Exhibit 23.4
Chesterton
PETTY
International Property Consultants
Chesterton Petty Ltd
16/F CITIC Tower
1 Tim Mei Avenue
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2840 1177
Fax 2840 0600
21 April 2004
The Directors
China Telecom Corporation Limited
31 Jinrong Street
Beijing 100032
The PRC
Dear Sirs
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our opinion and the reference to our name, in the registration statement (No. 333-113181) on Form F-3, which opinion and reference to our name appear in the Shareholder Circular, dated April 21, 2004 filed on Form 6-K of China Telecom Corporation Limited.
Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of
Chesterton Petty Limited
/s/Charles C K Chan
Charles C K Chan
MSc FRICS FHKIS MCIArb RPS (GP)
Executive Director