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                                             IDD
                                              Rate Comparisons between Hong Kong
                                              and the Mainland 
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                                                | Hong
                                                  Kong being the central hub of
                                                  communications in Asia and one
                                                  of the most deregulated countries
                                                  in telecom industry in the world,
                                                  it is always more cost effective
                                                  to call long distance from and
                                                  to Hong Kong. There is great
                                                  advantage in setting up point
                                                  of presences for multinational
                                                  companies in Hong Kong. This
                                                  is one of the reasons why Hong
                                                  Kong is the most popular city
                                                  in the Asia to set up regional
                                                  headquarters. Here is a rate
                                                  comparison of IDD charges between
                                                  the Mainland and Hong Kong: | 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                            
                                              
                                                Country 
                                                   | 
                                                
                                                   Hong
                                                    Kong 
                                                    (per minute) 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   China
                                                    (Unicom 193) 
                                                    (per minute) 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                USA
                                                   
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                England 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | France | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | Germany | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                Japan 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   0.44 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | Singapore | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                Korea
                                                   
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   0.37 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | Taiwan
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 3.8
                                                    - 7.2 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | Hong
                                                  Kong | 
                                                
                                                   0 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 1.5
                                                    - 1.8 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | China
                                                  (the Mainland) | 
                                                
                                                   0.35 
                                                 | 
                                                
                                                   RMB 0.1-
                                                    0.3 
                                                 | 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                            
                                              
                                                Conclusion: 
                                                  In general, users can realize
                                                  over 90% savings when you choose
                                                  to send their faxes from Hong
                                                  Kong to overseas instead of
                                                  the Mainland. 
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                                                | The
                                                  rates listed below are based
                                                  on the best rates offered by
                                                  our long distance service providers.
                                                  eFax long distance charges will
                                                  be passed to subscribers without
                                                  any markup. This is to guarantee
                                                  our eFax subscribers the highest
                                                  savings for their long distance
                                                  faxing needs. | 
                                               
                                              
                                             
                                             
                                            
                                               
                                               
                                                Destination 
                                                   | 
                                                 
                                                   24-Hr 
                                                    Flat Rate-Fixed Network 
                                                    (HK$/min)                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                ARGENTINA                                                  | 
                                                 
                                                   3.4                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | AUSTRALIA  | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                AUSTRIA                                                   | 
                                                 
                                                   1.92                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | BANGLADESH | 
                                                 
                                                   3.99                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | BELGIUM | 
                                                 
                                                   0.95                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                BRAZIL                                                   | 
                                                 
                                                   2.28                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | BRUNEI | 
                                                 
                                                   4.2                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | CANADA | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                CHILE 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   3.48                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | CHINA | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | DENMARK | 
                                                 
                                                   0.95                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | EGYPT | 
                                                 
                                                   3                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | FINLAND | 
                                                 
                                                   1.39                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                FRANCE 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | GERMANY | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                GREECE 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   3.59                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | HUNGARY | 
                                                 
                                                   3.15                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                INDIA 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   3.99                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                INDONESIA-JAKARTA 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   1.69                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | IRELAND | 
                                                 
                                                   1.8                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                ISRAEL 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   2.4                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | ITALY | 
                                                 
                                                   0.89                                                   | 
                                               
                                               
                                                JAPAN 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   0.44                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | KOREA | 
                                                 
                                                   0.37                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | KUWAIT | 
                                                 
                                                   4.8                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | LUXEMBOURG | 
                                                 
                                                   4.01                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | MACAU | 
                                                 
                                                   1.47                                                   | 
                                               
                                               
                                                MALAYSIA 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   0.89                                                   | 
                                               
                                               
                                                MEXICO 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   2.10                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | MOROCCO | 
                                                 
                                                   6                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | NETHERLANDS | 
                                                 
                                                   0.89                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                NEW 
                                                  ZEALAND                                                   | 
                                                 
                                                   1.19                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | NORWAY | 
                                                 
                                                   1.11                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | OMAN | 
                                                 
                                                   4.8                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                PAKISTAN 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   4.32                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                PHILIPPINES 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   2.16                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | POLAND | 
                                                 
                                                   3.11                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | PORTUGAL | 
                                                 
                                                   3.59                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | ROMANIA | 
                                                 
                                                   3.36                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                RUSSIA 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   4.2                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | SAUDI 
                                                  ARABIA | 
                                                 
                                                   4.66                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                SINGAPORE 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                SOUTH 
                                                  AFRICA                                                   | 
                                                 
                                                   2.66                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                SPAIN 
                                                                                                    | 
                                                 
                                                   1.46                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                Sri-Lanka                                                  | 
                                                 
                                                   1.98                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | SWEDEN  | 
                                                 
                                                   0.95                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | SWITZERLAND | 
                                                 
                                                   2.59                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | TAIWAN | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                THAILAND                                                  | 
                                                 
                                                   1.69                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | TURKEY  | 
                                                 
                                                   4.32                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                UAE                                                  | 
                                                 
                                                   3.6                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | UK  | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | UKRAINE | 
                                                
                                                   4.8                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                URUGUAY                                                  | 
                                                 
                                                   4.8                                                  | 
                                               
                                               
                                                | USA  | 
                                                 
                                                   0.35                                                  | 
                                               
                                              
                                                | VIETNAM | 
                                                5.49  | 
                                               
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                            
                                            
                                              
                                            
                                             
                                             
                                              
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