The Board of Haitong International Securities Group Limited announced that Ms. LIU Yan has resigned as an independent non-executive director of the company and has ceased to act as a member of the Nomination Committee with effect from 25 August 2021 in order to devote more time to her own career and business. The Board announced that Ms. LEE Man Yuen Margaret has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Nomination Committee with effect from 25 August 2021. Ms. LEE, aged 68, Ms. LEE has over 30 years of experience in banking industry. From 1998 to 2015, Ms. LEE worked at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, mainly responsible for corporate banking business. Ms. LEE is currently an independent non-executive director of Scotiabank (Hong Kong) Limited. Ms. LEE is also an executive committee member of the Belt and Road Youth Foundation Limited, council member of the Hong Kong Family Planning Association and committee member of project management committee for Project Aspire, The Education University of Hong Kong. The Board further announced that Mr. LO Wai Ho ("Mr. LO") has retired and ceased to act as the Company Secretary and the authorized representative of the Company for accepting service of process and notices on behalf of the Company in Hong Kong as required under Rule 19.05(2) of the Listing Rules and Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance with effect from 25 August 2021 (the "Retirement"). Following the Retirement, the Board announced that Mr. LUK Wai Yin ("Mr. LUK") has been appointed as the Company Secretary and the authorized representative of the Company for accepting service of process and notices on behalf of the Company in Hong Kong as required under Rule 19.05(2) of the Listing Rules and Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance with effect from 25 August 2021. Mr. LUK joined the Group in September 2016 and is currently the Group Head of Finance, responsible for financial management, accounting and tax functions of the Group. He is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. LUK has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. LUK served as the head of finance and accounting department in a financial institution and was a senior manager of assurance department in an international accounting firm. He is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr. LUK therefore meets the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules in respect of a company secretary.