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Supplying gas to the cities is a core business operation of Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd, which has 4.32 million subscribed gas users and 14,000 km of gas pipes with an annual gas sales volume of 3.6 billion cubic metres. Its principal business unit is the Beijing Gas Group Ltd. Operational since the 1950s, it is currently the country’s largest natural gas supplier and service provider. The unsurpassed advantage of its presence in the capital city, combined with its abundant gas supply, professional operational management and superior technological edge, have contributed to its leadership position in the natural gas sector. Over the recent years, it has adhered to a business strategy of “establishing a foothold in Beijing; following a domestic and external approach; putting a firm focus on the gas business and pursuing vertical integration.” Under this strategy, Beijing Enterprises Holdings have been able to expand its operation on a sustained and broad geographical scale. As its brand influence continues to expand, the Group has also committed itself to large-scale, mature investments to the upper stream of the industrial chain, in a concerted effort to extend the scope of natural gas applications in power generation, refrigeration, heating and automobile fuels, with positive results achieved in these areas.

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited is the flagship enterprise of BEHL's advancement into the water industry. Listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, it has core competitive advantages in terms of technical research and development, resources integration, projects management and financing channels. It provides professional and systematic solutions as well as high-quality services in areas of urban water supply/drainage/recycled water/pipe network, industrial water supply/sewage water treatment, sludge treatment, seawater desalination and comprehensive water environmental renovation. It currently has over 150 water projects in 53 cities and 19 provinces nationwide with a treatment capacity of over 11 million tonnes per day and over 25 million service subscribers. It has basically developed a nationwide strategic layout and become a model for the development of the water industry in China, preliminarily established its leading position in the industry.

Beijing Enterprises Water Treatment Limited provides urban water supplies as its key operation. As an enterprise specializing in water system operations, it provides an integrated range of services including construction, operation, information consultancy and technological backup. Under its flagship is the Beijing Enterprises Water Treatment Limited, combined with special franchise projects including Beijing No. 9 Water Treatment Plant, Phase I of Beijing No. 10 Water Treatment Plant and Phase I of Weifang Water Treatment Plant.

Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co., Ltd. is the largest beer group in China and is the biggest beer production plant in Asia with a brand value of over RMB 28.0 billion, positioning itself as the world's top 10 brewery enterprises. At present, Yanjing Beer represents over 85% market share in Beijing, and occupies over 12% market share nationwide. It has five strong core market regions including Beijing, Guangxi, Fujian, Hubei and Inner Mongolia and has constructed over 30 industry bases in over ten provinces and municipalities in China. The annual beer production and sales volume of Yanjing Beer are 5.51 million thousand-litres and ranks first in China for over ten consecutive years. Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co., Ltd. is also a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000729).

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Environment Technology Co., Ltd. is a professional platform of BEHL engaging in investment, construction and operation of solid waste treatement. It has invested and constructed various BOT or BT projects involving urban household waste treatement and industrial hazardous waste disposal in many regions including Haidian District and Fangshan District in Beijing, Wuhan in Hubei, Wenchang in Hainan,Shuyang in Jiangsu, Hengyang in Hunan, Taiyuan in Shanxi and Pingdu in Qingdao, Shandong. It has extensive industry experience in market development, investment financing, and construction management and operation service.

Beijing Enterprises Green Technology Industry Company Limited is a high-tech enterprise under BEHL, engaging in the research and development of the technology of Concentrator Photovoltaic Power Generation (hereafter referred to as "CPV"), the production of CPV chips and components and the provision of technical consultation and services. It owns world-leading self-reliant intellectual property and system technology in CPV. The CPV technical research and development base and power generation equipment manufacturing base in Fangshan District, Beijng City will be completed and commence operation in the near future.

Beijing Development (Hong Kong) Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code 00154), is operationally active in many areas, including rail transportation, a smart card program of municipal transportation and education. Under its flagship are three subsidiaries, including Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card Co. Ltd, Beijing Enterprises Teletron Information Technology Co., Ltd and China Information Technology Development Ltd.

BMEI Co., Ltd., which possesses the advantages of core technology and complete engineering projects, invests substantially in hi-tech enterprises pertaining to large-scale environmental facilities and high-end digitally controlled machine tools. Presently, it claims over 50% share in the mainland market for hazardous waste disposal. It also holds a market monopoly in disposal of hazardous chemical material. Large-scale projects it has undertaken include collective disposal of Shanghai medical waste, large-scale complete hazardous waste material in Xinjiang and overall disposal of everyday garbage in Côte d'Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan.

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Hi-Tech Incubator Inc. is one of the important high-tech value investment and incubator investment business platforms of BEHL. Its BEHL Technology Building, which is located at Changping Park of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park Zone with a gross floor area of nearly 20,000 square meters, has been recognized as a high-tech industry incubation base of Beijing City. At the end of 2009, among those enterprises operating in the Park, 32 of them had obtained the national high-tech enterprise certification, with a total of 170 patents and software copyrights. Their output values amounted to nearly RMB 3.0 billion with taxes contribution amounted to over RMB 200 million./P>

Beijing Beikong Hongchuang Technology Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in science and technology industry and hi-tech enterprises incubation. It has constructed an intelligent hi-tech park zone with a gross floor area of 100,500 square meters - Beikong Hongchuang Technology Park in Changping Park of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park Zone Management Committee. It has fully integrated the policy resources of Changping with capital and management strength of BEHL, and provided supports and incubations for those enterprises operating in the Park in different stages and for various needs, so as to create an industrial chain for the development of technological enterprises.