Mr Leung Po Wing, Bowen Joseph GBS, JP 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Leung, aged 58, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in August 2006. He is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee and an independent non-executive director of two subsidiaries of the Company. Mr Leung previously served the Hong Kong Government for over 32 years until his retirement as the Director of the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region in Beijing ("Beijing Office") in November 2005. He joined the Administrative Service in June 1973 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 in June 1996. During his service in the Administrative Service, Mr Leung had served in various policy bureaux and departments, including Deputy Secretary for District Administration (later re-titled as Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs); Deputy Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands; Private Secretary, Government House; Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands; and Director of the Beijing Office. Mr Leung has extensive experience in corporate leadership and public administration. During his tenure as the Director of the Beijing Office, he had made commendable efforts in promoting Hong Kong on the Mainland, as well as fostering better understanding, establishing closer links and facilitating exchanges in various spheres between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Mr Leung is also an independent non-executive director of Paliburg Holdings Limited (00617.HK).