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-________.)
82-________.)
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited (the "Company") on January 29, 2007 published
in two local newspapers in Hong Kong an announcement in Chinese and English,
respectively, in relation to the profit forecast for year 2006. 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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Name: Su
Liang
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Title: Company
Secretary
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Date:
January 29, 2007
Announcement
Profit
Forecast for Year 2006
The
Board
wishes to announce that, based on preliminary calculations in accordance
with
the PRC Accounting Standards the Company is expected to record a net profit
for
the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared with the loss of the Company
recorded under the PRC Accounting Standards for the same period of year
2005.
As
the
Company is publishing a similar announcement in the People’s Republic of China
pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Company,
pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.09 of the Rules Governing the Listing
of
Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, is simultaneously
also
publishing this announcement in Hong Kong.
As
China’s economy continued to grow at a steady pace in 2006, China Southern
Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) improved its production and business
operation. Although its operating costs were under considerable pressure
to rise
as a result of the steady increase in the prices of aviation fuel, the Company
managed to achieve satisfactory performance. The Company also benefited from
the
revaluation of Renminbi against US dollar and other foreign currencies. Based
on
a preliminary review of the operational and financial information of the
Company, the management expects to record a net profit for the year ended
December 31, 2006 as compared with the loss of the Company recorded under
the
PRC Accounting Standards for the same period of year 2005. Full details of
the
operational and financial information of the Company will be disclosed in
the
2006 annual report of the Company. Shareholders of the Company and the public
investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this estimate and
beware
of investment risks.
Due
to
various uncertainties regarding its operating environment, the Company did
not
make a forecast of its earnings in the third quarter 2006 report of the Company.
By
order
of the board
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited
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January 2007