China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHU) hopes to speed up its introduction of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad tablet computers in China but has no specific timetable, Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing said Friday.

China Unicom is experimenting with fourth-generation mobile technology, he said on the sidelines of government meetings, but he didn't elaborate.

Chang also said growth of third-generation mobile subscribers in China should be better this year than last year.

Apple already sells the iPad in China, but only versions without third-generation mobile connectivity, and China Unicom doesn't yet offer the devices.

Unicom, the sole telecom carrier to offer the iPhone in mainland China, said last year it hopes to offer the iPad as soon as possible.

-Eliot Gao contributed to this article, Dow Jones Newswires; 8610 8400 7799; eliot.gao@dowjones.com
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