Mr. Peter K. C. Woo, GBS, JP (Chairman)
Mr. Gonzaga W. J. Li (Senior Deputy Chairman)
Mr. Stephen T. H. Ng (Deputy Chairman)
Mr. Paul Y. C. Tsui (Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer)
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. Alexander S. K. Au, OBE *
Mr. B. M. Chang *
Mr. Kenneth W. S. Ting, SBS, JP *

* Members of the Audit Committee

Peter Kwong Ching WOO, GBS, JP, Chairman (Age: 61)

Mr Woo has resumed the role of Chairman of the Company since 2002 after having also served in that capacity from 1986 to 1996. He also serves as a member and the chairman of the Company's Remuneration Committee. He is also the chairman of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited ("Wharf"), Wheelock Properties Limited ("WPL"), and Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited ("WPSL") in Singapore.

Mr Woo was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 1998 by the Hong Kong SAR Government. He has for many years been actively engaged in community and related services, both locally and in the international arena, and has held various Government appointments. He has been appointed a non-official member of the Commission on Strategic Development since June 2007. He had served as the chairman of Hospital Authority from 1995 to 2000, the council chairman of Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1993 to 1997 and the Government-appointed chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 2000 to 2007. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Environment and Conservation Fund Committee set up in 1994 which he co-funded with the Government. He also served as a deputy chairman in 1991 to Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, and as a member of the International Advisory Council of JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Westminster Bank, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Elf Aquitaine of France and General Electric of America. He has received Honorary Doctorates from various universities in Australia, Hong Kong and the United States.

Gonzaga Wei Jen LI, Senior Deputy Chairman (Age: 79)

Mr Li has been a Director of the Company since 1969 and became Chairman in 1996. He relinquished the title of Chairman and has assumed the title of Senior Deputy Chairman of the Company since 2002. He is also the senior deputy chairman of Wharf and the chairman of Harbour Centre Development Limited ("HCDL") as well as the chief executive officer and a director of Wharf China Limited. Furthermore, he is a director of WPL and Joyce Boutique Holdings Limited ("Joyce").

Stephen Tin Hoi NG, Deputy Chairman (Age: 55)

Mr Ng has been a Director of the Company since 1988 and became the Deputy Chairman in 1995. He is also the deputy chairman and managing director of Wharf and the chairman and chief executive officer of both i-CABLE and Wharf T&T Limited as well as the chairman of Joyce and Modern Terminals Limited. Mr Ng serves as a member of the General Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Paul Yiu Cheung TSUI, Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer (Age: 61)

Mr Tsui has been a Director of the Company since 1998 and became Executive Director in 2003. He is also an executive director and group chief financial officer of Wharf as well as a director of Joyce, WPL and WPSL. Mr Tsui is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA"), The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA") and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Alexander Siu Kee AU, OBE, Director (Age: 61)

Mr Au has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2002. He also serves as a member and the chairman of the Companyˇ¦s Audit Committee and also a member of the Companyˇ¦s Remuneration Committee.

A banker by profession, Mr Au was the chief executive officer of Hang Seng Bank Limited from October 1993 to March 1998 and of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited in Singapore from September 1998 to April 2002. Currently, he is an executive director and the chief financial officer of Henderson Land Development Company Limited and a non-executive director of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited and Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited. He is also a member of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

An accountant by training, Mr Au is a Chartered Accountant as well as a Fellow of the HKICPA and ACCA.

B M CHANG, Director (Age: 79)

Mr Chang has been a Director of the Company since 1969. He, being an independent Non-executive Director, also serves as a member of the Companyˇ¦s Audit Committee.

Kenneth Woo Shou TING, SBS, JP, Director (Age: 65)

Mr Ting has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2003. He also serves as a member of the Company's Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. Mr Ting is also the managing director and chief executive officer of publicly-listed Kader Holdings Company Limited and the chairman of Kader Industrial Company Limited, and a non-executive director of New Island Printing Holdings Limited and an independent non-executive director of Times Ltd. Mr Ting currently serves as the honorary president of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the non-executive director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, the president of the Hong Kong Plastics Manufacturers' Association Limited, the honorary president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong and the honorary president of the Toys Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong Limited.

Mr Ting is also a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Court and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Court. Furthermore, he is a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Yue Xiu District).