Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Thursday) hosted its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM). All proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of AGM dated 18 March 2020 were passed.  Please refer to the regulatory announcement for the results by resolution.

Following the Government’s appointment of Susan Chow and re-appointment of Laura M Cha and Benjamin Hung, and shareholders’ re-election of C H Cheah and Hugo Leung as Directors of HKEX, the HKEX Board today appointed new members to certain committees with immediate effect.

The term of service of each Director on each Committee is coterminous with the individual’s term of directorship with HKEX.  The composition of the committees is set out below.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE

1. Laura May-Lung CHA (Chairman)
2. HU Zuliu, Fred (newly appointed)
3. LI Xiaojia, Charles
4. John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON
5. YIU Kin Wah, Stephen

NOMINATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

1. Laura May-Lung CHA (Chairman)
2. Apurv BAGRI
3. CHAN Tze Ching, Ignatius
4. CHEAH Cheng Hye
5. Rafael GIL-TIENDA
6. HUNG Pi Cheng, Benjamin (newly appointed)

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

1. Rafael GIL-TIENDA (Chairman)
2. Laura May-Lung CHA
3. CHEAH Cheng Hye
4. CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan (newly appointed)
5. HU Zuliu, Fred
6. John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON

RISK COMMITTEE

1. John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON (Chairman)
2. Laura May-Lung CHA
3. CHAN Tze Ching, Ignatius
4. CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan (newly appointed)
5. LEUNG Pak Hon, Hugo
6. YIU Kin Wah, Stephen

RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (statutory)

1. Laura May-Lung CHA (Chairman)
2. CHEUNG Wai Hing, Daisy
3. CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan (newly appointed)
4. LAM Yuk Kun, Lawrence
5. LAU Chung Kin, Clement 
6. LEUNG Chung Yin, Rico
7. Barbara SHIU
8. John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON

About HKEX

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is one of the world’s major exchange groups, and operates a range of equity, commodity, fixed income and currency markets. HKEX is the world’s leading IPO market and as Hong Kong’s only securities and derivatives exchange and sole operator of its clearing houses, it is uniquely placed to offer regional and international investors access to Asia’s most vibrant markets.

HKEX is also the global leader in metals trading, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, The London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear Limited. This commodity franchise was further enhanced with the launch of Qianhai Mercantile Exchange, in China, in 2018.

HKEX launched the pioneering Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme in 2014, further expanded with the launch of Shenzhen Connect in 2016, and the launch of Bond Connect in 2017.

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