The board of directors of China Gas Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Ayush Gupta has been appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the Corporate Governance and Risk Control Committee with effect from 1 December 2023. Mr. Ayush Gupta, aged 52, is a director of GAIL (India) Limited, which is a company listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India Limited, since August 2022. He is also the chairman of GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. since November 2023 and a director in GAIL Gas Limited since July 2022, both being wholly-owned subsidiaries of GAIL (India) Limited.

He has also served as a director of ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd. since November 2023. Mr. Gupta received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1993 from University of Roorkee India, a Master's degree in Business Administration in 2003 and a post-graduate diploma in Human Resource Management in 2023 both from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He has also completed The Chevening Rolls-Royce Science, Innovation & Policy Leadership Programme from Saïd Business School of University of Oxford in 2013.

Mr. Gupta will serve as a member of the Corporate Governance and Risk Control Committee effective upon his appointment as a non-executive Director of the Company. He is entitled to an annual fee of HKD 66,000 for being a member of the Committee. The Board announces that Mr. Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer (Mr. Iyer) has resigned as a non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the Corporate Governance and Risk Control Committee, each with effect from 1 December 2023, due to his retirement.