Exhibit (a)(5)


[Beijing, September 14, 2000] Shandong Huaneng Power Development Co., Ltd.
("Shandong Huaneng"; NYSE: SH) and Huaneng Power International, Inc.
("Huaneng Power"; NYSE: HNP) today announced that they have filed
amendments to the Schedule 13E-3 that they filed jointly with the
Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 15, 2000. The
amendments were filed via the SEC's EDGAR system and are publicly available
through the SEC's website www.sec.gov. Holders of the American Depositary
Shares of Shandong Huaneng (the "ADS") who have sent in their voting
instructions to their brokers or to The Bank of New York, the depositary
for the ADSs, may change their voting instructions for the upcoming special
general shareholders' meeting of Shandong Huaneng on September 15, 2000 by
contacting their broker or The Bank of New York. In order to change its
voting instructions, an ADS holder should fax to the Bank of New York
(attention: Larry Chen, facsimile 212-571-3050) (a) copy of such ADS
holder's original voting instructions previously sent to its broker or The
Bank of New York and (b) a written letter requesting that the instructions
previously given should be changed as indicated in such letter. These two
documents must be received by The Bank of New York before 8:00 p.m. New
York Time on September 14, 2000 in order for such ADS holder's vote to be
changed for the special general shareholders' meeting.

Huamneng Power develops, constructs and owns large thermal power plants in
China nationwide. As the largest independent power producer in China, the
total installed capacity is currently 8,700 MW. Shandong Huaneng has
interests in power plants in Shandong Province with a total installed
capacity of 3,050MW, of which Shandong Huaneng's proportionate interest is
2,110 MW.