The board of directors of China Boton Group Company Limited announced that Mr. Yau How Boa ("Mr. Yau") has been appointed as an independent non-executive director ("INED") of the Company and a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company, all with effect from 3 April 2023. Biographical details of Mr. Yau are set out as follows: Mr. Yau, aged 71, obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Peking University in 1997 and a master's degree in law from the City University of Hong Kong in 2003. He was also educated in the United States of America and obtained a master degree in Social Work.

Mr. Yau is the Chairman of Social Service Professional Alliance of the Guangdong - Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area Limited. He is also the Chief Executive of International Social Service Hong Kong Branch and the Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator of International Social Service. Mr. Yau has more than 40 years of management experience.

He has been actively involved in public service. He serves on various committees and boards, including the Institute of Social Training Centre (Chairman), Steering Committee on Population Policy (Advisor), etc. Mr. Yau had also participated in various public service in the past, including: the Liquor Licensing Board (Chairman), Hong Kong Football Association Ltd. (Director), Central Policy Unit, Elderly Commission, Betting and Lotteries Commission, Town Planning Board, Legal Aid Services Council, Council on Human Reproductive Technology, Post-Release Supervision Board, Energy Advisory Committee, Social Welfare Advisory Committee, etc.

He was the District Councillor of Wanchai District from 2004 to 2011.