CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No.

17133Q502

1

Names of Reporting Persons
Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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3

SEC Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Republic of China

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

5

Sole Voting Power
2,737,718,976(1)

6

Shared Voting Power
0

7

Sole Dispositive Power
2,737,718,976(1)

8

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

2,737,718,976(1)

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

35.3%(2)

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
21-3 Xinyi Road, Section 1

Taipei, Taiwan 10048

Republic of China

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

No.50, Sec. 1, Ren’ai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100299, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

(c)

Citizenship:

Republic of China

(d)

Title and Class of Securities:

common shares, par value NT$10 per share

(e)

CUSIP No.:
The common shares, which are not traded on U.S. markets, have not been assigned a CUSIP number. The CUSIP number for the related American Depositary Shares is 17133Q502.

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership

Reporting
Person(1)

Amount
beneficially
owned(1)

Percent of
class(2)

Sole power
to vote or
direct to
vote(1)

Shared
power to
vote or to
direct the
vote

Sole power
to
dispose or
to
direct the
disposition
of(1)

Shared
power
to dispose
or
to direct the
disposition
of

Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China

2,737,718,976

35.3

%

2,737,718,976

0

2,737,718,976

0

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.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certifications.

Not applicable.

Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China

By:

/s/ Chen, Chin-Sheng

Name:

Chen, Chin-Sheng

Title:

Director, Department of Industrial Development and International Affairs for Transportation, Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China (Taiwan)