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Board of Directors
Our company advocates high-quality business ethics and corporate regulations. We place strong importance in honesty during operation and orderly regulation that can maintain and increase the corporation and shareholders long-term interests. Besides adhering to rules for listed companies by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., the BOD will constantly supervise and review the corporation's regulation and rules. The subordinate Audit Committee is established to secure complete reporting and internal monitoring system. Most committee members are independent non-executive directors. There is also a Remuneration Committee affiliated to the BOD.
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Audit Committee |
The Audit Committee was estabalished on September 9th, 2009 with a written responsibility description drawed up in accorance with General Rules for Corporate Regulation as specified in Appendix 14 to Listing Rules. The Audit Committee is responsible for audit and supervision of financial declaration and internal control and composed of three members (independent non-executive directors). Dr. Xue Wen Jun has been appointed chairman. |
Audit Committee |
Dr. Xue Wen Jun (Chairman) |
Dr. Hu Jinxing |
Mr. Han Ping |
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Privileges, responsibilities and duties:
- The objectives include but are not limited to assistance to the BOD during supervision on:
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The completeness and reliability of financial statements; |
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The conformity to laws and regulations; and |
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Qualification and independence of external auditors, and the function of internal auditing and the performance of external auditors. |
- The Audit Committee shall serve as a key coordinator among other directors, external auditors, and management. It shall also assist the BOD during execution, including providing independent review opinions for financial statements and securing the company with effective and efficient internal auditing.
- The Audit Committee is entitled to carry out any investigation within its sole jurisdiction and unreservedly communicating with any employee, external auditor and invited external advisor.
- Detailed description of the responsibilities and duties of the Audit Committee:
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With prior approval from the general meeting of shareholders, directly evaluate and approve recruitment, retention, dismissal of external auditors; define remuneration and recruitment terms and conditions; handle any problem in connection with resign and dismissal of auditors; submit related reports and proposals to the BOD for final approval by the general meeting of shareholders after being forwarded by the BOD;
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Supervise the act of external auditors, including solution to any disputes or disagreement between management and auditors in connection with financial statements—external auditors shall directly report to the Audit Committee;
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Pre-approve all audit and non-audit service provided by external auditors; draw up and execute proper procedures and initiatives related to pre-approval; make judgment on whether the non-audit service provided by external auditors will impact the independence of external auditors; constantly inspect and supervise the objectivity of external auditors and the effectiveness of audit procedures in accordance with applicable standards—The Audit Committee shall, at its sole discretion, report to the BOD on any necessary act and issue to be taken or improved and give suggestions on practical improvements. |
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Supervise section chief of internal audit section responsible for internal audit and be entitled to approve for appointment and dismissal of management; be entitled to examination approval; coordinate cooperation between internal and external auditors; ensure sufficient resources for operation of internal audit and the proper position of internal auditors; inspect and supervise the effective execution of internal audit. |
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The internal audit section shall submit an annual report to the Audit Committee on the assessment of the previous year's internal audit and the plan for next year's internal audit, and the Audit Committee shall review the report submitted by the internal audit section and report to the BOD with proper comments. |
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Inspect the financial audit, internal audit and risk management system; review and evaluation of the description of internal audit system prior to submission to the BOD for approval. |
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Prepare for wrongful act: warnings on hidden wrongful act possibly performed by employee during financial statements, internal audit and other aspect—the Audit Committee shall have advance arrangements enabling the company to carry out fair and independent investigation and take proper action thereof. |
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Inspect and evaluate financial and accounting policies and practice; hold regular meetings with management and section chief of internal audit for a face-to-face discussion on any relevant problem, including but not limited to major financial, audit and internal control issues; record and submit memo to the BOD with proper comments. |
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Regularly report to the BOD about issues within its sole jurisdiction, including decisions and proposals; assess other issues to the concern of the BOD. |
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The Remuneration Committee was established on September 9th, 2009 responsible for design and reviews of remuneration policy and architecture of directors and senior managers, and composed of three members, Dr. Hu Jinxing, Mr. Ding Xiang Yang and Dr. Xue Wen Jun with Dr. Hu Jinxing as the chairman. |
Remuneration Committee |
Dr. Hu Jinxing (Chairman) |
Mr. Ding Xiang Yang |
Dr. Xue Wen Jun |
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Detailed description of the responsibilities and duties of the Remuneration Committee:
- Define and amend the standards for evaluation of directors, supervisors and senior managers according to the actual operation and development.
- Draw up and review remuneration policies and plans for directors, supervisors and senior managers, including but not limited to performance evaluation standards, procedures and major appraisal system, systems of rewards and penalties.
- Supervise the execution of remuneration system.
- Regularly report to the BOD about issues within its sole jurisdiction, including decisions and proposals; assess other issues of concern to the BOD.
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The Nomination Committee was established on 1 April 2012 and composed of three members, Mr. Ding Xiang Yang, Dr. Hu Jinxing and Mr. Han Ping with Mr. Ding Xiang Yang as the chairman. The duties of the Committee are: |
- to review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience) of the Board at least annually and make recommendations on any proposed changes to the Board to complement the Company's corporate strategy;
- to identify individuals suitably qualified to become members of the Board and select or make recommendations to the Board on the selection of, individuals nominated for directorships;
- to assess the independence of independent non-executive directors;
- to make recommendations to the Board on the appointment or re-appointment of directors and succession planning for directors, in particular the chairman and the chief executive;
- to determine the policy, procedures and criteria for the nomination of directors;
- to do any such things to enable the Committee to discharge its powers and functions conferred on it by the Board; and
- to conform any requirement, direction, and regulation that may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or contained in the constitution of the Company or imposed by the Listing Rules or applicable law.
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The Corporate Governance Committee was established on 1 April 2012 and composed of three members, Mr. Ding Xiang Yang, Ms. Lu Juan and Dr. Xue Wen Jun with Mr. Ding Xiang Yang as the chairman. The duties of the Committee are: |
- to develop and review the Company's policies and practices on corporate governance and make recommendations to the Board;
- to review and monitor the training and continuous professional development of directors and senior management;
- to review and monitor the Company's policies and practices on compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
- to develop, review and monitor the code of conduct and compliance manual (if any) applicable to employees and directors;
- to review the Company's compliance with the Code and disclosure in the Corporate Governance Report;
- to do any such things to enable the Committee to discharge its powers and functions conferred on it by the Board; and
- to conform any requirement, direction, and regulation that may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or contained in the constitution of the Company or imposed by the Listing Rules or applicable law.
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Mr. Ding Xiang Yang , aged 52, is the chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), chief executive officer and an executive director of the Company. Mr. Ding is also a director of a number of subsidiaries of the Company. With more than 18 years of experience in corporate and strategic management of real estate enterprises in the PRC, Mr. Ding is primarily responsible for the Group’s overall strategic planning and development. Mr. Ding joined the Group on 18 March 2001 and played an integral role in formulating the Group’s development strategies, operational management and supervising the construction of the Group’s projects. On 30 May 2014, Mr. Ding was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Company. On 5 June 2018, he was also appointed as the chairman of the board of the Company. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Ding worked for more than 10 years at the enterprise management department of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中國東方航空股份有限公司), a company listed on the The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”). Mr. Ding obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from Fudan University in July 1989, and a master’s degree in law from Fudan University in July 2002. Mr. Ding is the brother-in-law of Mr. Zhang Zhi Rong, the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company. (Biographical details were made up to 10 August 2020)
Ms. Lu Juan, aged 46, graduated from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (東北財經大學) with a bachelor’s degree of accounting and is a senior accountant. Ms. LU joined the Group serving as an accounting officer in Nantong Zhuowei Trade Development Co., Ltd. (南通焯煒貿易發展有限公司) from May 2008 to December 2009, and subsequently as a finance manager in the finance department of Fuda Real Estate Development (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (富達房地產開發(南通)有限公司) from January 2010 to June 2013. Ms. LU was promoted to her current position as the financial controller in Glorious Property Development (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (恒盛地產發展(南通)有限公司) in July 2013, and has concurrently served as the deputy financial controller of the Company since August 2022. She has over fourteen years of experience working for the Group and has acquired extensive knowledge of the Group’s business, operations and finance. (Biographical details were made up to 6 September 2022)
Mr. Yan Zhi Rong , aged 59, is an executive director of the Company. Mr. Yan is also a director of a number of subsidiaries of the Company. With more than 21 years of experience in managing the construction and budgets of property projects, Mr. Yan is primarily responsible for supervision of the development and construction of projects, and management of project budgets of the Company. Mr. Yan joined the Group on 8 December 1996 as the manager of the project budgeting department. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Yan served as the deputy general manager of the property development subsidiary company of Shanghai Materials Bureau (上海市物資局) from 1989 to 1996. Mr. Yan received a graduate diploma in Industrial and Civil Architecture from the Suzhou Industrial College in 1981 and is a qualified engineer in the PRC. Mr. Yan completed the Executive MBA Programme and was awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration by Southeast University in 2018. (Biographical details were made up to 31 December 2020)
Dr. Xue Wen Jun, aged 50, is an independent non-executive director of the Company. Dr. Xue is a member of the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Xue worked at Fubon Bank (China) (富邦華一銀行) from January 2000 to May 2017, during which she was secretary of the board of directors, chief auditor and the first vice president. Dr. Xue has been an independent director and the chairlady of the audit committee of GH Shining Asset Management Co., Ltd. (國華興益保險資產管理有限公司) since December 2021, a supervisor of Kincheng Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. (天津金城銀行股份有限公司) since June 2023 and an independent director and the chairlady of the audit committee of Success Electronics Ltd. (深圳市宇順電子股份有限公司)(a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 002289) since January 2024.
Dr. Xue holds the following major qualifications and positions: senior accountant, Chinese Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), tutor of off-campus master’s students of Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (上海立信會計金融學院校外碩士研究生導師) and tutor of master’s students of the School of Accounting, Shanghai University of Foreign Trade* (上海對外經貿大學會計學院碩士研究生導師).
Dr. Xue graduated from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (浙江財經 大學) with a bachelor’s degree in economics in July 1994, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (上海財經大學) with a master’s degree in economics in July 1997, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (上海財經大學) with a Ph.D. in management in January 2000 and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (上海高級金融學院) with a master’s degree in business administration in December 2015. Dr. Xue is the author of the following textbooks for graduate students, namely “Analysis of Interim Reports of Listed Companies”* (《上市公司中期報告解析》) and “Frontiers of International Accounting”* (《國際會計前沿》).
(Biographical details were made up to 24 July 2024)
Dr. Hu Jinxing, aged 43 with a Ph.D. in Economics, is currently the head, associate professor and a tutor for graduate students of the Department of Real Estate, School of Business Administration, East China Normal University (華東師範大學工商管理學院房地產系). He is also the executive dean of the College of Oriental Real Estate (東方房地產研究院), director and deputy secretary general of the ninth council of the Shanghai Real Estate Economic Society (上海市房產經濟學會), standing director of the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (世界華人不動產學會), and evaluation expert of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Case Center (中歐國際工商學院案例中心). Dr.Hu focuses on the research of housing policies, real estate markets, real estate finance, etc. Since 2009, Dr. Hu has presided over 16 projects such as the Youth Project of National Social Science Fund (國家社科青年基金) and the Youth Project of the Ministry of Education (教育部青年基金), participated in the completion of five projects of National Natural Science and National Social Science Foundations (國家自科與國家社科基金), published more than 20 papers, and won the titles of the Outstanding Employee (優秀員工) and Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award (優秀本科生導師獎), Teaching Excellence Award (教學優秀獎), and Crystal Award for Student Ideological and Political Work (學生思想政治工作水晶獎) at School of Business Administration, East China Normal University, and other honours. His paper was also selected in the National Excellent 100 Management Cases (全國百篇優秀管理案例).
Dr. Hu received a bachelor’s degree in management from Zhejiang Gongshang University (浙江工商大學) in 1999, and studied in the Department of Business Administration and Department of Industrial Economics (postgraduate and doctoral program of study) and for a doctorate in economics at Fudan University School of Management (復旦大學管理學院) from 2001 to 2007. Since 2007, Dr. Hu has been worked in the Department of Real Estate, School of Business Administration, East China Normal University. Since 2015, Dr. Hu has been the head of the Department of Real Estate, School of Business Administration, East China Normal University. From 2011 to 2012, Dr. Hu was a visiting scholar at the OTB Research Institute of the Delft University of Technology.
From 2003 to 2008, Dr. Hu has been involved in the planning and consultation relating to the development strategy for Shanghai Zhangjiang (Group) Co., Ltd.(上海張江(集團)有限公司)(“Shanghai Zhangjiang Group”), which controls Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd.(張江高科技園區開發股份有限公司), a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange with a stock code of 600895, and Zhongnan Group(中南集團), which controls Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co., Ltd.(江蘇中南建設集團股份有限公司), a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange with a stock code of SZ000961. (Biographical details were made up to 24 June 2020)
Mr. Han Ping , aged 51, is an independent non-executive director of the Company. From September 1990 to October 1996, Mr. Han worked for the Jiangsu Province Supply and Marketing Co-operative (江蘇省供銷合作社) and was responsible for the management of its construction and capital investment. In November 1996, Mr. Han became the chief economist of Jiangsu Huaxia Construction Project Management Co., Ltd. (江蘇省華廈工程項目管理有限公司), a company engaged in the provision of construction supervision, project management and construction costs auditing services to property developers and government entities. Since June 2001, Mr. Han has served as the deputy general manager of Jiangsu Huaxia Construction Project Management Co., Ltd. Mr. Han had been a project manager and auditor of engineering costs for a large number of project developments involving the construction of various kinds of properties, such as hotels, villas and other residential properties, government buildings, logistic centres and warehouses. In 2002, Mr. Han was selected as an industry expert for the assessment of tenders for property construction and urban infrastructure projects by the Office of the Tendering and Bidding of Construction Projects of Jiangsu Province (江蘇省建設工程招標投標辦公室). Over a period of 6 years, Mr. Han had participated in the assessment of tenders for over 20 construction projects in Jiangsu Province and Beijing. Mr. Han has accumulated more than 26 years of experience in the management and supervision of property construction projects in the PRC. Mr. Han joined the Group on 17 June 2008, resigned on 16 March 2009 and rejoined the Group on 9 September 2009. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering and economic management from the Southeast University in 1990. He obtained a master’s degree in construction and civil engineering from the Southeast University in 2005. Mr. Han is currently a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and is a registered cost engineer, registered supervisory engineer and registered construction professional in the PRC. (Biographical details were made up to 10 August 2020)
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