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The Board is responsible for overseeing the overall development of the Company’s businesses with the objective of enhancing shareholders’ value including setting and approving the Company’s strategic implementation, considering substantial investments and reviewing the Group’s financial performance half yearly and developing and reviewing the Group’s policies and practices on corporate governance while delegating the day-to-day operations of the Company to the executive directors or the management of every business segment. The Board is committed to making decisions in the best interests of both the Company and its shareholders.

The main duties of the Audit Committee are to consider the appointment, re-appointment and removal of the external auditor, to review and monitor the external auditor’s independence and objectivity and the effectiveness of the audit process and to discuss with the external auditor the nature and scope of the audit. It is also responsible for reviewing: (i) the half-yearly and annual financial statements before submission to the Board and (ii) the Company’s financial control, internal control and risk management systems and the internal audit programme(where appropriate). It also needs to discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and final audits and to consider the major findings of internal investigations and management’s response.

The main duties of the Nomination Committee are to review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience) of the Board of Directors on a regular basis and to identify individuals suitably qualified to become board members. It is also responsible for assessing the independence of independent non-executive directors and making recommendations to the board of directors on relevant matters relating to the appointment or re-appointment of directors and succession planning for directors. The recommendations of the Nomination Committee are then put forward for consideration and adoption, where appropriate, by the Board.

The major responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee are to make recommendation to the Board on the Company’s policy and structure for remuneration of the Directors and senior management of the Company. The Committee shall determine, with delegated responsibility, the individual remuneration package of each executive director (including the Chairman) and senior management including benefits in kind and pension rights (including allocation of share options, annual bonus plans) and compensation payments (including any compensation payable for loss or termination of their office or appointment) subject to the contractual terms, if any. When determining remuneration packages of the executive directors and senior management of the Company, the Remuneration Committee takes into consideration factors such as market forces and remuneration packages of executive directors of similar companies in comparable industries both in Hong Kong and overseas.