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| HOI Kin Hong |
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aged 58, is the Chairman of the Board and the president of the Group. He is primarily responsible for the overall strategy and investment decision. Hoi Kin Hong founded the Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. in 1992 and has served as its chairman and president ever since. Since the establishment of Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd., he has been engaged in the real estate development business, and has completed the development of several residential projects. He started to specialize in the development of commercial properties in 2003. For two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007, Hoi Kin Hong was recognized as a Contributor to Real Estate Brands in China by the China Index Academy. Hoi Kin Hong is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and of the plenary meeting of the Selection Committee of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. In addition, Hoi Kin Hong has also made substantial contributions to charitable and social organizations in China and has been appointed as an Ambassador of China Charities by Charitable Work Development.
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| HOI Wa Fong |
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aged 32, is an executive Director of the Board and the chief executive officer of the Group. He is primarily responsible for the overall management of the business operations of the Group. Hoi Wa Fong joined Xiamen Powerlong Decoration Design Works Company Limited in 1999 and served as the deputy general manager. In October 2001, Hoi Wa Fong resigned from his position in Xiamen Powerlong Decoration Design Works Company Limited and joined Xiamen Powerlong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. as deputy general manager, responsible for financial and daily operation. He was promoted to deputy president and later became an executive deputy president of Xiamen Powerlong Group in December 2003 and June 2004, respectively, primarily responsible for the overall management of the business of Xiamen Powerlong Group. Hoi Wa Fong was named as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in Fujian Province in 2006. Hoi Wa Fong received an EMBA from the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in October 2007. Hoi Wa Fong is the son of Hoi Kin Hong.
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| XIAO Qing Ping |
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aged 61, is an executive Director of the Board and the deputy president of the Group. He is primarily responsible for the administrative management of the Company. He was an officer of Jinjiang Bureau of Land Administration from 1997 to 1999. He has over 30 years of experience in administration management. He joined Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. in October 2001 as vice president and head of administration. In November 2007, he resigned from his position in Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. Group and joined the Group as an executive Director. He graduated from China Textile Political Distance Learning College in 1988, majoring in economic management.
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| SHIH Sze Ni |
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aged 29, is an executive Director of the Board and the chief audit officer and deputy general manager of the cost control center of the Group. She is primarily responsible for the audit and internal control of the Company. Shih Sze Ni joined Xiamen Powerlong Hotel in January 2003 as a director and was primarily responsible for financial management. She then joined Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. in May 2005 as a director and chief financial officer. In November 2007, she resigned from her positions in Xiamen Powerlong Hotel and Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. and joined the Group as an executive Director and the head of the audit department as well as the general manager of the cost control center. She graduated from Central Queensland University in Australia with a master’s degree in arts administration in 2001. Shih Sze Ni is the wife of Hoi Wa Fong.
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| LIU Xiao Lan |
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aged 44, is an executive Director of the Board and the general manager of the commercial group of the Company who is responsible for the commercial property operation. Between 1998 and 2002, she worked as a sales manager and marketing manager in the China office of Beckman Coulter, Inc. She joined Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. in June 2002 and served as the assistant to the chief deputy president and vice general manager of the real estate center of Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. in January 2005. In November 2007, she resigned from her position in Powerlong Group Development Co., Ltd. and joined the Group as an assistant to the president and secretary of the Board. She graduated from Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1988 and completed the advanced business administration program for the Youth Presidents in China offered by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2004.
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| Non-executive Director |
| HOI Wa Fan |
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aged 34, is a non-executive Director of the Board. Hoi Wa Fan is a managing director of Pou Long Construction and Land Investment Company Limited and is responsible for the overall management and business development of Pou Long Construction and Land Investment Company Limited. Between 2000 and 2006, she was a managing director of Nicole, a fashion brand concept store in Macau. She is a member of All-China Youth Federation. Hoi Wa Fan is the daughter of Hoi Kin Hong.
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| Independent non-executive Directors |
| NGAI Wai Fung |
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aged 48, is an independent non-executive Director of the Board. He is currently a director and Head of Listing Services of KCS Hong Kong Limited (formerly the corporate and commercial divisions of KPMG and Grant Thornton, respectively), an independent integrated corporate services provider, vice president of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the chairman of its China Affairs Committee and Membership Committee, and the non-executive chairman of Top Orient Group of Companies. He was the company secretary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange, in 2005, an executive director of Top Orient Capital (Asia) Ltd. from 2003 to 2005, the company secretary of China Unicom Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange, from 2001 to 2003, the executive director, the company secretary and the chief financial officer of the then Oriental Union Holdings Limited (now known as CY Foundation Group Limited), a company listed on the Stock Exchange, from 1999 to 2001. Ngai Wai Fung is an associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, an associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Ngai Wai Fung has over 18 years of senior management experience, most of which is in the areas of finance, accounting, internal control and regulatory compliance for issuers including major red chips companies. Ngai Wai Fung is currently an independent non-executive director and a member of the Audit Committee of China Life Insurance Company Limited, Franshion Properties (China) Limited, Bosideng International Holdings Limited, China Railway Construction Corporation Limited and Bawang International (Group) Holdings Limited, all of which are companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Ngai Wai Fung received a master’s degree in corporate finance from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2002 and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Andrews University of Michigan in 1992. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Finance at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He was appointed as the independent non-executive Director of the Company in June.
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| MEI Jian Ping |
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aged 50, is an independent non-executive Director of the Board. He has been a professor of finance at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, China since 2006 and a fellow at the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, Financial Institutions Center since 2004. He was a tenured associate professor of finance from 1996 to 2005 and an assistant professor of finance from 1990 to 1995 at New York University. From 2003 to 2008, he also taught at Tsinghua University as a special term professor of finance. Mr. Mei has been the chairman of the board of Shanghai Zhangjiang JRtan.com. Inc. since 2000 and a director of Cratings.com Inc., USA since 1999. Since 2009, Mr. Mei has served on the board of Zhong De Securities Company Limited. Mr. Mei worked as a consultant for various financial institutions, such as Deutsche Bank, UBS, NCH Capital and Asia Development Bank. He has published a number of books and articles on topics related to finance. Mr. Mei received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Fudan University in 1982, a master’s degree in Economics and a Ph.D. in Economics (Finance) from Princeton University in 1988 and 1990, respectively. He was appointed as the independent non-executive Director of the Company in June 2008.
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| NIE Mei Sheng |
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aged 69, is an independent non-executive Director of the Board. She has been an independent non-executive director of NEO-China Land Group (Holdings) Limited (00563) since October 2003. She has more than 18 years experience working at the China Southwest Municipal Engineering Design Institute. From 1994 to 1998, she served as the director general of the Science & Technology Department and was a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Construction. She has been the deputy director of the Science and Technology Committee and the chairwoman of the Housing Industrialization Office since 1998. Nie Mei Sheng has also served as the chairwoman of the Estate Chamber of the China National Federation of Industry and Commerce since 2001. She has been a standing committee member of the China National Federation of Industry and Commerce since 2004. In addition, she has served as the vice chairwoman of the China Urban water supply and drainage Association and the economic consultant to Jieyang City, Guangdong Province since 2006 and the chairwoman of Jing Rui (China) Real Estate Research Institution since 2007.
Nie Mei Sheng won numerous awards in China and overseas, including A-level Science and Technology Progress Prize by the Ministry of Construction, A-level Science and Technology Progress Prize by the State Education Commission, Jinguo Jiangong Pacesetter by the Center Government Office. She was recognized by the 4th Women Conference of the UN as a female scientific & technological expert. Nie Mei Sheng is a visiting professor of Shanghai University and an academician of the World Productivity Academy. Nie Mei Sheng graduated from civil engineering department of Tsinghua University specializing in water supply and drainage in 1963.
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