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APT Electronics Co., Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2025
Apr 24, 2025
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Board/Management Information
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APT Electronics Co., Ltd.
廣東晶科電子股份有限公司
(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2551)
PROPOSED ELECTION OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISOR
This announcement is made by APT Electronics Co., Ltd. (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") pursuant to the Rules 13.51(1) and 13.51(2) of the Rules (the "Listing Rules") Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"). The Company convened a meeting of the board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") and a meeting of the supervisory committee (the "Supervisory Committee") on April 24, 2025, and after consideration, approval to put forward to the 2024 annual general meeting of the Company ("2024 AGM") for consideration and approval of the proposed election of the fourth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee.
PROPOSED ELECTION OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD
As the term of the third session of the Board has expired, according to the Articles of Association of the Company (the "Articles of Association") and the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC Company Law"), the Board agreed to nominate Mr. Xiao Guowei David and Mr. Hou Yu as candidates for executive Directors, Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho, Mr. Yuan Lie Ming Peter and Mr. Huang Guansheng as candidates for non-executive Directors, and Ms. Zhang He, Ms. Lin Nan, Ms. Ding Hui and Mr. Chan Chi Kong as candidates for independent non-executive Directors of the fourth session of the Board. The Board has resolved to put forward the above list of Director candidates at the 2024 AGM for consideration and approval by the shareholders (the "Shareholders") of the Company.
After being elected at the 2024 AGM, the Directors of the fourth session of the Board will enter into Director’s service contracts with the Company and perform their duties as Directors of the fourth session of the Board with a term of three years and are eligible for re-election upon expiry of their term of office. The term of office of the re-elected Directors will take effect from the date of approval by the Shareholders at the 2024 AGM. Upon the appointment, the executive Directors will not receive any Director’s fees for their directorship from the Company other than the corresponding remuneration in connection with their management positions in the Company. The non-executive Directors will not receive remuneration from the Company. The domestic independent non-executive Directors will each receive a Director’s fee of RMB160,000 per annum (before tax), whereas the Hong Kong independent non-executive Directors will each receive a Director’s fee of HK$250,000 per annum (before tax). Details of Directors’ remuneration will be disclosed in the Company’s annual reports.
As at the date of this announcement, to the best knowledge of the Board, the Board is of the view that all candidates for independent non-executive Directors meet the independence guidelines set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules and are independent in accordance with the terms of the guidelines. In particular, the candidates for independent non-executive Directors, namely Ms. Zhang He, Ms. Lin Nan, Ms. Ding Hui and Mr. Chan Chi Kong have confirmed that:
(1) they have satisfied the independence requirements in relation to each of the factors set out in Rules 3.13(1) to (8) of the Listing Rules;
(2) they have no past or present financial or other interests in the business of the Company or its subsidiaries and is not connected with any core connected persons (as defined in the Hong Kong Listing Rules) of the Company; and
(3) there are no other factors which may affect their independence.
The biographies of the candidates for Directors of the fourth session of the Board are set out in Appendix I to this announcement. As of the date of this announcement and to the best of the Board’s knowledge, save as disclosed in this announcement, each candidate for Directors (i) has not held any directorship or other positions in public companies whose securities are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the past three years; (ii) does not have any relationship with any Director, supervisor, senior management, substantial Shareholder or controlling Shareholder of the Company, nor has held any position in the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) does not own any interest in the shares of the Company or its associated corporations (as defined in Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong); (iv) has no information that shall be disclosed pursuant to the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules; and (v) has no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or the Stock Exchange.
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Each of Mr. Wu Nan-Yang and Mr. Zheng Xin, the retiring Director of the third session of the Board has confirmed that they have no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to their retirements that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or the Stock Exchange.
PROPOSED ELECTION OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISOR
As the term of the third session of the Supervisory Committee has expired, according to the Articles of Association and the PRC Company Law, the Supervisory Committee agreed to nominate Mr. Li Wenhong and Ms. Luo Xiaoyun as candidates for non-employee representative supervisors of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee has resolved to put forward the above list of non-employee representative supervisors at the 2024 AGM for consideration and approval by the Shareholders.
After being elected at the 2024 AGM, the non-employee representative supervisors of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee will enter into the supervisor's service contracts with the Company and perform their duties as supervisors of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee with a term of three years and are eligible for re-election upon expiry of their term of office. The term of office of the re-elected non-employee representative supervisors will take effect from the date of approval by the Shareholders at the 2024 AGM. During their tenure of office, the non-employee representative supervisors will not receive any remuneration from the Company for their service and performance of duties as supervisors.
The Board hereby announces that, among the members of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee, in addition to the above non-employee representative supervisor candidates, Mr. OU Weineng (the current employee representative supervisor) was re-elected as an employee representative supervisor of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee at the employee representatives meeting held by the Company on the date of this announcement and will join the Company's fourth session of the Supervisory Committee directly. The employee representative supervisor will enter into the supervisor's service contracts with the Company, with a term of three years from the date of commencement to the date of expiry of the term of office of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company. During his tenure of office, the employee representative supervisor will not receive any remuneration from the Company for his service and performance of duties as a supervisor.
The biographies of the candidates for non-employee representative supervisors and the employee representative supervisor of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee are set out in Appendix II to this announcement. As of the date of this announcement and to the best of the knowledge of the Supervisory Committee, save as disclosed in
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this announcement, each candidate for non-employee representative supervisors and the employee representative supervisor (i) has not held any directorship or other positions in public companies whose securities are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the past three years; (ii) does not have any relationship with any Director, supervisor, senior management, substantial Shareholder or controlling Shareholder of the Company, nor has held any position in the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) does not own any interest in the shares of the Company or its associated corporations (as defined in Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong); (iv) has no information that shall be disclosed pursuant to the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules; and (v) has no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or the Stock Exchange.
GENERAL
To ensure the continuity of the work of the Board and the Supervisory Committee of the Company, the third session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee of the Company will continue to perform their duties in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Association before the completion of the election of the fourth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee.
The qualifications of the aforementioned candidates for Directors have been reviewed by the nomination committee of the Company, whereas the qualifications of the candidates for Supervisors have been reviewed by the Supervisory Committee of the Company. The Company will convene the 2024 AGM to approve the election of members to the Board and the Supervisory Committee.
The above resolutions in relation to the election of the fourth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee will be proposed to the 2024 AGM for consideration and approval. A circular containing, among other things, details of the candidates for the Directors and the non-employee representative supervisors of the fourth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee, together with the notice of the 2024 AGM will be published on the website of the Stock Exchange (https://www.hkexnews.hk) and of the Company (https://www.apt-hk.com) and despatched to the Shareholders who requested printed copies in due course.
By order of the Board
APT Electronics Co., Ltd.
Xiao Guowei David
Chairperson of the Board
Hong Kong, April 24, 2025
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Xiao Guowei David as executive Director, Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho, Mr. Yuan Lie Ming Peter, Mr. Wu Nan-Yang and Mr. Zheng Xin as non-executive Directors, and Ms. Zhang He, Ms. Lin Nan, Ms. Ding Hui and Mr. Chan Chi Kong as independent non-executive Directors.
APPENDIX I: BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS
Candidates for Executive Directors
Mr. XIAO Guowei David (肖国偉), aged 56, is currently an executive Director of the third session of the Board, the chairperson of the Board and the chief strategic officer of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as an executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Xiao co-founded Advanced Photoelectronic Technology Limited (微晶先進光電科技有限公司) (“Advanced Photoelectronic”) and our Group. He served as the chairperson of the Board and general manager of our Company from August 2006 to October 2015, and the chairperson of the Board and president of our Company from October 2015 to March 2023.
Mr. Xiao has more than 25 years of professional experience in advanced semiconductor packaging, microelectronics manufacturing process, optoelectronic semiconductors, materials and reliability analysis. Prior to establishment of our Company, he founded Advanced Photoelectronic in February 2003 and has since served as a director of Advanced Photoelectronic. Before that, he taught at the Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering (電子與信息學部) (formerly known as the Department of Electronic Engineering (電子工程系)) of Xi’an Jiaotong University (西安交通大學) from July 1990 to February 1998, with his last position as a lecturer, and served as a senior technology officer in the Department of Electronic and Computer engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from March 2002 to August 2004. He currently also serves as the chairperson of the board of AccoPower Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (廣東芯聚能半導體有限公司) (“AccoPower”) and AscenPower Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (廣東芯粵能半導體有限公司) (“AscenPower”), both silicon carbide (SiC) and power semiconductor developers and manufacturers.
Mr. Xiao obtained his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering in 1990 and his master’s degree of engineering in June 1997 from Xi’an Jiaotong University (西安交通大學) in the PRC, and obtained his doctorate degree of philosophy in electronic and electronic engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in November 2002 in Hong Kong. He was certified as a professorate senior researcher (正高級研究員) in optoelectronic technology by the Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province in December 2020. He is currently a member of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Political Consultative Conference, the vice president of the China Solid State Lighting Alliance (國家半導體照明工程研發及產業聯盟), and the president and a society expert (學會專家) of Guangdong Illuminating Engineering Society. He has been selected for the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (優秀人才入境計劃) by the Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong in December 2002, and for the first batch of Leading Talents in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Guangzhou (廣州市創新創業領軍人才) by the Guangzhou Liaising Group for Talents (廣州市人才工
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作協調小組) in February 2011. He has also been recognized as an Innovative Talent of the Overseas Chinese Contribution Award (中國僑界貢獻獎創新人才) by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (中華全國歸國華僑聯合會) in September 2016, as a Guangzhou High-caliber Talent (Distinguished Expert) (廣州市高層次人才(傑出專家)) by the Guangzhou Steering Group for Talents (廣州市人才工作領導小組) in August 2019, and as an Honorary Citizen (榮譽市民) by the 15th Standing Committee of the Guangzhou City People's Congress in November 2021. He was awarded the Second Prize of the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Award (廣東省科學技術獎) by the Guangdong government in February 2015, the Third Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award by the Guangdong government in April 2014, and the Second Prize of the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Award (廣州市科學技術獎) by the Guangzhou government in May 2015.
Mr. HOU Yu (侯宇), aged 55, is currently the president of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as an executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Hou joined our Group in October 2015 and served as an executive vice president of our Company from October 2015 to February 2023, and as a director of Lynway Vision Technology (NB) Co., Ltd. (領為視覺智能科技(寧波)有限公司) from July 2021 to December 2023. He has also served as the general manager of Linlux Electronics Co., Ltd.* (聯晶智能電子有限公司) ("Linlux") since September 2018 and the supervisor of Lynway Vision Automobile Parts (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (領為視覺汽車零部件(廣州)有限公司) since June 2024.
Mr. Hou has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and optoelectronic industries. Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Hou served as a process engineer, product engineer and manager of the production department of China Resources Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (華潤半導體有限公司) from June 1996 to December 2007. He successively served as a senior manager and a vice general manager of Advanced Photoelectronic from November 2007 to October 2015.
Mr. Hou obtained his bachelor's degree of engineering in July 1991 and his master's degree of engineering in June 1994, both from Xi'an Jiaotong University in the PRC. Mr. Hou was qualified as an intermediate engineer in electronic technology (中級工程師(電子技術)) by the Nansha District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Guangzhou city in October 2019. He was selected for the Guangzhou High-end Foreign (Overseas) Expert Recruitment Program (廣州市高端外國專家引進項目) by Guangzhou Foreign Expert Bureau (廣州市外國專家局) in December 2018. He was also awarded the Third Prize and Second Prize of the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Award by the Guangdong Government continuously in April 2014 and February 2015, and the Second Prize of the Guangzhou Municipal Award for Improvement in Science and Technology (廣州市科技進步二等獎) by the Guangzhou Government (廣州市人民政府) in May 2015.
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Candidates for Non-Executive Directors
Mr. CHAN Philip Ching Ho (陳正豪), aged 75, is currently a non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as a non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
He served as a supervisor of our Company from August 2006 to April 2014. Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho co-founded Advanced Photoelectronic and our Group, and has served as a director of Advanced Photoelectronic since June 2004.
Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho is a distinguished leader in the semiconductor industry with more than 50 years of academic research and industrial application experience. He commenced his career in University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and served as a visiting assistant professor from 1978 to 1981. From March 1990 to March 1991, he worked at Intel Corporation, a company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (ticker symbol: INTC), where he last served as a principal engineer and senior project manager. Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in April 1991 and served as a professor and the head of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, the director of Nanoelectronics Fabrication Facility and the dean of the School of Engineering. From March 2010 to February 2020, he served as a deputy president and provost at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. From his retirement in March 2020 to August 2021, he served as a senior advisor to the president and provost of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and has served as a senior advisor to the deputy president and provost of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since September 2021. From April 2023 to August 2024, he served as a team leader (special duty) at the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Government. Since September 2024, he has been a chairman of board of Microelectronics Research and Development Institute of the Hong Kong Government. Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho has served as an independent non-executive director of Solomon Systech (International) Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2878), since December 2020. Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho has served as an independent non-executive director of InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2577), since May 2024.
Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho obtained his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from University of California at Davis in June 1973 in the United States, his master of science in electrical engineering and doctor in electrical engineering both from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the United States in October 1975 and October 1978, respectively. He has been a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers since December 1995. He was qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in January 2007 and a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences in
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December 2013. He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in Hong Kong in July 2013. From October 2008 to October 2016, Mr. Chan Philip Ching Ho served as a director of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute. He currently also serves as a member of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Re industrialization of the Government of Hong Kong as well as a professor emeritus at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a professor emeritus at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. YUAN Lie Ming Peter (袁立明), aged 75, is currently a non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as a non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Yuan has served as a director of Advanced Photoelectronic and of our Company since December 2009.
Mr. Yuan has extensive experience in financial investment. He has been a private investor and invested in Advanced Photoelectronic in June 2006, and has principally invested in monetary and financial futures, private equity and real estate in Hong Kong.
Mr. Yuan graduated from Pui Ching Middle School (香港培正中學) in July 1968 in Hong Kong.
Mr. Huang Guansheng (黃關生), aged 43. He is proposed to be appointed as a non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Huang graduated from China Central Radio and TV University (中央廣播電視大學) (now renamed as the Open University of China (國家開放大學)), majoring in business administration. He served as the procurement specialist, procurement manager and procurement director at the central procurement company of Geely Holding Group from July 2000 to February 2021, the deputy general manager and executive deputy general manager at the procurement center of Zhejiang Yaoning Technology Group Co., Ltd. (浙江耀寧科技集團有限公司) from September 2021 to October 2023, the chief procurement officer at the empowerment platform of Zhejiang Yaoning Technology Group Co., Ltd. from October 2023 to November 2024, and an executive director and the general manager of Tonglu Yaoning Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (桐廬耀寧供應鏈管理有限責任公司) from August 2023 to February 2025. He has served as a director and the deputy general manager of Jiangxi Anchi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd (江西安驍新能源科技有限公司) since March 2024, and the vice president and the chief procurement officer of Zhejiang Lixingneng Industrial Development Co., Ltd. (浙江利星能實業發展有限公司) since November 2024.
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Candidates for Independent Non-Executive Directors
Ms. ZHANG He (張禾) (with former name as ZHANG Xiaomiao (張曉苗)), aged 60, is currently an independent non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. She is proposed to be appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Ms. Zhang has worked at Xi’an Jiaotong University since July 1985 and has been an associate professor in accounting since June 2001. She served as an independent director and the chairperson of audit committee of Xi’an Typical Industries Co., Ltd. (西安標準工業股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600302.SH), from March 2014 to July 2020, an independent director of Shaanxi Tongyuan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (陝西通源天然氣股份有限公司), a company listed on the NEEQ (stock code: 838687), from December 2021 to December 2022. She has served as an independent director and the chairperson of audit committee of Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd. (鄭州安圖生物工程股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 603658.SH), from October 2018 to October 2024, an independent director of Xi’an Kaitian Railway Electric Co., Ltd. (西安開天鐵路電氣股份有限公司), a company listed on the NEEQ (stock code: 835196), from December 2020 to December 2023, an independent director of Xi’an Tianli Clad Metal Materials Co., Ltd. (西安天力金屬複合材料股份有限公司), a company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (stock code: 873576.BJ), since September 2022, and an independent director and the chairperson of audit committee of Kontour (Xi’an) Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (西安康拓醫療技術股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 688314.SH), since September 2022.
Ms. Zhang obtained her bachelor’s degree in mechanical manufacturing process equipment and automation in July 1985, her master’s degree in law in June 1991 and her doctorate degree in business administration in March 2009, all from Xi’an Jiaotong University in the PRC.
Ms. LIN Nan (蘭楠), aged 52, is currently an independent non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. She is proposed to be appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
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Ms. Lin was a visiting student to the University of Sydney from September 2002 to December 2002. From April 2004 to June 2006, Ms. Lin conducted her postdoctoral research at the School of Public Policy & Management of Tsinghua University (清華大學公共管理學院). She joined the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (上海財經大學) as an associate professor of the College of International Business Administration (currently known as the College of Business) in July 2006, and has served as a professor of the College of Business since June 2012. From March 2009 to March 2010, Ms. Lin was also a visiting scholar to Harvard Business School. Ms. Lin has also served as an independent director of Shanghai Film Co., Ltd. (上海電影股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601595. SH), since October 2024.
Ms. Lin obtained her bachelor's degree in industrial electrical automation in July 1994, her master's degree in management science and engineering in June 1999, and her doctorate degree in management in December 2004, all from Xi'an Jiaotong University in the PRC.
Ms. Lin served as an independent director of Bright Oceans Inter-Telecom Corporation ("Bright Oceans") (億陽信通股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600289.SH), from March 2015 to March 2017. In December 2019, the Shanghai Stock Exchange issued a discipline decision (the "Discipline Decision") against Bright Oceans, its controlling Shareholder and several then directors and officers of Bright Oceans, including a public criticism against Ms. Lin who was an independent director at the time of the incident. The Discipline Decision cites a series of violations by Bright Oceans, its controlling Shareholder and actual controller: (i) the controlling Shareholder of Bright Oceans illegally occupied vast amount of funds of Bright Oceans, (ii) Bright Oceans failed to comply with the regulatory procedures and to timely disclose the connected guarantees provided in favor of its controlling Shareholder and its related parties, (iii) Bright Oceans issued inaccurate 2017 results estimate, and (iv) there were material deficiencies in the internal control of Bright Oceans and the reporting accountant issued qualified opinion on 2017 financial report of Bright Oceans (the "Incidents").
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Notwithstanding the Discipline Decision involving Ms. Lin, the Directors (other than Ms. Lin) are of the view that Ms. Lin has the experience, knowledge and skills required for a director of a listed company and is therefore suitable to be a Director pursuant to Rules 3.08 and 3.09 of the Listing Rules having considered: (i) the public criticism was not an administrative penalty, but a disciplinary action imposed by the Shanghai Stock Exchange which was of a relatively minor nature; (ii) according to the Discipline Decision, there is no finding of fraud or dishonesty against Ms. Lin herself, nor does it raise any concern on the integrity of Ms. Lin, which would affect her suitability as a director of a listed company. The Discipline Decision was issued against Ms. Lin mainly due to her director responsibility for supervising the operations of Bright Oceans rather than her personal dishonesty; (iii) Ms. Lin has not been disqualified from acting as a director of listed company as a result of the Incident; (iv) to the best knowledge of our Company and as confirmed by Ms. Lin, she does not have any other non-compliance record; (v) Ms. Lin as an independent director of Bright Oceans was not involved in the day-to-day management of Bright Oceans and was not directly involved in the Incidents. In addition, as confirmed by Ms. Lin, as she resigned in March 2017, she was not involved in the reviewing and approval of either the 2016 annual report or the 2017 annual report, which were published in or after March 2017; and (vi) Ms. Lin has received directors' training in connection with, among other things, the duties of directors under the Listing Rules.
Ms. DING Hui (丁暉), aged 55, is currently an independent non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. She is proposed to be appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Ms. Ding has taught at the School of Electrical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University since 1996 and has served as a professor and doctoral advisor since March 2010.
Ms. Ding obtained her bachelor's degree of engineering from Xi'an University of Technology (西安理工大學) (formerly known as Shaanxi Institute of Mechanical Engineering (陕西機械學院)) in July 1991 in the PRC, and her master's degree of engineering in June 1996 and her doctorate degree of engineering in June 2004, both from Xi'an Jiaotong University in the PRC.
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Mr. CHAN Chi Kong (陳志光), aged 57, is currently an independent non-executive Director of the third session of the Board of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the fourth session of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Chan Chi Kong has substantial experience in auditing, accounting, corporate finance, investment, company secretarial practice, business development and general management. He commenced his career by serving as a staff accountant and audit senior of PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly known as Price Waterhouse). He subsequently held senior financial and management positions in several companies listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and multinational corporations, including Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. (a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code of 345), MMG Limited (a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code of 1208), Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code of 1929), and Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited (a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code of 116). Mr. Chan Chi Kong co-founded Impacts Technology Limited, a company principally engaged in development and provision of interactive e-learning solutions to corporates. He has also served as an independent non-executive director of Solomon Systech (International) Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2878), since November 2023.
Mr. Chan Chi Kong is actively engaged in public and social services. He has previously served as the president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Hong Kong, an honorary advisor to Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, a member of the advisory board on business studies of Lingnan University, an adjudicator of the Immigration Tribunal of the Hong Kong Government, a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (formerly known as the Financial Reporting Council) and a member of the Accountancy Training Board under the Vocational Training Council. He has also served as a member of the advisory committee for the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the convenor of Working Party on Seminars of the Accountancy Training Board under the Vocational Training Council since June 2023.
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Mr. Chan Chi Kong obtained a professional diploma in accountancy and his bachelor of arts in accountancy from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (formerly known as Hong Kong Polytechnic). He also obtained a master of business administration from City University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow member of each of ACCA, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Chartered Governance Institute and the Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) of the CFA Institute.
APPENDIX II: BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES FOR NON-EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISOR
Candidates for Non-employee Representative Supervisors
Mr. LI Wenhong (李文紅), aged 57, is currently a non-employee representative supervisor of the third session of the Supervisory Committee of our Company. He is proposed to be appointed as a non-employee representative supervisor of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee of our Company.
Mr. Li founded Shenzhen Goldstone Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市石金科技股份有限公司), a company listed on the NEEQ (stock code: 833069) and formerly known as Shenzhen Goldstone Technology Ltd. (深圳市石金科技有限公司), in February 2005. He has served as an executive director since then and as the chairperson of the board since February 2015. He has also served as its general manager from February 2005 to December 2015 and since April 2017.
Mr. Li obtained his bachelor's degree in engineering in July 1988 from Xi'an Jiaotong University in the PRC. He was qualified as a senior engineer (高級工程師) by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality (深圳市人力資源和社會保障局) in June 2023. He was awarded the First Prize of Guangdong Province Science and Technology Award by the Guangdong Government (廣東省人民政府) in February 2015, and the 2022 China Patent Excellence Award (中國專利優秀獎) by China National Intellectual Property Administration in July 2022.
Ms. LUO Xiaoyun (羅曉雲), aged 51, is currently a non-employee representative supervisor of the third session of the Supervisory Committee of our Company. She is proposed to be appointed as a non-employee representative supervisor of the fourth session of the Supervisory Committee of our Company.
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From July 1997 to June 2002, Ms. Luo was employed at Guangzhou Foreign Economic Trading Affiance Investment Company (廣州對外經濟貿易投資公司). She worked at Guangdong Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (廣東省科技風險投資有限公司) from June 2002 to April 2009, and at Guangdong Yueke Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (廣東粵科風險投資管理有限公司), formerly known as Guangdong Keying Investment Management Co., Ltd. (廣東科盈投資管理有限公司), from May 2009 to July 2017. Since July 2018, she has served as a senior manager of Guangdong Yueke Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd. (廣東粵科創業投資管理有限公司). Ms. Luo has also served as a director of Zhuhai Speedbird PVC Film Laminated METAL Sheet Co., Ltd. (珠海拾比佰彩圖板股份有限公司), a company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (stock code: 831768.BJ), since August 2017, as a director of Gd Sunlite Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (廣東信力科技股份有限公司), a company listed on the NEEQ (stock code: 838807), from January 2016 to December 2022, and as a director of Guangzhou Jeepine Intelligent Compression Molding Machine Co., Ltd. (廣州晶品智能壓塑科技股份有限公司), a company listed on the NEEQ (stock code: 833127), from September 2017 to July 2022.
Ms. Luo obtained her dual bachelor’s degree in economics and engineering from Jinan University (暨南大學) in the PRC in June 1997.
Employee Representative Supervisor
Mr. OU Weineng (區偉能), aged 42, is currently an employee representative supervisor of the third session of the Supervisory Committee of our Company. He is also the supervisor of Linlux.
After joining our Group in March 2008, Mr. Ou has served successively as a manager and deputy director of the product department of our Company from September 2008 to October 2016, and has served as the director of the LED product department of our Company since October 2016.
Mr. Ou obtained his bachelor’s degree of science in July 2005 and his master’s degree of science in June 2008, both from South China University of Technology (華南理工大學) in the PRC.
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