Dr. Kwong Chun Wai, Michael, aged 59, joined the Board in April 2004 and is a member of the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the Company. Dr. Kwong is a fellow of the International Institute of Management, a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing, a business strategist specialising in the area of marketing and business administration. Dr. Kwong obtained a Bachelor of arts degree with honours in philosophy from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom in 1987 and a Doctorate degree in business administration from Newport University (US) in 2001.

Mr. Zhang Bin (formerly known as Zhang Sheng), aged 59, joined the Board in November 2014 and is a member of the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the Company. Mr. Zhang is currently a partner of Beijing Hylands Law Firm (“Hylands”). He obtained a degree of Bachelor of Laws from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1986 and was qualified as a lawyer in China in 1988 and had served as a legal advisor in a large scale state-owned enterprise for years upon his graduation. Before joining Hylands in 2008, he worked in law firms in Beijing, London and Hong Kong. He has also been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Ernest Borel (whose shares are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange), a subsidiary of the Company, with effect from 26 April 2023. Mr. Zhang is involved in a wide range of areas of practice and has accumulated tremendous experiences in legal affairs in respect of financial investments, real estates and intellectual property rights.

Mr. Kam, Eddie Shing Cheuk (formerly known as Kam Leung Ming), aged 49, joined the Board in November 2020 and is the chairman of the audit committee and the remuneration committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and a master’s degree in corporate governance from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is currently a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, an associate member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and an associate member of The Chartered Governance Institute. Mr. Kam has over 25 years of experience in auditing, professional accounting and worked for several Hong Kong listed companies of various industries and served senior roles in financial management and secretarial functions.

Mr. Kam is currently an executive director and a chief executive officer of Get Nice Holdings Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 64); an independent non-executive director of Ever Harvest Group Holdings Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 1549), Genes Tech Group Holdings Company Limited (a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 8257) and Panagaea Connectivity Technology Limited (“Panagaea Connectivity”, a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 1473).

Mr. Kam was a non-executive director of Panagaea Connectivity during the period from 17 June 2019 to 1 October 2023; an independent non-executive director of AVIC Joy Holdings (HK) Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 260) during the period from April 2022 to August 2022; an independent non-executive director of Xiezhong International Holdings Limited (a company previously listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 3663) during the period from December 2020 to July 2021; an independent non-executive director of Casablanca Group Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 2223) from April 2015 to May 2017 and an executive director of Get Nice Financial Group Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 1469) from September 2015 to April 2017.

Mr. Kam was appointed as a council member of the sixth term of the Guangzhou Overseas Friendship Association Committee in March 2013 and a council member of the seventh term of Shenzhen Overseas Friendship Association Committee in 2017. He was also appointed as a committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee (Baoshan District) in December 2016.