Mr Kwok Shiu Keung, Ernest, aged 75, joined the Company as an independent non-executive director in 1993. He is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Compliance Committee. Mr Kwok is a practising solicitor, a chartered civil engineer and a practising arbitrator. He was a registered structural engineer and an authorized person (List II) under the Hong Kong Buildings Ordinance for more than 20 years. Mr Kwok is also a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom and a fellow member of both of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators.