Board of Directors
Mr. Zhuang Yong
Chairman, Executive Director, member of Nomination Committee
Aged 47, has been appointed as the Chairman, Executive Director and member of Nomination Committee of the Company since February 2020. Mr. Zhuang holds a Master of Architecture and Civil Engineering and is a senior engineer. He is a non-executive director and vice chairman of China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (“COLI”, a substantial shareholder of the Company, listed in Hong Kong), a director of China Overseas Holdings Limited (“COHL”, a substantial shareholder of COLI), and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Zhuang has over 24 years’ experience in property development and corporate management.
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Aged 50, has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company since March 2017, and appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since February 2020. Mr. Yang holds a Master of Business Administration and is a senior economist. He is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He has over 28 years’ experience in property development and corporate management.
Executive Director, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel
Aged 54, has been appointed as Executive Director and Vice President of the Company since April 2023, and appointed as Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of the Company since October 2023. Mr. Zhou holds a Master of Business Administration and is a principal senior accountant, a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He acted as an executive director and financial controller of China State Construction International Holdings Limited (listed in Hong Kong). He has over 32 years’ experience in financial management and corporate management.
Ms. LIU Ping
Non-Executive Director
Aged 51, has been appointed as Non-executive Director of the Company since April 2024. Ms. Liu holds a Master of Architecture and Economic Management and is a senior accountant and a non-practising member of The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is the general manager of the Finance and Treasury Department of COLI and a director of a subsidiary of the Company. She has over 26 years’ management experience in corporate finance and accounting.
Vice Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Aged 69, received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Washington and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Yung has over 40 years of experience in managing manufacturing, retailing, transportation, semi-conductor, computer hardware and software business in China, Hong Kong and US. He has also over 40 years of experience in real-estate investment and development in USA, Canada, Holland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and China. Mr. Yung resigned as the Group Chairman and Chief Executive of the Company with effect from 10 February 2010 and has been re-designated from Chairman of the Board and Executive Director to Vice Chairman of the Board and Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 27 February 2010. He is now the Vice Chairman of the Board, Non-executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company, and the chairman of the board and non-executive director of SMC Electric Limited. Mr. Yung was the chairman of the board and non-executive director of PFC Device Inc. (which has been privatised and listing of its shares had been withdrawn on 25 March 2022). Mr. Yung is currently the Permanent Honorary President of Friends of Hong Kong Association Ltd. and the Honorary President of Shun Tak Fraternal Association, and was awarded the Honorary Citizen of the City of Guangzhou and the Honorary Citizen of the City of Foshan.
Dr. CHUNG Shui Ming, Timpson GBS, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 71, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hong Kong, a master’s degree in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa from the City University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Besides, Dr. Chung is an independent non-executive director of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, China Everbright Limited, China Railway Group Limited, Orient Overseas (International) Limited and Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. (all listed on the Stock Exchange). From 8 January 2018, Dr. Chung ceased to be an independent director of CSCECL (listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and is the substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of the SFO). From October 2004 to November 2008, Dr. Chung served as an independent non-executive director of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited. Formerly, Dr. Chung was an independent director of China Everbright Bank Company Limited, an independent non-executive director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, China Construction Bank Corporation, Jinmao Hotel and Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments and Management Limited and Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited, a director of Hantec Investment Holdings Limited, the chairman of China Business of Jardine Fleming Holdings Limited, the deputy chief executive officer of BOC International Limited, the independent non-executive director of Tai Shing International (Holdings) Limited, and the chairman of the Council of the City University of Hong Kong. He was also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society, a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the vice chairman of the Land Fund Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, a member of the Managing Board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, a member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, a member of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and a vice-chairman, director and deputy general manager of Nanyang Commercial Bank Limited and the chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Land Fund Trust. In addition, Dr. Chung has been appointed as Pro-Chancellor of the City University of Hong Kong with effect from August 2016. Since May 2010, Dr. Chung has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and members of both the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 71, holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in USA. He has over 30 years of experience in the toy industry and is currently the managing director of Forward Winsome Industries Limited which is engaged in toy manufacturing. Mr. Lam also holds a number of other public and community service positions including nonofficial member of the Executive Council, member of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, general committee member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and a director of Heifer International – Hong Kong. In addition, he is an independent non-executive director of CC Land Holdings Limited, Wynn Macau, Limited, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, CWT International Limited (formerly known as HNA Holding Group Co. Limited), i-CABLE Communications Limited, Wing Tai Properties Limited, Analogue Holdings Limited and CSC Holdings Limited (formerly known as China Strategic Holdings Limited), and an executive director of Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited. He was also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Since May 2010, Mr. Lam has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, and he is currently the members of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Fan, aged 44, is a practicing certified public accountant in Hong Kong with over 16 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor Degree in Laws from the University of London. Mr. Fan is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of the fourteenth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Vice Chairman of the tenth and eleventh committee of Zhejiang Province United Young Association, and a member and standing committee member of the eleventh to thirteenth committee of All-China Youth Federation. He was also a member of the tenth to twelfth committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the Zhejiang Province, a member of the fourth and fifth committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Shenzhen, and a member and standing committee member of the tenth committee of the Shanghai United Young Association.
Mr. Fan is currently an independent non-executive director of Chuang’s China Investments Limited (stock code: 298), Culturecom Holdings Limited (stock code: 343), Nameson Holdings Limited (stock code: 1982), Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (stock code: 1105) and China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 1848), shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Fan had been an independent non-executive director of Fulum Group Holdings Limited from October 2014 to May 2021 (stock code: 1443), Sinomax Group Limited from March 2014 to June 2020 (stock code: 1418), Universal Star (Holdings) Limited from May 2019 to September 2020 (stock code: 2346) and Space Group Holdings Limited from January 2018 to August 2022 (stock code: 2448), shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, and CNC Holdings Limited from January 2018 to August 2020 (stock code: 8356) and Omnibridge Holdings Limited from July 2017 to November 2020 (stock code: 8462), shares of which are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange. Since March 2023, Mr. Fan has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, and members of both the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
(Updated on 8 July 2024)