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Professor WONG Yue Chim Richard, aged 58, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since December 2003. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He graduated from University of Chicago with Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Economics and is Chair of Economics at The University of Hong Kong. He has been active in advancing economic research on policy issues in Hong Kong and China. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his contributions in education, housing, industry and technology development. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in July 2000. Professor Wong is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of four other listed companies in Hong Kong, namely CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc., Great Eagle Holdings Limited, Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of The Link Management Limited, the manager of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust, a Hong Kong listed company. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, a Hong Kong listed company until its withdrawal of listing on 21st December 2010.
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