Mr. Chan Kay Cheung, aged 74, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since January 2010 and was re-appointed to the office for a term of two years upon expiration of his service contract on 31 December 2019. Mr. Chan possesses extensive knowledge and experience in the banking industry. He joined The Bank of East Asia, Limited (“BEA”) in 1965 and was appointed as an Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive of BEA in 1996 and 1997 respectively. He retired from BEA in May 2007 after serving it for over 41 years and is currently the Vice Chairman of The Bank of East Asia (China) Limited. Mr. Chan is a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and a Member of the Committee of Overseers of Lee Woo Sing College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director of China Electronics Huada Technology Company Limited and Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Company Limited, both of which are listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Chan ceased to be an Independent Non-executive Director of Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited, previously a listed company in Hong Kong, upon its privatisation in January 2020. He also retired as an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Food Investment Holdings Limited, a listed company in Hong Kong, in August 2020.