China Life Insurance Co Ltd – IPO: ‘F-1/A’ on 12/1/03 – EX-8.2

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Initial Public Offering (IPO):  Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form F-1
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: F-1/A       Amendment No.1                                       397   1.89M 
 2: EX-4.1      Share Certificate                                      3     22K 
 3: EX-5.1      Opinion of King & Wood, Prc Counsel to the             2     10K 
                          Registrant                                             
 4: EX-8.2      Opinion of Allen & Overy, Hong Kong Legal Advisor      1      8K 
                          to the Registrant                                      
 5: EX-8.3      Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton, U.S. Counsel to       2±     9K 
                          the Registrant                                         
 6: EX-10.4     Asset Management Agreement Between China Life         27     76K 
                          Insurance Company Ltd                                  
 7: EX-10.5     Asset Management Agrrement Between China Life         27     77K 
                          Insurance (Group) Company                              
 8: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant                 1      5K 
 9: EX-23.1     Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers                      1      6K 
10: EX-23.5     Consent of Sallmanns (Far East) Limited                1      8K 

EX-8.2   —   Opinion of Allen & Overy, Hong Kong Legal Advisor to the Registrant

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                                                                     Exhibit 8.2

                                                              1st December, 2003

China Life Insurance Company Limited                                            
16 Chaowai Avenue                                                               
Chaoyang District                                                               
Beijing 100020                                                                  
China                                                                           

Dear Sirs,                                                                      

[NAME IN CHINESE CHARACTERS] China Life Insurance Company Limited (the Company) 

We act as Hong Kong counsel for the Company, a joint stock limited company      
incorporated in the People's Republic of China (PRC), in connection with the    
proposed offering of its H shares and American depositary shares representing   
such H shares (ADSs).                                                           

We have reviewed the section headed "Taxation--Hong Kong" on pages 219 and 220  
of the Form F-1 Registration Statement dated 1st December, 2003 (the F-1) for   
the purposes of the public filing of the F-1 with the United States Securities  
and Exchange Commission. We have also reviewed such Hong Kong laws and          
regulations as we consider necessary for the purpose of giving this opinion. We 
have not examined any other documents or carried out any searches or enquiries  
for the purpose of this letter.                                                 

This opinion is given only as to the laws of the Hong Kong Special              
Administrative Region of the PRC as in force at the date of this opinion. We    
have made no investigation and no opinion is expressed or implied as to the laws
of any other jurisdiction, including the United States. This opinion is being   
given to you solely for use in connection with the proposed offering of ADSs in 
the United States. It may not be relied upon by any other person or used for any
other purpose.                                                                  

Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the statements
as set out in the section headed "Taxation--Hong Kong" on pages 219 and 220 of  
the F-1, in so far as such statements constitute summaries of provisions of Hong
Kong laws or regulations, are correct and accurate in all material respects.    

We hereby consent to this opinion being publicly filed as an exhibit to the F-1 
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on 1st December, 2003.

Yours faithfully,                                                               

/s/ Allen & Overy                                                               

Allen & Overy                                                                   

3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/21/23  China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.     20-F       12/31/22  195:33M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/29/22  China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.     20-F       12/31/21  193:38M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/29/21  China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.     20-F       12/31/20  196:38M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA