The board of directors of Century Group International Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Tang Chi Wai has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director, chairman and member of the audit committee, and member of the nomination committee and remuneration committee of the Company all with effect from 8 October 2021 as he desires to devote more time to his other business commitments. Mr. Tang has confirmed that he has no claims against the Company in respect of his resignation and has no disagreement with the Board. There are no matters in relation to his resignation which should be brought to the attention of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the shareholders of the Company. The Board is also not aware of any such matters in relation to his resignation that need to be bought to the attention of the Stock Exchange and the Shareholders. The Board would like to announce the appointment of Ms. Lam Yuen Man Maria as an independent non-executive Director, chairman and member of the audit committee, and member of the nomination committee and remuneration committee of the Company all with effect from 8 October 2021. Ms. Lam holds a bachelor degree in Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a master degree in Management from the Macquarie University and a master degree in Applied Psychology from City University of Hong Kong. She is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, the Chartered Governance Institute (formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She is also an accredited mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited, a member and a qualified graphologist of the British Institute of Graphologists. Ms. Lam is currently an independent non-executive director of Aurum Pacific (China) Group Limited.