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(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code : 296)

POLL RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 18 AUGUST 2022

AND

CHANGE OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND

MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board is pleased to announce that all the proposed Resolutions were duly passed by the Shareholders by way of poll at the AGM held today.

The Board also announces that at the AGM, Mr. Yu King Tin retired by rotation as an independent non-executive director of the Company while Mr. Yeung Man Sun was elected as a director of the Company and acts as an independent non-executive director of the Company upon conclusion of the AGM.

  1. Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Reference is made to the circular of Emperor Entertainment Hotel Limited (the "Company") dated 14 July 2022 ("Circular") setting out, inter alia, the notice of annual general meeting ("Notice") of the Company held on 18 August 2022 ("AGM"). Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.

All Directors of the Company, namely Ms. Luk Siu Man, Semon, Mr. Wong Chi Fai, Ms. Fan Man Seung, Vanessa, Mr. Yu King Tin, Ms. Kwan Shin Luen, Susanna and Ms. Lai Ka Fung, May had attended the AGM. The poll results of the ordinary resolutions and special resolutions (collectively referred as to "Resolutions") proposed at the AGM are as follows:

Number of votes (% to the total

Total number of

Ordinary Resolutions

number of Shares voted at the AGM )

votes cast

FOR

AGAINST

1.

To consider and adopt the

907,519,718 Shares

4,184 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

audited consolidated

(99.99%)

(0.01%)

financial statements for the

year ended 31 March 2022

together with the reports of

the directors and independent

auditor ("Auditor") thereon

* for identification purpose only

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Number of votes (% to the total

Total number of

Ordinary Resolutions

number of Shares voted at the AGM )

votes cast

FOR

AGAINST

2.

(A)

To re-elect Ms. Lai Ka

876,154,410 Shares

31,369,492 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

Fung, May as Director

(96.54%)

(3.46%)

(B)

To elect Mr. Yeung

876,388,901 Shares

31,135,001 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

Man Sun as Director

(96.57%)

(3.43%)

(C)

To authorise the Board

907,523,901 Shares

1 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

to fix the Directors'

(99.99%)

(0.01%)

remuneration

3.

To re-appoint Deloitte

907,523,901 Shares

1 Share

907,523,902 Shares

Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor

(99.99%)

(0.01%)

and to authorise the Board to

fix their remuneration

4.#

(A)

To grant a general

851,353,299 Shares

56,170,603 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

mandate to the

(93.81%)

(6.19%)

Directors to issue

Shares

(B)

To grant a general

907,519,411 Shares

4,491 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

mandate to the

(99.99%)

(0.01%)

Directors to buy back

Shares

(C) To extend the general

851,353,299 Shares

56,170,603 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

mandate granted to the

(93.81%)

(6.19%)

Directors to issue

additional Shares by

the amount of Shares

bought back by the

Company

Number of votes (% to the total

Total number of

Special Resolutions

number of Shares voted at the AGM )

votes cast

FOR

AGAINST

5. #

To approve the Adoption of

902,372,902 Shares

5,151,000 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

New Bye-laws of the

(99.43%)

(0.57%)

Company

6. #

To approve the adoption of

907,523,902 Shares

0 Shares

907,523,902 Shares

the Chinese Registered Name

(100.00%)

(0.00%)

as secondary name of the

Company

  • The full text of Resolutions 4 to 6 is set out in the Notice.

The Board is pleased to announce that as more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of each of the Ordinary Resolutions and more than 75% of the votes were cast in favour of each of the Special Resolutions, all Resolutions were duly passed by the Shareholders. The Company has appointed Tricor Secretaries Limited, the Company's Hong Kong Branch Share Registrar, to act as the scrutineer for the purpose of vote-taking at the AGM.

As at the date of the AGM, a total 1,197,305,983 Shares were in issue and entitled the holders of which to attend and vote at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any Shareholder to cast votes on any of the Resolutions.

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  1. Change of Independent Non-executive Directors and Members of Board Committees

The Board also announces the following change of Independent Non-executive Directors and Members of Board Committees:

Retirement of Mr. Yu King Tin ("Mr. David Yu")

Mr. David Yu has served the Board for almost 9 years, being eligible, but did not offer himself for re-election and retired by rotation as an Independent Non-executive Director upon conclusion of the AGM. Following his retirement, Mr. David Yu automatically ceased to act as the chairman of the Audit Committee as well as a member of the Remuneration Committee and Corporate Governance Committee under the Board.

Mr. David Yu confirmed that he had no disagreement with the Board and there was no matter relating to his retirement that would need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

Appointment of Mr. Yeung Man Sun ("Mr. Terence Yeung")

As Resolution 2(B) above in relation to the election of Mr. Terence Yeung as Director was duly passed at the AGM, the appointment of Mr. Terence Yeung as Independent Non-executive Director took effect upon conclusion of the AGM filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. David Yu. At the same time, Mr. Terence Yeung succeeds Mr. David Yu for his positions in the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

The information of Mr. Terence Yeung that is required to be disclosed under Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules (including his biographical details) was set out in Appendix I of the Circular and since then, there has been no change in all such information.

Mr. Terence Yeung confirmed that he meets all independence criteria as set out under Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules.

Board Appreciation

The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. David Yu for his valuable contributions to the Group during his tenure of service and extend a warm welcome to Mr. Terence Yeung for joining the Board.

By order of the Board

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Limited

Luk Siu Man, Semon

Chairperson

Hong Kong, 18 August 2022

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As at the date hereof and after the above change, the Board comprises:-

Non-executive Director:

Ms. Luk Siu Man, Semon

Executive Directors:

Mr. Wong Chi Fai

Ms. Fan Man Seung, Vanessa

Independent Non-executive Directors:

Ms. Kwan Shin Luen, Susanna

Ms. Lai Ka Fung, May

Mr. Yeung Man Sun

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