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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited:
The Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (HKCMCL) today (April 16) announced the appointment of a new non-government director and re-appointment of two serving non-government directors to its board of directors.
The new director is Mr Paul Chow Man-yiu. Mr Chow retired as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in January 2010. He was director of the HKCMCL from 2003 to 2007 and a member of the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee and its predecessor from 1998 to 2008. His rich experiences in the finance and ICT industries as well as knowledge of Cyberport will be valuable to the HKCMCL board. Mr Chow is appointed for a term of three years starting from today.
The two re-appointed serving directors are Mr Herman Hu Shao-ming and Mr Lee Shing-see. They are re-appointed for a term of two years starting from May 1.
With the new appointment and re-appointments, there are 11 non-government directors and two government directors on the board. HKCMCL believes that the new board comprises a good mix of expertise from the business community and the ICT industry.
"We welcome the return of Mr Chow to the HKCMCL family and the re-appointment of Mr Hu and Mr Lee. With the vision, leadership and enthusiasm of the directors, we 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," a spokesman for the HKCMCL said.
The full membership of the board is as follows:
Non-government directors:
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Mr John E Strickland
Mr Anthony Au Wai-hung
Ms Winnie J Ng
Mr Rock Chen Chung-nin
Mr Chia Kok-onn
Ms Wong Sau-ying
Mr Herman Hu Shao-ming
Mr Lee Shing-see
Mr George Hongchoy Kwok-lung
Mr Peter Liu Yun-kwan
Mr Paul Chow Man-yiu
Government directors:
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Mr Duncan Pescod, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology)
Mr Stanley Ying Yiu-hong, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury (Treasury)
HKCMCL is one of the three private and wholly-owned companies set up by the Government under the Financial Secretary Incorporated to oversee the development, operation and management of the Cyberport Project. The Board of Directors provides policy and strategic guidance to HKCMCL on its business development, as well as oversight over corporate performance and governance.
Ends/Friday, April 16, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:00
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