PAC CENT CYBER<1186> - Announcement

The Stock Exchange has received a message from PACIFIC CENTURY CYBERWORKS 
LIMITED ("PCCW") which is reproduced as follows:

"PACIFIC CENTURY CYBERWORKS LIMITED

Announcement

At the EGM held today all necessary approvals from PCCW shareholders in 
respect of its merger with HKT were obtained.

On 27 May 2000, Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited ("PCCW") announced that 
a circular outlining the proposed acquisition of the entire issued share 
capital of Cable & Wireless (HKT) Limited ("HKT") (the "Merger") and 
convening an extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") on 22 June 2000 had 
been posted to PCCW shareholders.

PCCW is pleased to annonce that at the EGM held today all necessary 
approvals from PCCW shareholders in respect of the Merger were obtained.

The Merger is being implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement between 
HKT and its shareholders (the "Scheme").  HKT will convene a Court meeting 
and an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders on 3 July 2000 to 
consider the Scheme.

Further announcements regarding the Merger will be made as appropriate.

By Order of the Board
Helen Chu
Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 22 June 2000

The Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility 
for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement and 
confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their 
knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at 
after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not 
contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any 
statement in this announcement misleading."