Mr Lau,  aged 57,  is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of the Company.  He is a member of the Company’s Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Share Repurchase Committee, and a director of various subsidiaries of the Group.  Mr Lau has over 34 years’ experience in international corporate management as well as merger and acquisitions.  He joined the Company in 1991 and has been responsible for the Group’s corporate strategy, development and performance.  Mr Lau is also the non-executive Deputy Chairman of Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited (00577.HK) and an independent non-executive director of China National Building Material Company Limited (03323.HK).