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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
APT SATELLITE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y0190L106
(CUSIP Number)
December, 1996
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Gary J. Kocher
Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
701 Fifth Ave., Suite 5000
Seattle, WA 98104-7078
(206) 623-7580
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[x] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. Y0190L106 Page 2 OF 4
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CUSIP NO. Y0190L106
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control General
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
People's Republic of China
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 214,200,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
214,200,000
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
214,200,000
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
51.0%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP NO. Y0190L106 Page 3 OF 4
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: APT SATELLITE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Room 3111-2, 31 F
One Pacific Place
88 Queensway
Hong Kong K3
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control
General
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
No. 4 Bei San Huen Zhong Lu
Beijing, People's Republic of China
(c) Citizenship: People's Republic of China
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Ordinary Shares
(e) CUSIP Number: Y0190L106
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership*
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 214,200,000
(b) Percent of Class: 51.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 214,200,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - 214,200,000
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable.
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CUSIP NO. Y0190L106 Page 4 OF 4
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 18, 1999
CHINA SATELLITE LAUNCH & TRACKING CONTROL
GENERAL
By /s/ Qin Shen
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Qin Shen
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* Pursuant to the terms of a Shareholder's Agreement dated _____, 1996 (the
"Agreement"), China Travel Fok Tai (Macau) Limited, Singasat Pte Limited, Kwang
Hua Development & Investment Limited, Chia Tai International Telecommunication
Company Limited, China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation, China
Aerospace Corporation, and China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control General
(collectively "Shareholders" and individually "Shareholder"), the Shareholders
share voting power and investment power over the 214,200,000 Ordinary Shares
("Holdings Shares") of APT Satellite Holdings Limited ("Holdings") directly
owned and held by APT Satellite International Company Limited (the "Company").
In accordance with Rule 13d-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, each Shareholder is deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the
214,200,000 Holdings Shares.