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Corporate Information

The Board of Directors

List of Directors and their Role and Function

Executive Directors

Mr. Pan Shimin (Chairman)

Mr. Pan Shimin ("Mr. Pan"), aged 52, was appointed as an executive Director and the chairman of the Board on 28 January 2022. He was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Company on 10 February 2022. Mr. Pan resigned as the chief executive officer of the Company and was appointed as the chairman of the nomination committee of the Company (the "Nomination Committee") on 17 June 2022. He has over twenty years of corporate and project management experience. Mr. Pan obtained his bachelor ’s degree in engineering from the Northeastern University in the Peoples’ Republic of China in 1994. He was a director of the light metals department of HATCH Project Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. from August 2011 to September 2014. He served as the director of Asia Pacific affairs and the general manager of Brochot (Tianjin) Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. from October 2014 to May 2015. He was the general manager of the mineral resources department of Beijing Qixing Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. in 2019.

Mr. Chen Xian (Vice-Chairman)

Mr. Chen Xian ("Mr. Chen"), aged 59, was appointed as an executive Director and the vice-chairman of the Company on 12 October 2007 and was re-designated as the chairman of the Company on 30 November 2007. Mr. Chen was further re-designated as the vice-chairman of the Company on 17 August 2012. He is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Chen is one of the founders of a sizeable property development company in Zhuhai, the PRC and has been a member of the senior management of a subsidiary of that company. Mr. Chen was mainly responsible for the investment and development of real estate projects of such companies. Before joining those companies, Mr. Chen worked as a senior member of certain state-owned companies and the local authority. He has more than 19 years of extensive experience in the investment and development of real estate projects. He holds a Master Degree of Business Administration from the Asia International Open University (Macau).

Mr. Cheng Chi Kin (Chief Executive Officer)

Mr. Cheng Chi Kin ("Mr. Cheng"), aged 54, was appointed as an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company on 17 June 2022. He has over 28 years of working experience in various industries including corporate governance in listed companies, real estate developments, infrastructure developments and management, real estate investment trusts (REITS), asset management, banking and corporate finance, securities investments and natural resources etc. Mr. Cheng has been the chairman and an executive director of each of De Tai New Energy Group Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 559) and Affluent Partners Holdings Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 1466) since August 2021 and September 2019 respectively. Mr. Cheng was a non-executive director of IRC Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 1029) from February 2017 to March 2020 and an executive director of Ming Lam Holdings Limited (formerly known as Sino Haijing Holdings Limited) (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 1106) from February 2017 to August 2018. Mr. Cheng previously held other positions in Kingston Securities Limited, Australian Property Development Company, Yuexiu REIT Asset Management Limited, Zhongrong International Asset Management Limited, CITIC Ka Wah Bank and BNP etc.

He obtained a Degree in Business Studies from University of Glamorgan in 1992 and a Master Degree in Business Administration from Cardiff Business School in 1993. He is a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of International Accountants . He is also a member of Institute of Management Accountants.

Mr. To Kwan

Mr. To Kwan ("Mr. To"), aged 48, was appointed as an executive Director and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company (the "Remuneration Committee") on 15 June 2022. He holds a bachelor degree in commerce (accounting and finance) from The University of Melbourne, Australia. He has been an independent non- executive director of Easy Repay Finance & Investment Limited (a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 8079) since 1 November 2022. Mr. To was an executive director of Sino Union Energy Investment Group Limited ( "Sino Union") (now known as Yanchang Petroleum International Limited) (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 346) during April 2012 to August 2014 and the chief financial officer of Sino Union during December 2009 to March 2012. He was also the chief financial officer of Hoifu Petroleum Group Limited (now known as Wisdom Wealth Resources Investment Holding Group Limited) (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 007) during May 2012 to April 2014, the chief accountant and financial controller of China Oil And Gas Group Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 603) during September 2004 to December 2008 and the chief financial officer of Tem Fat Hing Fung (Holdings) Limited (now known as China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Limited) (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 661) during December 2002 to May 2004. He has over 20 years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, merger and acquisition and corporate governance. He is a member of the CPA Australia.

Mr. Zhang Xiao Jun

Mr. Zhang Xiao Jun, aged 49, is an accomplished and performance-driven professional management with extensive experience in reorganizing and streamlining financial operations to increase performance and profitability. As the executive director and president of Guizhou Starcrest Education Management Co. Ltd. in China and Starcrest Education Ltd. (a company whose shares are listed on the main market of London Stock Exchange, stock ticker: OBOR) in the United Kingdom, he has demonstrated expertise in managing funds, optimizing cash flow, establishing investment funds, and providing investment and financing services. Mr. Zhang is skilled in strategic planning, business intelligence, continuous process improvement, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and implementing effective development strategies. Mr. Zhang excels in corporate governance, promulgating compliance with financial regulations, and ensuring the implementation of robust internal control processes. He has provided strategic guidance in developing and updating policies and procedures, critically assessed and improved internal control processes, and produced accurate cost optimization processes to enhance the organization’s efficiency and reduce costs. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Zhang held the position of assistant to the general manager and deputy general manager at YBN Holdings Limited in Shenzhen, China during August 2006 to March 2016. Additionally, Mr. Zhang served as the general manager at Henan Agricultural Development Investment in Henan, China during August 2008 to March 2016, where he played a key role in setting up the first agricultural industry fund in China with a designed fund size of RMB4.8 billion. Mr. Zhang holds a Master’s degree of Commerce in Funds Management from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor’s degree of Business (Banking and Finance) from Monash University.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. Yau Sze Yeung

Mr. Yau Sze Yeung ("Mr. Yau"), aged 45, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director and the chairman of the audit committee of the Company (the "Audit Committee") on 6 July 2022. He has over 20 years of experience in various sections of the financial industry including audit and corporate finance. He has been an independent non-executive director of Chi Ho Development Holdings Limited (a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 8423) since February 2017. He was the financial controller of Janco Holdings Limited ("Janco") (a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 8035) from July 2015 to October 2019 and was also an executive director and company secretary of Janco from April 2016 to October 2019.

Mr. Yau obtained a bachelor's degree of business administration in accountancy from City University of Hong Kong. He is currently a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Chen Weijiang

Mr. Chen Weijiang ("Mr. Chen Weijiang"), aged 49, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director, the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee respectively on 3 January 2020. Mr. Chen Weijiang has over twenty years of experience in the sugar markets in the People ’s Republic of China . Mr. Chen Weijiang obtained a law degree from the Xi’an Politics Institute of the People ’s Liberation Army*（解放軍西安政治學院）and commenced work at the Zhanjiang Hengde Sugar Company Limited*（湛江恒德糖業有限公司）in 1997. From 2007 to 2017, Mr. Chen Weijiang acted as the executive director of Zhanjiang Hengde Sugar Company Limited*（湛江恒德糖業有限公司）.

Mr. Lee Chun Tung

Mr. Lee Chun Tung ("Mr. Lee") (formerly as, Li Chun Chiu), aged 52, was appointed as an independent non- executive Director, a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee on 17 June 2022. He obtained a Master ’s degree of science in financial engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2007. He was awarded the Bachelor ’s (Honour) degree in accounting and finance from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1994. Mr. Lee has been an executive director of Pinestone Capital Limited (a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; stock code: 804) since 14 September 2022. He was the senior vice president of Eternal Sincere Finance Limited from May 2019 to 12 June 2022. He was a chief operating officer of BOA Financial Group Limited from September 2017 to May 2019, a director of the synthetic prime service of Haitong International Securities Company Limited during December 2015 to September 2017, a director of global commodities division of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd during April 2014 to December 2015, an operations manager of QRMO (Quality Risk Management & Operations) from June 2013 to April 2014, a director of finance and treasury division of BOC International Holdings Limited during August 2006 to June 2013, an assistant manager of the risk management department of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited from September 2005 to June 2006 and controller of Hong Kong product control division, Singapore financial control division and Hong Kong financial control division of Credit Suisse First Boston (HK) Ltd. during May 2004 to October 2004, October 2002 to April 2004 and December 1999 to October 2002 respectively. Mr. Lee has extensive experience in internal control, risk management and regulatory compliance.