The Board is responsible for the Group’s corporate policy formulation, business strategies planning, business development, risk management, major acquisitions, disposals and capital transactions, and other significant operational and financial matters.
Major corporate matters that are specifically delegated by the Board to the management include the preparation of annual and interim accounts for Board approval before public reporting, execution of business strategies and initiatives adopted by the Board, implementation of adequate systems of internal controls and risk management procedures, and compliance with relevant statutory requirements and rules and regulations.
All executive Directors have given sufficient time and attention to the affairs of the Group and each of them has sufficient experience to hold the position so as to carry out his duties effectively and efficiently. There is no relationship among the members of the Board.
The Company appointed three independent non-executive Directors who have appropriate and sufficient experience and qualification to carry out their duties so as to protect the interests of shareholders of the Company. All of them have been appointed for a term of one year commencing from the date of their appointment or re-appointment.
The members of the Board were:
Executive Directors
Pong Wilson Wai San
Mr. Pong Wilson Wai San (“Mr. Pong”), has been appointed as the chairman of the Company (the ”Chairman”) and an executive Director with effect from 17 May 2016. Mr. Pong was a Director of the Company during the period from 23 March 2007 to 12 December 2011 and a consultant of the Group during the period from 12 December 2011 to 16 May 2016. Mr. Pong is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Pong is the sole director and sole shareholder of Virtue Partner Group Limited, which is the substantial and controlling shareholder of the Company. Mr. Pong is responsible for the overall strategic planning and investment strategy of the Group. He holds a bachelor degree in Applied Science from the University of British Columbia. He held various positions in a number of charity organizations in Hong Kong and had held various senior management positions with various local and international securities houses and a multinational company.
Lee Wing Yin
Mr. Lee Wing Yin (“Mr. Lee”), was appointed as the authorised representative and company secretary of the Company (the “Company Secretary”) on 23 March 2007, an executive Director on 1 June 2010, chief executive officer of the Company (the “CEO”) on 4 November 2011 and compliance officer of the Company on 12 December 2011. He is also a director of various subsidiaries and the associates of the Company. He is responsible for provision of advice for overall management, strategic development and supervision of the Group. Mr. Lee is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He has over ten years of working experience in auditing and business advisory services and had worked for international accounting firms for six years. He held senior financial management positions with various local companies before joining the Company.
Lai Hin Wing, Henry
Mr. Lai Hin Wing Henry (“Mr. Lai”), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 23 March 2007 and re-designated as a non-executive Director on 12 December 2011. Mr. Lai is a partner, co-chairman of Messrs. P. C. Woo & Co., a firm of solicitors and notaries in Hong Kong, and has been practicing in the legal field for more than thirty years. Graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a bachelor of law degree, Mr. Lai was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales and the State of Victoria, Australia. Mr. Lai is a Notary Public and a China Appointed Attesting Officer in Hong Kong. He currently also serves as an independent non-executive director of China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited (Stock code: 291), ANTA Sports Products Limited (Stock code: 2020) and a non-executive director of China Medical & HealthCare Group Limited (Stock code: 383), companies whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.
Koo Fook Sun, Louis
Mr. Koo Fook Sun Louis (“Mr. Koo”), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 23 March 2007. He is also the chairman of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company. Mr. Koo is the founder and the managing director of Hercules Capital Limited, a corporate finance advisory firm. Mr. Koo has many years of experience in investment banking and professional accounting. He was a managing director and head of the corporate finance department of a major international bank. Mr. Koo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “HKICPA”). He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of another two companies whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, namely Li Ning Company Limited (Stock code: 2331) and Xingda International Holdings Limited (Stock code: 1899). He was an independent non-executive director of Good Friend International Holdings Inc. (Stock code: 2398), a company whose shares was delisted from the Main Board of the Stock Exchange in December 2021, during the period from December 2005 to January 2022.
Lung Hung Cheuk
Mr. Lung Hung Cheuk (“Mr. Lung”), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 23 March 2007. He is also the chairman of the remuneration committee, a member of the nomination committee and audit committee of the Company. Mr. Lung is a retired chief superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force (the ”Hong Kong Police”) of Hong Kong. He joined the Hong Kong Police in 1966 as a Probationary Inspector at the age of 19. He was promoted to the rank of chief inspector in 1980, superintendent in 1986, senior superintendent in 1993 and chief superintendent in 1997. He had served in various police posts, namely Special Branch, Police Tactical Unit, Police Public Relations Bureau and in a number of police divisions at management level. Prior to his retirement in April 2002, he was the commander of Sham Shui Po Police District. Mr. Lung was also the secretary and then the chairman of the Superintendents’ Association (“SPA”) of the Hong Kong Police from 1993 to 2001. The membership of the SPA comprises the top management of the Hong Kong Police from superintendents up to and including the commissioner of Hong Kong Police. He was awarded the Police Meritorious Service Medal by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in 2000. Mr. Lung is the independent non-executive director of Sitoy Group Holdings Limited (Stock code: 1023), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.
Yeung Wing Yan, Wendy
Ms. Yeung Wing Yan Wendy (“Ms. Yeung”), was appointed as an independent non- executive Director on 12 December 2011. She is also the chairwoman of the nomination committee, a member of the audit committee and remuneration committee of the Company. She holds a master’s degree in laws (Human Rights) of the Faculty of Law from the University of Hong Kong, a master’s degree in Juris Doctor of the Faculty of Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Ms. Yeung is a practising barrister in Hong Kong. She has over 20 years of experience in corporate and financial communications. Ms. Yeung was the founder and managing director of Occasions Corporate & Financial Communication Limited from 1993 to 2007 and a managing director of Financial Dynamics International Limited from 2007 to 2010.
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