Corporate Governance

Mr. Wilfred WONG Ying-wai (“Mr. WONG”) was appointed as an Executive Director and Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board in December 2007 and re-designated as the Chairman of the Board and appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from 1 July 2012. He is also a member of the remuneration committee, the nomination committee and the executive committee of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. WONG is also an executive director of Synergis Holdings Limited (“Synergis”) and the chairman of the board of directors of Synergis. He is deemed to be one of the substantial shareholders of the Company through Neo Summit Limited under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”).

Mr. WONG joined the administrative officer grade of the Hong Kong Government in 1975 and served in a number of key positions including Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service and Deputy Director – General of Industry. Mr. WONG joined the private sector in 1992 and since then, he had held top management positions in a number of Hong Kong listed companies in property development and construction business sectors including K. Wah International Holdings Limited, Henderson China Holdings Limited and the Shui On Group.

Mr. WONG started his political career at the national level when he was appointed as a member of The Basic Law Consultative Committee (1985-1990) by the Central People’s Government. He was subsequently appointed by The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (“NPC”) as a member of the Preliminary Working Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “HKSAR”) Preparatory Committee in 1993 and a member of the HKSAR Preparatory Committee in 1995, both bodies were responsible for the transitional policies and arrangements relating to the establishment of the HKSAR Government in 1997. Mr. WONG was a Deputy to the NPC during the period from 1997 to 2013.

Mr. WONG’s public service continues through his participation in a number of councils and committees in Hong Kong. He is currently the chairman of Hong Kong Arts Development Council; the chairman of Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service; the chairman of The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited; the chairman of Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation; the chairman of the Pacific Basin Economic Council; the chairman of Hong Kong Institute for Public Administration and a member of Hong Kong Film Development Council. He was the chairman of the Court and Council of the Hong Kong Baptist University during the period from 2007 to 2012.

For his distinguished public service, Mr. WONG was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the HKSAR in 2007. He was educated at Harvard University (MPA), University of Oxford, The University of Hong Kong (BSoc.Sc.) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Mr. WONG is currently an independent non-executive director of Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited, which is listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”).

Dr. Catherine CHU joined the Group in February 2009 and was appointed as an Executive Director on 11 September 2009. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Dr. Catherine CHU is also an executive director and a member of executive committee of the board of directors of Synergis. Dr. Catherine CHU has the overall responsibility for formulating and overseeing the strategic development of the Group’s business operations and internal corporate functions. Dr. Catherine CHU holds a PhD in Change Management, Master of Science in Management Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science in Management, all from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining the Group, she worked as a consultant and researcher for a global management consulting firm and established corporations with main focus in providing corporate strategy analysis and solution advisory services in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Catherine CHU is the sister of Dr. Kenneth CHU Ting-kin, a Non-executive Director of the Company.

Dr. Barry John BUTTIFANT (“Dr. BUTTIFANT”) was appointed as an Executive Director on 22 February 2008 and re-designated as a Non-executive Director on 19 March 2009 and then further re-designated as an Executive Director on 26 April 2011. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Dr. BUTTIFANT is also a non-executive director of Synergis. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Chartered Management Institute, The Hong Kong Management Association and The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Dr. BUTTIFANT, being a person distinguished in eminence and by attainments, was admitted to the degree of Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) by Edinburgh Napier University in February 2013. Dr. BUTTIFANT is currently an independent non-executive director of Giordano International Limited and Daiwa Associate Holdings Limited, both of which are listed on the Stock Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and a non-executive director of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc., which is currently listed on NASDAQ. He was an executive director of IDT International Limited. He has been resident in Hong Kong for over 34 years.

Mr. Joseph CHOI Kin-hung (“Mr. CHOI”) was appointed as an Executive Director on 22 March 2013. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Company, managing director of Hsin Chong Constrution Company Limited and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He oversees the overall construction business of the Group.

Mr. CHOI joined the Group in August 2009 as the assistant managing director and was subsequently promoted to managing director of the construction business in July 2012. He has over 43 years of multi-dimensional and multi-functional experience across contracting and client organisations in Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland, Taiwan, Macau and overseas. Before joining the Group, he was the general manager for the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and MTR Corporation Limited responsible for the design and construction of various new railway lines. He brings with him invaluable experience in construction, property development and project management at most senior level.

Mr. CHOI graduated from the University of Aston in Birmingham, United Kingdom with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; Fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation; Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK; a Chartered Engineer, UK; and a Registered Professional Engineer, Hong Kong. Mr. CHOI is a director of Engineering Forum Limited and a member of Engineers Registration Board. He is also a member of Departmental Advisory Committee for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; a council member of Hong Kong Contractor Association; and a council member of The Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation.