CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENTMs. Pansy Ho

S.B.S., JPGroup Executive Chairman and Managing Director (aged 61)

Ms. Ho Chiu King, Pansy Catilina (“Ms. Pansy Ho”) joined the Group as an executive director in 1995, and was appointed the managing director in 1999 and the group executive chairman in 2017 to oversee the Group’s overall strategic development and management. She is also the chairman of the executive committee and the nomination committee, a member of the remuneration committee of the Company; and a director of a number of subsidiaries of the Company.

Ms. Pansy Ho is the vice chairman, chief executive officer and a director of the board of Shun Tak – China Travel Shipping Investments Limited and the chairman of its executive committee, and is directly in charge of the Group’s transportation businesses, which include ferry and coach operations. She is a director of Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited*, Renita Investments Limited*, Oakmount Holdings Limited*, Beeston Profits Limited*, Classic Time Developments Limited* and Megaprosper Investments Limited*, the chairman of Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre, a director of Air Macau Company Limited and vice-chairman of Macau International Airport Company Limited. She is also the chairperson and an executive director of MGM China Holdings Limited, a vice-chairman and a non-executive director of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited and an independent non-executive director of the board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, all are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). In addition, she is the chairman of the board of directors of Estoril-Sol, SGPS, S.A. which is a Portuguese listed gaming company. She was an independent non-executive director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited, which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.

In China, Ms. Pansy Ho is a standing committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a vice chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a standing committee member of the All-China Women’s Federation, a standing committee member of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the executive president of All-China Federation of Tourism Chambers of Commerce, a vice president of China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation, a member of the Committee of Experts for the Construction of World Class Tourist Attractions and Tourist Resorts under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and a vice president of China Women’s Chamber of Commerce under All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. In Hong Kong, she is a director of Friends of Hong Kong Association Limited, the chairperson of Hong Kong Federation of Women, a governor of Our Hong Kong Foundation Limited, an executive vice president of the Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organisations and a general committee member of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. In Macau, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of Cultural Development Fund of the Macau SAR Government, a vice president of the board of directors of Macao Chamber of Commerce and the president of the General Association of Macau Beijing Organisations. Internationally, she is also an executive committee member of World Travel & Tourism Council and was appointed as a tourism ambassador by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in October 2018.

Ms. Pansy Ho was appointed as a Justice of the Peace and was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 2015 and 1 October 2020 respectively. She was bestowed the Medal of Merit – Tourism by the Government of Macau SAR in September 2019.

Ms. Pansy Ho holds a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business management from Santa Clara University in the United States. She received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration from the Johnson and Wales University in May 2007. She was appointed as Honorary Professor of School of Political Communication by the School of Political Communication of Central China Normal University in November 2013. She received an honorary fellowship from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in June 2014 and an honorary university fellowship from the University of Hong Kong in September 2015.

Ms. Pansy Ho is a sister of Ms. Daisy Ho and Ms. Maisy Ho, who are an executive director and deputy managing director and an executive director of the Company respectively.

* Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited, Renita Investments Limited, Oakmount Holdings Limited, Beeston Profits Limited, Classic Time Developments Limited and Megaprosper Investments Limited are companies which have an interest in the shares or underlying shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. Norman Ho

F.C.P.A., B.A., A.C.A.Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 68)

Mr. Ho Hau Chong, Norman ("Mr. Norman Ho") has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2004. He is also the chairman of the audit and risk management committee and a member of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company.

Mr. Norman Ho is an executive director of Honorway Investments Limited and Tak Hung (Holding) Company, Limited and has over 30 years of experience in management and property development. 

Mr. Norman Ho is also an independent non-executive director of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited and SJM Holdings Limited and an executive director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited and Vision Values Holdings Limited, all of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He was an independent non-executive director of Lee Hing Development Limited (which was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange). 

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. Charles Ho

G.B.M.Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 74)

Mr. Ho Tsu Kwok, Charles ("Mr. Charles Ho") has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2006. He is also a member of the nomination committee and remuneration committee of the Company.

Mr. Charles Ho contributes much to public affairs. He is an economic consultant of Shandong Provincial Government of the PRC, an honorary trustee of Peking University, a trustee of University of International Business and Economics in the PRC and a former member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee. He is also an honorary general committee member of The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong. Mr. Charles Ho was the chairman and an executive director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited, which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.

Mr. Charles Ho was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 2014.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. Michael Wu

Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 65)

Mr. Wu Zhi Wen, Michael (former name: Ng Chi Man, Michael) ("Mr. Michael Wu") was appointed as an executive director of the Company in 2009 and re-designated as a non-executive director of the Company in July 2010. Mr. Michael Wu has been re-designated as an independent non-executive director of the Company and appointed as a member of the audit and risk management committee of the Company both with effect from 20 December 2012. He has also been appointed as the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company, both with effect from 25 August 2015.

Mr. Michael Wu is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Master's degree in business administration from St. John's University in New York, the U.S.A.

Mr. Michael Wu has substantial experience in corporate and financial management of listed companies in Hong Kong. In the past, he was an executive director and chief executive officer of Viva China Holdings Limited (now known as Viva Goods Company Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange), which was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Michael Wu was also an executive director of China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited (which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange) and HKC (Holdings) Limited (which was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange).

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. Kevin Yip

Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 59)

Mr. Yip Ka Kay, Kevin ("Mr. Kevin Yip") was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in October 2015. He has been appointed as a member of the audit and risk management committee of the Company with effect from 11 January 2017; and a member of the nomination committee and remuneration committee of the Company with effect from 27 March 2019.

Mr. Kevin Yip is the managing director and responsible officer of GRE Investment Advisors Limited, a Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission licensed advisor to NM Strategic Management, LLC. He is also a managing director of General Oriental Investments (HK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Oriental Investments S.A., the investment manager of the Cavenham Group of Funds. Mr. Kevin Yip is also a non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of VCREDIT Holdings Limited which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.

Mr. Kevin Yip has extensive experience in private equity, alternative and portfolio investment. He was previously managing director and responsible officer of Bosera Asset Management (International) Co., Limited in Hong Kong. Prior to that he was a founding and senior partner of General Enterprise Management Services (HK) Limited, a private equity management company. He was previously a vice president of JP Morgan International Capital Corporation.

Mr. Kevin Yip is currently a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of EQT Partners, a leading private equity group in Europe, which works with portfolio companies to achieve sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

Mr. Kevin Yip holds an A.B. Degree in Economics (magna cum laude) from Harvard University. He sits as a non-scientific member of the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster and is a member of the Routine and Expedited Panel of the Hospital Authority Central Institutional Review Board. He was chairman emeritus of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. He had also served on the Financial Services Advisory Committee of the Trade Development Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Ms. Daisy Ho

B.B.S.Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director (aged 59)

Ms. Ho Chiu Fung, Daisy ("Ms. Daisy Ho") joined the Group in 1994 and was appointed an executive director of the Company that year. She became the Group's deputy managing director and chief financial officer in 1999. Ms. Daisy Ho is a member of the executive committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company and a director of a number of the Company's subsidiaries.

In addition to participating in the Group's strategic planning and development, Ms. Daisy Ho is also responsible for the Group's overall financial activities, as well as property development, sales and investments.

Ms. Daisy Ho is a director of Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited*, Renita Investments Limited*, Oakmount Holdings Limited* and Megaprosper Investments Limited*. She is also the managing director of SJM Resorts, S.A. (formerly known as Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A.), and the chairman and executive director of its holding company, SJM Holdings Limited which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.

Ms. Daisy Ho is Vice President and an executive committee member of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, a Vice President of Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers, a member and committee of Ladies Committee of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Director of Macao Chamber of Commerce, Life Honorary President of Macau Retail and Management Association, a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, Governor of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chairman of Hong Kong Ballet, Advisor and Former Chairman (2020-2021) of Po Leung Kuk, Chairman cum Director of University of Toronto (Hong Kong) Foundation Limited and Chairman of its Scholarship Selection Committee, Chair of International Dean's Advisory Board of Joseph L. Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto, World Fellow of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship, Honorary Vice President of The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and Honorary President of Hong Kong Federation of Women.

Ms. Daisy Ho was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 2021.

Ms. Daisy Ho has been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service since January 2022.

Ms. Daisy Ho holds a Master of business administration degree in finance from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Southern California.

Ms. Daisy Ho is a sister of Ms. Pansy Ho, the group executive chairman and managing director of the Company, and Ms. Maisy Ho, an executive director of the Company.

* Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited, Renita Investments Limited, Oakmount Holdings Limited and Megaprosper Investments Limited are companies which have an interest in the shares or underlying shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Ms. Maisy Ho

B.B.S.Executive Director (aged 56)

Ms. Ho Chiu Ha, Maisy ("Ms. Maisy Ho") joined the Group in 1996 and has been an executive director of the Company since 2001. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Company and a director of a number of the Company's subsidiaries.

Since joining the Group, she has been responsible for overseeing the strategic planning and operations of the property management division, as well as retail and merchandising division of the Company. She is also responsible for the operations of the Group's property development projects in China.

Ms. Maisy Ho is a director of Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited*. She is also the chairman and an executive director of Unitas Holdings Limited which is listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange.

Ms. Maisy Ho has been appointed as a member of the Hospital Authority since December 2021. She has been appointed as a member of Advisory Board of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals since August 2022. In January 2024, she has been appointed as a member of The University of Hong Kong Court.

In Hong Kong, Ms. Maisy Ho is the chairman of Hospital Governing Committee of Shatin Hospital, a member of the Board of Governors of Tung Wah College, past president of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, member of Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch, standing committee member and chairman of Ladies' Committee of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, vice chairlady of All-China Women's Federation Hong Kong Delegates Association Limited, officer of executive committee of Hong Kong Federation of Women, school supervisor of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College, executive vice chairman of Hong Kong Volunteers Federation, executive vice president of Hong Kong Poverty Alleviation Association Limited, executive vice chairman of The Hong Kong Island Federation, executive vice chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Patriotic Education Foundation Company Limited, executive vice chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Dongguan Association Foundation Company Limited, director of Hong Kong Tai Chi Youth Charitable Foundation and honorary vice president of The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association. Ms. Maisy Ho is also a holder of Estate Agent's Licence (Individual).

Ms. Maisy Ho was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2016.

In Macau, Ms. Maisy Ho has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the United Republic of Tanzania to Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since September 2020. She is a standing committee member and deputy chief of Ladies Committee of Macao Chamber of Commerce, executive vice president of Property Management Business Association Macao, vice chairman of supervisory board of Macao International Brand Enterprise Commercial Association, committee member of Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association and vice chairman of board of directors of Global Tourism Economy Research Centre.

In China, she is a standing committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Liaoning Province and vice president of the 13th Executive Committee of Guangdong Women's Federation.

Ms. Maisy Ho holds a double degree of Bachelor in telecommunications and psychology from Pepperdine University, the United States. She received an honorary university fellowship from the University of Hong Kong in October 2018.

Ms. Maisy Ho is a sister of Ms. Pansy Ho, the group executive chairman and managing director of the Company, and Ms. Daisy Ho, an executive director and deputy managing director of the Company.

* Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited is a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. David Shum

Executive Director (aged 69)

Mr. Shum Hong Kuen, David ("Mr. David Shum") joined the Group in 1992 and has been an executive director of the Company since 2004. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Company and a director of a number of the Company's subsidiaries. He is responsible for the investment activities of the Group.

Mr. David Shum is a director of Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited* and an executive director of SJM Holdings Limited (which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange).

Mr. David Shum holds a Master's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, the United States.

* Shun Tak Shipping Company, Limited is a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)

Mr. Rogier Verhoeven

Executive Director (aged 61)

Mr. Rogier Johannes Maria Verhoeven ("Mr. Rogier Verhoeven") was appointed as an executive director of the Company in February 2012. He is a member of the executive committee, the President of the Group Hospitality Division and a director of a number of the Company's subsidiaries. He joined the Group as a consultant in 2000.

Possessing extensive experience in business development, general management and the hospitality industry, Mr. Rogier Verhoeven is responsible for strategic business development and asset management of the real estate, mixed use and hospitality investments for the Group's integrated hospitality management company (Artyzen Hospitality Group). He also oversees various other business units and related operations within the Hospitality Division.

Mr. Rogier Verhoeven holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from the Hotel School The Hague, International University of Hospitality Management, in the Netherland.

(Extracted from 2023 Annual Report dated 26 March 2024)