The board of directors of China Shanshui Cement Group Limited announced that Mr. Hwa Guo Wai, Godwin has been re-designated from a non- executive director of the company to an executive director with effect from 5 July 2016. Mr. Hwa, was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 1 December 2015 and re-designated as a non-executive director on 2 February 2016. Mr. Hwa is a director of China Shanshui Investment Company Limited. e has also been appointed as directors of China Shanshui Cement Group (Hong Kong) Company Limited and China Pioneer Cement (Hong Kong) Company Limited, both with effect from 1 December 2015, Continental Cement Corporation with effect from 25 April 2016, and American Shanshui Development Inc., all being subsidiaries of the Company, with effect from 28 April 2016. Between 7 April 2014 and 13 February 2015. With effect from 5 July 2016, Dr. Ching Siu Ming and Mr. Lo Chung Hing have been appointed as independent non-executive directors of the Company. Dr. Ching has gained more than 20 years of experience in the accounting and finance area before he joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008. Dr. Ching was chief financial officer or group financial controller of three companies listed on the Stock Exchange before. Mr. Lo aged 64, is currently an independent non-executive director of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited. Mr. Lo is the chairman of the Hospital Governing Committee of Hong Kong Kowloon Hospital and Hong Kong Eye Hospital. Mr. Lo was a member of the 9th National People's Congress of China.