The board of directors (the "Board") of CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that Mr. Keith Shing Cheung Wong has tendered his resignation as the joint company secretary of the Company (the "Joint Company Secretary ") and has ceased to act as an authorised representative of the Company (the "Authorised Representative") under Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") with effect from April 1, 2022. Reference is made to the prospectus of the Company dated November 30, 2021 regarding the appointment of Ms. Qian Ma ("Ms. Ma") as one of the Joint Company Secretaries and the waiver (the "Waiver") granted to the Company by the Stock Exchange from strict compliance with the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules in relation to the eligibility of Ms. Ma to act as the Joint Company Secretary for a period of three years from the date of the Company's listing (i.e. December 10, 2021) to December 9, 2024 (the "Waiver Period"), on the condition that Mr. Keith Shing Cheung Wong, who meets the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules, is engaged as the Joint Company Secretary and provides assistance to Ms. Ma to acquire the "relevant experience" within the meaning of Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules and to discharge his duties as the Joint Company Secretary during the Waiver Period. The Waiver will be revoked immediately if Mr. Keith Shing Cheung Wong ceases to provide assistance to Ms. Ma.
The Board announced that Mr. Wong has been appointed as the Joint Company Secretary and the Authorised Representative with effect from April 1, 2022. Ms. Ma is the Head of Legal and Compliance of Company. She has worked with King & Wood Mallesons since July 2015 and has supported the Company as designated external legal counsel since 2017, where she has facilitated legal and compliance of the Company. Ms. Ma has obtained
the PRC legal professional qualification in 2014. She also obtained her bachelor's degree in history and international studies and her Juris Master degree from Peking University in July 2013 and July 2016, respectively.
Mr. Wong is the Associate Director of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Wong has extensive experience in compliance and listed companies secretarial work.