Mr. Albert Kong Ping NG, aged 66, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 11 October 2022. Mr. Ng was the chairman of Ernst & Young China, the managing partner of Ernst & Young in Greater China, and a member of Ernst & Young’s Global Executive Committee. He has over 30 years of professional
experience in accounting in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Ng served as Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Greater China, Managing Partner of the China Operation of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the managing director of Citigroup China Investment Banking.

Mr. Ng is currently an Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Business Accountants Association and a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy and the MBA Programs of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Ng is a member of the Audit Committee of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and a Council Member of the Education Foundation of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Mr. Ng is an Independent Non-executive Director of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601318) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 02318)), China International Capital Corporation Limited (a company listed on the Shanghai
Stock Exchange (stock code: 601995) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 03908)), an Independent Director of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: BABA) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 09988)), and an Independent Non-executive Director of Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 02251)).

Mr. Ng is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), CPA Australia (CPAA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree and his Master of Business Administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.