Dr. Liu Yongping (“Dr. Liu”), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 27 Februray 2014. Dr. Liu is a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong and a consultant of a firm of solicitors in Hong Kong. Dr. Liu has more than 20 years of experience in the capital market and merger and acquisition legal services sector. Dr. Liu graduated from the University of London with a master’s degree in law in 1987 and from the University of Oxford with a doctor’s degree in philosophy in 1994.

Ms. Chan Wing Shan Winsome (“Ms. Chan”), obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration, specializing in marketing and human resource management, from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Ms. Chan has spent over two decades of her career, spanning from 1998 to 2023, serving as one of the senior management at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (“HKTDC”), the statutory organization responsible for promoting and developing Hong Kong trade in products and services. Ms. Chan most recently held the position of Associate Director of the Marketing and Customer Service Department of HKTDC from 2022 to 2023, where she was responsible for, among others, leading a team of 70 staff within the department covering various core corporate functions, developing and managing marketing campaigns, and marketing budget management. Prior to this, Ms. Chan held various management positions within HKTDC, including but not limited to the position of the Director of Germany, Central Europe and Benelux from 2019 to 2022, where she was primarily tasked to supervise and oversee the management and operation of HKTDC’s overseas branch offices in Europe, and the positions of Senior Manager of International and Mainland Relations and Senior Manager of Belt and Road External Relations from 2016 to 2019, where she was primarily tasked to supervise and oversee high-level external relations and outreach activities covering Mainland China, the Americas and Europe.

Ms. Xu Wei (“Ms. Xu”), obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Economics majoring in Accounting from Xiamen University, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), in 1992. Ms. Xu is a fellow member of the Institute of Public Accountants in Australia, an intermediate accountant of the PRC, and has extensive experience in finance and accounting. She is currently the operation manager of a private company in Hong Kong, a role she held since 2024. Ms. Xu is also currently an independent non-executive director of Smart-Core Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) (stock code: 2166), a role she held since 2021, and was previously an executive director and financial controller of PT International Development Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 372), from 2017 to 2022.