Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
(中芯国际集成电路制造有限公司*) (the "Company")

We are pleased to enclose (unless you have previously chosen not to receive corporate communications in printed form) the following documents:

1. Interim Report 2007： and<download English version> <download Chinese version>

2. An invitation to a shareholders’tea gathering to be held by the Company on November 30, 2007.<download invitation form>

Please note that the above documents in both English and Chinese are also available by clicking the icon on the tool bar on the right-hand side of our website ( www.smics.com ). The above documents, in both English and Chinese, can be downloaded by following the instructions on our website.

If you require the above documents in a language version(s) different to that of the version(s) you have received or you would like to receive printed copies of the above documents in lieu of the Website Version Option previously chosen, please write to the Company’s share registrar before November 27, 2007.

If you require any future corporate communications of the Company, such as annual reports (including directors’ report, annual accounts, accountants’ reports and, where applicable, summary financial reports); interim reports and, where applicable, summary interim reports; notices of meetings (including annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings); shareholders’ circulars; proxy forms for the purpose of meetings of the Company; and listing documents (collectively, “ Corporate Communications ” and each a “ Corporate Communication ”) in a language version(s) different to that of the version(s) you have received (the “ Language Option ”), or if you wish to rely on the copies posted on the Company’s website in place of being sent a printed copy of all future Corporate Communications (the “ Website Version Option ”), or if you would like to receive printed copies of future Corporate Communications in lieu of the Website Version Option previously chosen (unless you have chosen the Full Website Option), please tick the appropriate box and sign and return the enclosed reply slip<download English version><download Chinese version> in the enclosed envelope to the Company c/o Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Rooms 1806-1807, 18th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. If you have previously chosen the Full Website Option so that no Reply Slip in printed for m has been sent to you, please write to the Company c/o Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at the above address. You may return the reply slip to us by post or hand delivery. If your registered address is within Hong Kong, the enclosed envelope will be postage prepaid and you will not need to affix a stamp when returning your reply slip. Otherwise, please affix an appropriate stamp.

Unless we are otherwise notified, as described below, the elections you make in the reply slip shall be deemed effective for an indefinite period. You may change your choice of language or means of receipt of Corporate Communications previously notified to the Company by giving reasonable notice to the Company’s share registrar in writing. You may at any time choose to receive Corporate Communications either in printed form or rely on the Website Version Option. Also, if after you have chosen the Website Version Option and if for any reason you have difficulty in receiving or gaining access to any Corporate Communication, you should contact the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited and request for a printed form of the Corporate Communication in question. We will send you a printed form of such Corporate Communication free of charge.

We will endeavour to ensure that both the English and Chinese versions of Corporate Communications are consistent with each other. However, in the event of any inconsistency, the English version shall prevail. Further, while translation facilities may be made available at the Company’s general meetings, the official proceedings of such meetings, and the official terms of the resolutions, shall be in English only.

We reserve the right to send you English or Chinese versions of Corporate Communications in addition to the default language or the language of your choice as refer red to above and printed copies of Corporate Communications even if the Website Version Option is chosen.

Please note that both the English and the Chinese versions of any Corporate Communications will be (a) available from the Company or its share registrar on request by a shareholder; and (b) available, from their date of being sent out and for a period of 5 years or such other period as may be allowed under the Listing Rules, on the Company’s website on www.smics.com.

If you have any queries relating to this letter, please call the Company’s hotline at its share registrar on 852 2862 8555.

* For identification purposes only