SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of January, 2007
CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
Jichang
Road
Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510405
People’s
Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F. x Form
40-F. o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes
.
o No.
x
(If
"Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.)
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited (the "Company") on January 23, 2007 published
in two local newspapers in Hong Kong an announcement in Chinese and English,
respectively, regarding the Qualified Accountant Waiver. A copy of the English
announcement is included in this Form 6-K of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
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By: | /s/ Su Liang |
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Name:
Su Liang
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Title: Company
Secretary
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Date:
January 29, 2007
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QUALIFIED
ACCOUNTANT WAIVER
The
Company has obtained a 3-year conditional Waiver from the Stock Exchange
from
strict compliance with Rule 3.24 of the Listing Rules in relation to the
requirement for the Company to appoint a qualified accountant.
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”)
has
obtained a 3-year conditional waiver (the “Waiver”)
from
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock
Exchange”)
from
strict compliance with Rule 3.24 of the Rules Governing the Listing of
Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “Listing
Rules”)
relating to the requirement for the Company to appoint a qualified accountant,
on the condition that during the period covered by the Waiver, Mr. Xu Jie
Bo
(“Mr.
Xu”),
the
chief financial officer and an executive director of the Company, is able
to
meet all the requirements of Rule 3.24 of the Listing Rules (except that
he is
not a fellow or an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified
Public Accountant ( the “HKICPA”)
or a
similar body of accountants recognized by the HKICPA for the purpose of granting
exemptions from the examination requirement for membership of the HKICPA)
and
the Company has in place arrangement(s) providing Mr. Xu with access to the
assistance of Mr. Lung Chun Tak Junius (“Mr.
Lung”),
who
is a fellow member of the HKICPA and the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants during the period of the Waiver.
The
duration of the Waiver commenced from 1 March 2006 and will cease (i) on
28
February 2009, being the expiry date of three years commencing from 1 March
2006; or (ii) when the Company fails to fulfill any of the above conditions
for
the Waiver, whichever is earlier. The Company has engaged Mr. Xu, the chief
financial officer and an executive director of the Company, as the qualified
accountant of the Company on 13 February 2001. Mr. Xu is able to meet all
the
requirements set out in Rule 3.24 of the Listing Rules (except that he is
not a
fellow or an associate member of the HKICPA or a similar body of accountants
recognized by the HKICPA for the purpose of granting exemptions from the
examination requirement for membership of the HKICPA), and the Company has
engaged Mr. Lung on 1 March 2006, to assist Mr. Xu. During the period of
the
Waiver, Mr. Xu shall have access to the assistance of Mr. Lung, who is a
fellow
member of the HKICPA and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
In
the event of any change in the circumstances under which the Waiver is granted
or that the Company fails to fulfill any of the Waiver conditions, the Company
shall immediately inform the Stock Exchange and take remedial steps to comply
with Rule 3.24 of the Listing Rules.
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By
Order of the Board of
Su
Liang
Company
Secretary
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Guangzhou,
the People’s Republic of China
22
January 2007
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As
at
the date of this annoucement, the Directors of the Company include Liu Shao
Yong, Wang Quan Hua, Zhao Liu An, Si Xian Min, Xu Jie Bo, Tan Wan Geng and
Chen
Zhen You as executive Directors; and Peter Lok, Wei Ming Hai, Wang Zhi and
Sui
Guang Jun as independent non- executive Directors.