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The Government today (June 4) announced the re-appointment of seven incumbent non-government directors and appointment of three new directors to the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (HKCMCL).
The 10 non-official directors were appointed for a two-year term starting from June 5, 2007. There are also two government officials on the board - the Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Communications and Technology), Mr Francis Ho, and the Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Mr Alan Lai, who are acting for and on behalf of the Hong Kong Cyberport Development Holdings Limited and the Financial Secretary Incorporated (FSI), shareholders of HKCMCL.
On behalf of the HKCMCL, Mr Ho welcomed the new directors and thanked the re-appointed and outgoing directors for their valuable contributions to the company.
"With the appointment of non-government directors since June, 2003, the Board of Directors has been providing policy and strategic guidance to the HKCMCL on its business development, as well as oversight over corporate performance and governance."
"The new board comprises a good mix of expertise from the business community and the IT industry. I am confident that with the vision, leadership and enthusiasm of the directors, HKCMCL will continue to work towards the attainment of Cyberport's mission of creating a strategic cluster of quality IT and related companies as well as a critical mass of professionals in Hong Kong," he said.
Mr Ho also expressed gratitude to the two outgoing directors, Mr Jonathan Choi Koon-shum, and Mr Herbert Hui Ho-ming, for their valuable contributions to the board.
The board will elect its chairman for the new term at a meeting on June 15.
The full membership of the board is as follows:
Re-appointed directors:
Mr John E Strickland (incumbent Chairman);
Mr Anthony Au Wai-hung, Director, Futuresuccess Consultants Ltd;
Mr Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Ltd;
Ms Florence Chan Yuen-fan, Partner, Ernst & Young;
Mr Daniel S C Lai, Head, Information Technology of MTR Corporation Ltd;
Ms Winnie J Ng, Executive Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd; and
Mr Samuel N Tsien, President & CEO, China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Ltd.
New directors:
Mr Rock Chen Chung-nin, Chairman, Pacific Falcon Investment Group Ltd;
Mr Chia Kok-onn, President, Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association; and
Ms Wong Sau-ying, Head of Corporate Communication, The Hong Kong & China Gas Company Ltd.
Official directors:
Mr Francis Ho, Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Communications and Technology); and
Mr Alan Lai, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)
Ends/Monday, June 4, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:31
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