Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. September 29, 2011 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") today announced that it has been ranked first for "Best Financial Disclosure" in Asia-Pacific and Greater China, and received the "Bronze Award of Investor Relations Website" in Taiwan by IR Global Rankings ("IRGR"). This is the fourth time that Chunghwa has been placed in this category. Mr. Shaio-Tung Chang, President of Chunghwa, was presented with the award at a ceremony today.

IRGR's financial disclosure ranking procedure involves analyzing information provided in companies' financial materials such as quarterly financials and earnings releases; the evaluation and rankings are based on the quality of the information provided in these materials.

With participating companies from over 35 countries and 1,500 companies, the annual IR Global Rankings is the world's most recognized and comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures. IRGR's evaluation and ranking methodology is based on extensive proprietary research of public companies and investors, and supported by input from independent audit, legal experts and analysts.

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