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Liu Hongru aged 75 is an independent non-executive Director of the Company.
Mr Liu graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Moscow in 1959 with an associate Doctorate degree. Mr Liu worked as Vice Governor of the Agricultural Bank of China Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China Deputy Director of the State Economic Restructuring Committee and the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Mr Liu is currently a Deputy Director of the Economics Committee under the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and concurrently serves as Vice President of China Finance and Banking Society Vice President of the China National Debt Association and President of the Shanghai Institute of Financial and Legal Studies. Mr Liu is also a professor at the Peking University the Postgraduate School of the People's Bank of China and the City University of Hong Kong. Mr Liu serves as an independent non-executive director or non-executive director in four listed companies in Hong Kong and possesses the accounting or financial management qualification required under the Listing Rules. Mr Liu was appointed as an independent Supervisor of the Company in December 1999. Upon his resignation from this post he has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since November 19 2002. | 