), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, has inaugurated a new community service program to aid children of unemployed workers in Henan Province and Tianjin.

China Southern Airlines, in alliance with China's Care For The Next Generation Working Committee, will be actively sponsoring children of laid-off workers to study in school and will initiate a series of nationwide "Sunny Children" activities including free schoolbags and other educational supplies.

The announcement was made here in Beijing at The People's Great Hall.

"This is clarion call to action. We must recognize that this is a critical time for our people and for the youth of our next generation," said Yan Zhi Qing, chairman, China Southern Airlines. Yan added, "China Southern Airlines believes in giving back to our community and supporting our nation's youth which is our real future."

Yan added that China Southern Airlines' new community service program, "will not only assist the children of laid-off workers but also gives the more than 17,000 employees of China Southern Airlines the opportunity to act as an active and responsible citizen of China."

Numerous dignitaries were on hand for the announcement at The People's Great Hall, including:

-- Wang Guang Ying, Vice Chairman, Chinese National People's Congress;

-- Hu Qi Li, Vice Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference;


-- Wang Zhao Hua, Managing Director, China's Care For Next Generation Working
Committee;

-- Li Jun, Vice Minister, Civil Aviation Administration of China; and

-- Yan Zhi Qing and Li Kun, Chairman and Vice President of China Southern
Airlines

After the announcement and subsequent news conference, Wang of China's Care For The Next Generation Working Committee, said: "The activity, jointly held by the Working Committee and China Southern Airlines, should be a wake-up call to the entire nation. We all need to do more to assist the unemployed. Words alone are hollow."

Ranked No. 1 in passengers carried in China for the past 21 years, China Southern Airlines (http://www.cs-air.com/en) connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, as well as international service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul and Singapore.