THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE 2007 COUNCIL

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1 THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE 2007 COUNCIL Dr. AU Kai Ming, Alan M.B.A., M.M.S., Ph.D., FCS FCIS, FHKIM Alan joined the HKICS Council in 2003, and is currently a member of the Institute s China Affairs Committee and the ICSA International Council s Professional Standards Committee. Prior to that, Alan has served in the Institute s Education Committee and Membership Committee. He has also initiated the production of two joint TV programmes on Corporate Governance between the Institute and the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), both of which were successfully broadcasted on TVB s Pearl Channel. Alan is an Associate Professor with OUHK and heads the Marketing, Management and Decision Science Strand of the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration. His portfolio includes managing the BBA and BBA (Hons) in Corporate Administration as well as the Master of Corporate Governance programmes, all of which are recognised by HKICS. He is also a Council member of OUHK. Before joining OUHK, Alan had served in various academic positions in Hong Kong and New Zealand. He had been an External Reviewer and Examiner for HKCAAVQ and various Hong Kong and overseas universities. Alan is a Fellow of HKICS, ICSA and the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing. He majored in Economics in his undergraduate studies, has two master s degrees in Finance and Marketing, and a Ph.D. in International Management. Alan has published widely in international refereed journals, covering areas such as business ethics, global management and marketing. He is a Regional Editor for Cross-Cultural Management Journal and has undertaken associate editorships with two international journals. He also writes a column for one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Hong Kong. With his rich experience in marketing and academia, Alan hopes to serve the Institute by contributing to areas relating to marketing and publicity, as well as in education and continuing professional development (CPD). In particular, he is interested in facilitating the development of an e-learning platform for the Institute s CPD programmes. He believes his experience in the China market can further contribute to helping the Institute s continuous development in this burgeoning area of interest. Alan has held office for five years and may remain eligible to serve for a term of three years without first ceasing to be a member of Council for one year. 2

2 CHEUNG Sau Fan, Susie LL.B., LL.M. (London) FCIS FCS Susie was elected Fellow of the ICSA and the HKICS in She is presently a member of the Membership Committee of the Institute. Susie joined The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC), which is wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government through the Exchange Fund, as its General Counsel and Company Secretary when the HKMC was first set up in She obtained her LL.B. and LL.M. at University College in London. She practised as a solicitor with London City law firms, specialising in banking, structured finance, aircraft finance and securitisation. Whilst working in London, she was posted to Tokyo in the late 1980 s and acted on behalf of the investment banks in the syndication of Japanese funding for the financing and purchase of floating-rate notes. She was also appointed as a visiting lecturer to the Centre for Banking and International Finance at City University in London. She was a member of the Working Group on Debt Market Reform convened by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau in January 2002 to pursue initiatives on the development of the debt market in Hong Kong. She was Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Project on Standardisation of Mortgage Origination Documents in Hong Kong which was convened by the HKMC under Phase I (2001) and Phase II (2003) of the project, and the standardised documents have been adopted by the banks in Hong Kong. She is a Co-Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Securitisation Association set up by industry participants in Hong Kong to promote the growth and interests of the securitisation industry in Hong Kong, China and the region as a whole. Susie has been a speaker of the Institute s CPD seminars and the H-share board secretaries training programme. She is keen to assist the technical development of the Chartered Secretary profession. KWOK Siu Man, Seaman FCIS FCS, FFA, MCIArb, AHKIArb, ATIHK, MHKSI, AHKIHRM, RFP, PgD, CPE, BA, PD Seaman Kwok is the Company Secretary of S E A Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong ( HK ) listed company engaged in property development and investment with a Londonlisted subsidiary. He has over 20 years company secretarial, legal and corporate management experience gained from HK and Norwegian blue-chip listed groups, a leading international accounting firm and top-notch commercial, data and financial printing companies. A propeller of good corporate governance practices, Seaman has led his corporate secretarial team and won for his previous employers the Best Annual Reports Awards in Hong Kong for 4 consecutive years and, in the early 1990 s, acted as an adjudicator for such Awards. 3

3 Presently a member of the Education Committee, Mr. Kwok was one of the founding members of the Company Secretaries Panel and the chief examiner of Company Secretaryship and a member of the Law Panel of HKICS qualifying scheme. In particular, he has served the Executive Committee and was the Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee and Students Affairs Committee. Seaman was first elected to Council s predecessor, the Executive Committee of ICSA-HK Branch, in May 1989 before his retirement from Council in December 2005 and holds the record as the Institute s longest serving Council Member. He was nominated by HKICS as a candidate for the Selection Board Member for the first Chief Executive of HKSAR in 1996/97 and received an international professional recognition in Mr. Kwok has recently been appointed a member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) by the HK government. He is also the Vice- President and a founding director of Morning Sun Charity Fund established in 1992 and external adviser to recognised academic and vocational institutions for corporate management courses. A Fellow member of HKICS (since 1994) and ICSA (since 1990) and the Institute of Financial Accountants in England, Seaman holds a bachelor s degree in arts and a post-graduate diploma in law and possesses other professional qualifications such as corporate finance, tax, arbitration and human resources management. By leveraging his social network, Mr. Kwok wishes to further enhance Chartered Secretaries role and status in the business, professional and academic sectors. He will use his best endeavours to channel views of HKICS members, students and affiliates to the HKICS Council for consideration and action. If appointed, Mr Kwok will only be entitled to serve as a Member of Council for a period of one year and seven months, up to 1st June 2009, and not a full three-year term. The Institute s Article 54.6 states that No elected member holding office as of 30th August, 2005 shall hold office for a total of more than 18 years and no person who becomes and elected member of Council after 30th August, 2005 shall hold office as an elected member for a total of more than 12 years. Mr. Kwok has held office for a total of 16 years and 5 months having first been appointed to the previous Executive Committee of ICSA-HK Branch in May 1989 and has been a Council member of HKICS until December He will not, thus, be able to serve the Council for a three-year term and, if appointed, his maximum tenure of Council membership will be one year and seven months. Accordingly, his appointment would cease on 1st June,

4 NGAI Wai Fung, Maurice FCIS FCS (PE), CPA, ACCA, LLB(Hons), MBA, MFC Maurice was admitted as an Associate of the ICSA in 1990 and elected Fellow of the ICSA and the HKICS in He joined the Institute Council in 1999 and is currently the Institute s Vice-President and Chairman of its China Affairs Committee. He is the Adjudicator for the Best Annual Report for 2007 and had taken such role in 2000 to He has been Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee for 2000/2001, Vice- Chairman of Company Secretaries Panel from 2001 to 2003 and was an external examiner for Master of Arts in Professional Accounting and Information Systems of City University of Hong Kong from 2002 to Maurice is a Director and Head of Listing Services of KCS Ltd responsible for managing and monitoring services to a portfolio of listed clients. Maurice has over 18 years of experience covering a diverse range of areas from responsibilities such as company secretary, executive director, chief financial officer, independent non-executive directors and/or chairman of audit committee for listed companies, many of which are leading H-shares and red-chip companies such as China Life Insurance Company Limited, China Unicom Limited, Franshion Properties (China) Limited, Bosideng International Holdings Limited, COSCO International Holdings Limited and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited. He is also the member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Hong Kong Institute of Directors and Hong Kong Securities Institute. He earned his M.B.A. and LL.B. in early 90s and more recently a Master in Corporate Finance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is now pursuing a PhD at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. With extensive working experience and relationship with leading H shares and red chip companies, and as the Chairman of China Affairs Committee he is a key driver of the Institute s development in Mainland China. Close liaison and solid relationships with the relevant ministries and regulators are maintained. The Affiliate Programme as a core part of China Strategy has admitted more than half of the board secretaries of H-share companies and earned high regard from China Securities and Regulatory Commissions and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong for its contribution to enhancing their knowledge and skills. With full support of his current employer, KCS Ltd, he intends to devote his efforts to enhance the importance and status of the Company Secretary in the eyes of stakeholders in particular in the context of the corporate governance arena in Hong Kong and China. Maurice has held office for over six years, and he, being a Vice-President, may remain eligible to serve for a term of three years without first ceasing to be a member of Council for one year. 5

5 Edith SHIH BSE, MA, MA, EdM, Solicitor, FCIS FCS Edith is the Head Group General Counsel (since 1993) and Company Secretary (1997) of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. At Hutchison, she heads a team of over 200 legal counsels and 50 company secretarial executives, stationed in 23 countries, overseeing all legal and corporate secretarial affairs of the group. She also acts as director and company secretary of a number of Hutchison companies, including listed companies in Hong Kong, New York, London, Israel and Australia. The Hutchison legal team has received numerous awards and Edith is the recipient of the Asia Law Business Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year award in A stern proponent of good corporate governance, she spends considerable efforts on inculcating and upholding high standards of corporate governance within the Hutchison Group and the industry, as evidenced by the numerous corporate governance awards won by the Hutchison Group locally and worldwide. She is a member of the Standing Committee on Companies Law Reform. Edith holds a Bachelor s degree in Education (Music) and a Master s degree (Education) from the University of the Philippines and Master s degrees TESOL and Applied Linguistics from Columbia University, New York. She is qualified, since 1984 to practise law in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Victoria, Australia and is, since 2004, a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. At the Institute, she has been a member of the Company Secretaries Panel (since 1998), the Technical Consultation Panel (since 2005), the Membership Committee (since 2006) and the Re-election to Ordinary Member Status CPD Exemptions Assessment Panel (since 2007). In addition, she provides support and contribution to the Institute s studentship and mentorship promotion activities and has acted as speaker and chair person at various CPD programmes organized by the Institute and professional bodies locally and abroad. With her background in education and experience working in a world-wide conglomerate, Edith would like to continue supporting the education and professional development impetus of the Institute, as well as its China strategy, in particular, the relationship with PRC ministries and regulators and corporate governance enhancement. Edith has been a sponsor of Po Leung Kuk children (since 1984), member of the Executive and Special Projects Committees of Helping Hand (since 1989), the Hong Kong Art Centre Finance Committee (since 2005) and the Hong Kong Church of Christ in China Ho Fook Tong Redevelopment Committee (since 1998). In addition, she was Deacon of Man Lam Christian Church and has been its honorary legal adviser, organist and choir member for over 20 years. She performs as a member and soprano soloist with Hong Kong Oratorio Society and she enjoys skiing and scuba diving. 6