**EXHIBIT 4.17**

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**SUNDAY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED****13/F Warwick House Taikoo Place Quarry Bay Hong Kong**
Mr. Robert Owen Room 1505 The Center 99 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong 

Dear Mr. Owen, 

**Appointment as Non-Executive Director of SUNDAY Communications Limited (the "Company")**

Thank you for agreeing to take up aposition as an independent non-executive director of the Company. This lettersets out the terms upon which the Company proposes to appoint you: 

**1.     Term and Compliance**

Your appointment shall be deemed tohave commenced on 27 January 2000 (the "**Commencement Date**") and, subjectto the provisions of paragraph 4 below, shall be for an initial fixed periodending 31 December 2000 and thereafter shall continue provided that either youor the Company may terminate the engagement by giving to the other party atleast one calendar month's notice in writing thereof. 

During the period of your appointment(the "**Term**") and during the performance of your duties, you will ensurethat you are aware of your legal obligations, and your obligations under theRules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong KongLimited (the "**Listing Rules**" and the "**Stock Exchange**",respectively) and other relevant regulations and requirements, as an independentnon-executive director of the Company. You will also notify the board ofdirectors of the Company (the "**Board**") immediately upon the occurrenceof, or if you become aware of, any matter which may affect your independence forthe purpose of the Listing Rules. 

**2.     Remuneration and Expenses**

The Company will pay to you duringthe Term a fee of HK$200,000 per year, which shall be deemed to accrue on a dayto day basis, or such higher amount as the Board may from time to time determinein its absolute discretion. This amount shall be payable to you in twoinstalments of HK$ 100,000 in arrear during the Term on 30 June and 31 Decemberin each calendar year (or if such day is not a working day, on the working dayfalling immediately 

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thereafter). If termination of your appointment occurs on anyday other than 30 June or 31 December, the amount payable to you shall bepro-rated from the date of the last payment to the date upon which terminationis effective (the **"Termination Date"**). 

The Company shall also pay to yousuch additional fees or other remuneration as agreed between the Company and youin respect of any special services to be rendered by you as may from time totime be agreed. This amount shall be payable to you in such manner and at suchtime as may be agreed between you and the Company from time to time. 

In addition, the Company shall alsoreimburse you for all reasonable expenses properly incurred by you in connectionwith your office, provided that you give the Company all appropriate receiptsand vouchers. 

**3.     Confidentiality**

You must not at any time, whetherduring the Term or at any time afterwards, use, take away, conceal, destroy orretain either for your own advantage or the advantage of any other persons,except a member of the Company and its subsidiaries (the **"Group"**) or anassociated company of the Group (being a company which controls 20% or more ofthe voting shares of any member of the Group or of which 20% or more of thevoting shares are controlled by any member of the Group), or to the detriment ofany member or associated company of the Group, or (save to the extent as isrequired by relevant law, the requirements of the Stock Exchange or otherregulatory requirements, or as is authorised by the Board) divulge orcommunicate to or cause or enable any third party to become aware of or use any:

3.1  financial, business or trading information or other confidential or personalinformation which you may receive or obtain in relation to the business,finances, dealings or affairs of any member or associated company of the Group,including any information regarding the projects or other technical data or thefinances, contractual arrangements, employees or agents of any member orassociated company of the Group; 

3.2   trade secrets(including trade knowledge) and confidential know-how of or relating to anymember or associated company of the Group or any of its businesses; or 

3.3   informationimparted to you on the express basis that it is confidential (together with theabove, collectively referred to as **"Confidential Information"**). 

Confidential Information does not include anyinformation or material which is in the public domain other than as a result ofa breach by you of the terms of this letter. 

All documents, records,correspondence, price lists, accounts, statistics, equipment or other propertyforming part of or relating to (as the case may be) the Confidential Informationand the businesses or affairs of the Company or any other member or associatedcompany of the Group (as the case may be) kept in your possession or under yourcontrol and all copies thereof or extracts therefrom (in whatever form they maybe kept) made by yourself or on your behalf are and shall remain the property ofthe Company or such other member of the Group (as the case may be). 

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**4.     Termination**

Your appointment shall automaticallyimmediately terminate if you cease to be an independent non-executive directorof the Company. Termination shall not affect the continued application of theprovisions of paragraphs 3 and 5 and the then accrued rights and liabilities ofyou and the Company under this letter. 

You agree that you shall have noclaim against the Company for damages or otherwise by reason of termination ofyour appointment under this letter, other than for any remuneration and expensesdue to you under paragraph 2. 

You also agree that, if you have notalready ceased to be a director of the Company, you will duly resign in writingfrom such office forthwith upon Termination and, in the event of your failure soto do within seven days after the making of such request, the Company isirrevocably authorised to appoint any person in your name and on your behalf togive notice of such resignation and to do all other things requisite to giveeffect to such resignation. 

**5.     Indemnity**

The Company agrees to indemnify youand hold you harmless on demand from and against any and all losses, claims,damages, liabilities, and expenses, including without limitation, anyproceedings brought against you, arising from the performance of your duties inconnection with your appointment hereunder, so far as permitted by law and theArticles of Association of the Company, except in any case where the matter inrespect of which indemnification is sought pursuant to this paragraph was causedby your wilful default, wilful misconduct or wilful neglect. 

**6.     General**

This letter embodies all the termsand provisions of and relating to your appointment as an independentnon-executive director by the Company and supersedes all previous agreementsrelating to your appointment by the Company. The terms of this letter may onlybe varied in writing by you and the Company and none of the rights or duties ofthe Company or yourself hereunder may be assigned, transferred, sub-contractedor delegated. 

This letter is governed by andinterpreted in accordance with Hong Kong law, and the Company and you bothsubmit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong in respectof all disputes and proceedings arising under this letter. 

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**7.****    Acceptance**
We should be obliged if you would please confirm youracceptance of the above terms by signing and returning to us the duplicate copyof this letter provided for that purpose. 

For and on behalf of SUNDAY Communications Limited 

I accept the appointment as anindependent non-executive director of the Company subject to the Articles ofAssociation of the Company and on and subject to the terms set out in the letterof which this is a copy. 

 

 

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