Board of Directors

Mr. Hung Ka Hai, Clement ( 洪嘉禧 ), aged 68, is an independent non-executive Director of the Company.

Mr. Hung obtained a bachelor of arts degree from University of Lincoln (formerly known as University of Huddersfield), United Kingdom in 1980. Mr. Hung had served Deloitte China for 31 years where he had assumed various leadership roles before he took up the chairman role of Deloitte China from 2014 to 2016. He retired from Deloitte China with effect from June 2016. When Mr. Hung was working with Deloitte China, he had assumed various leadership roles, including the managing partner of Deloitte Shenzhen office and Guangzhou office. He was also a member of the China management team of Deloitte China. Mr. Hung had also assumed the role of the southern audit leader and the deputy managing partner of the southern region of China (including Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Changsha). He was also a board member of Deloitte Global.

Mr. Hung served as the Guangzhou Institute of Certified Public Accountants consultant from 2004 to 2014. During the period between 2006 to 2011, he also served as a member of the Political Consultative Committee of Luohu District, Shenzhen. After his retirement as the chairman of Deloitte China, he was appointed as an expert consultant of The Ministry of Finance in the PRC. Mr. Hung is a life member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Hung has, in the past three years, served or is serving as a director of each of the following listed companies whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange:

• an independent non-executive director of Gome Finance Technology Company Limited (formerly known as Sino Credit Holdings Limited) (stock code: 628) since 31 October 2016;

• an independent non-executive director of SY Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as Sheng Ye Capital Limited) (stock code: 6069), the listing of the shares of which has been transferred to the Main Board from the GEM of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 8469) from 24 October 2019) from 19 June 2017 to 15 July 2022;

• a non-executive director of High Fashion International Limited (stock code: 608) since 1 December 2017;

• an independent non-executive director of Starjoy Wellness and Travel Company Listed (formerly known as Aoyuan Healthy Life Group Company Limited) (stock code: 3662) since 22 February 2019;

• an independent non-executive director of Huarong International Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 993) since 13 December 2019;

• an independent non-executive director of Skyworth Group Limited (stock code: 751) since 18 March 2020;

• an independent non-executive director of USPACE Technology Group Limited (formerly known as Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited) (stock code: 1725) since 16 July 2021; and

• an independent supervisor of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., whose shares are listed on both the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock code: 2318) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock code: 601318) since 18 July 2022.

• an independent non-executive director of JX Energy Ltd., whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock code: 3395) since 1 August 2023; and

• an independent non-exective director of Capital Estate Limited, where shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code:193) since 12 April 2024.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Hung did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies during the last three years.

Dr. Zang Yunzhi ( 臧蘊智 ), aged 44, is an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 31 May 2021.

Dr. Zang, obtained a doctor degree in Business Administration (Accounting) granted by Duke University in May 2006 and a bachelor degree in Accounting granted by Tsinghua University in July 2001. Dr. Zang served as an assistant professor at Simon School of Business, University of Rochester from July 2006 to June 2009, and as an assistant professor at department of accounting of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from July 2009 to July 2015. Since July 2015, Dr. Zang has served as an associate professor of department of accounting of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Zang has extensive experience in accounting and teaching and she also held position at the editorial board of The Accounting Review since 2017, at CAPANA Program Committee since 2018 and as ad hoc reviewers of various journals in accounting area. Dr. Zang has passed all exams at Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.

Dr. Zhu Guobin ( 朱國斌 ), aged 62, is an independent non-executive Director of the Company.

Dr. Zhu obtained a bachelor’s degree in history, a master’s degree in history and a master’s degree in law from Renmin University of China in July 1983, July 1986 and June 2007, a master of laws from the University of Hong Kong in December 1999, and a doctorate in law and an accreditation to supervise research (Diplôme d’Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) from the University of Aix- Marseilles in France in June 1994. Dr. Zhu obtained a certificate in administrative engineering class from the National School of Administration (Ecole Nationale d’Administration) in France from June 1989 to March 1990. Dr. Zhu was a visiting scholar of Harvard Law School, the U.S., from 2007 to 2008 and 2020, and a visiting scholar of Columbia Law School, the U.S., in 2011.

Dr. Zhu is a professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong School of Law. Dr. Zhu is a guest professor of law in the Shandong University in the PRC, an adjunct professor of law at the School of Law of Wuhan University and Qingdao University in the PRC, respectively. Dr. Zhu is a titular member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (Paris, France), a member of International Association of Constitutional Law, a member of the French Society of Comparative Legislation, a council member of the Chinese Association of Constitutional Law ( 中國憲法學研究會 ), a council member of the Chinese Society of Judicial Studies ( 中 華司法研究會 ), an Executive Counsel member of the Association of Hong Kong Basic Law and Macao Basic Law, a member of the Chinese Association of the Hong Kong & Macao Studies.

Dr. Zhu is an arbitrator of the Arbitration Commissions of Wuhan, Zhuhai and Qingdao.

Dr. Zhu is an independent non-executive director of Hybrid Kinetic Group Limited (stock code: 1188) which shares of this company are listed on the Stock Exchange.

Save as disclosed above, Dr. Zhu did not hold any other directorship in any listed companies during the last three years.