Directors - Independent Non-executive Directors

Dr. HUI Ho Ming Herbert, J.P. aged 52, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company in August 2004 and was appointed as chairman of audit committee in January 2011. He has extensive commercial and regulatory and corporate finance experience and serves on the boards of a number of public and private companies. He is the executive director of Hong Kong Resources Holdings Company Limited and the independent non-executive director of Citic 21CN Company Limited, both of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”). He is vice chairman of Wanthorpe Private Equity Ltd. (formerly known as First Vanguard Private Equity Ltd.). He is the chairman of the finance and administration committee of the APAS Research and Development Centre and a member of the Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau’s Post-secondary Education Providers Vetting Committee and Selection Committee for the Allocation of Sites to Postsecondary Education Providers. He is also the deputy chairman of Ocean Grand Holdings Ltd. (Provisional Liquidator Appointed), listed on the Stock Exchange. Dr. Hui was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong in 2004.

CHAU Ka Wah, Arthur, aged 65, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company in August 2004. Mr. Chau has substantial knowledge and experience in commercial and corporate industry. Prior to joining the Company in August 2004, he was the managing director of Otis Elevator Company (Hong Kong) Ltd. and the regional director of Otis Elevator International, Inc. in China. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from The University of Hong Kong and a master's degree in business administration from Chinese University of Hong Kong.

YEUNG Ting Lap Derek Emory, aged 38, was appointed as an indepedent non-executive Director of the Company in January 2011. Mr. Yeung is the chief executive officer and co-founder of she.com international holdings limited and a non-executive director of Bio-dynamic Group Limited and Asia Coal Limited respectively, both are companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Prior to founding she.com, Mr. Yeung was an associate with Arthur Andersen & Company both in Boston and Hong Kong. Mr. Yeung holds a bachelor degree in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University and a master degree in business administration and accounting from Northeastern University, both in the United States of America. Mr. Yeung is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Yeung is also an adjudicator of the registration of persons tribunal of the HKSAR, an executive director of the Hong Kong United Youth Association, member of the town planning appeal board panel and the municipal services appeals board.