The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of Kato (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") would like to announce the appointment of Mr. Lau Kwok Wo ("Mr. Lau") as an executive Director with effect from 2 April 2024. Mr. Lau has also be appointed as an administrative officer of Crawfield International Limited, subsidiary of the Company, on the same date. Mr. Lau, aged 66, was a civil servant of the Hong Kong government from April 1980 to November 2018 with his position last held as the chief social security officer.

He was a commander of AsiaWorld-Expo Quarantine Centre from 2019 to 2020 and a commander of AsiaWorld-Expo Holding Centre from 2022 to 2023. Mr. Lau has been a director of Ensure Medical Care Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, since October 2023. He obtained his diploma in management studies from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1999.