The Board of Howkingtech International Holding Limited announced that Ms. ZHANG Xiao ("Ms. Zhang") has tendered her resignation as the company secretary of the Company (the "Company Secretary"), the authorized representative of the Company (the "Authorized Representative") pursuant to Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"), with effect from February 29, 2024. Ms. Zhang has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to her resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the Stock Exchange or the shareholders of the Company. Following the resignation of Ms. Zhang, the Board announced that, Ms. PUN Ka Ying ("Ms. Pun") has been appointed as the Company Secretary, the Authorized Representative and the Process Agent with effect from March 1, 2024.

Ms. Pun is a senior manager of corporate services of Tricor Services Limited, and she possesses more than 15 years of experience in the company secretary profession. She is familiar with the Listing Rules, the Companies Ordinance as well as compliance work for offshore companies. She has been providing corporate secretarial, corporate governance and compliance services to Hong Kong listed companies as well as multinational, private and offshore companies.

Ms. Pun is a Chartered Secretary, a Chartered Governance Professional and an associate of both The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom. She possesses the academic and professional qualifications of a company secretary as required under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules.