MTR Corporation Limited announces that Mr. Francis Chau Siu-hei has ceased to be the Alternate Director to the office of the PS for D(W) (Mr Ricky Lau Chun-kit), a NED of the Company, with effect from 3 June 2023, as he has retired from the post of the DS for D(W)3 with effect from the same date. The Company further announces that Mr. Tony Ho Ying-kit has taken up the post of the DS for D(W)3 with effect from 5 June 2023 and, by virtue of holding such post, has become the Alternate Director to the office of the PS for D(W) (Mr Ricky Lau Chun-kit), a NED of the Company, with effect from the same date. Mr. Ho (aged 51) joined the Hong Kong Government in 1994.

Before taking up the post of the DS for D(W)3, he was the Principal Assistant Secretary (Works)4 of the Development Bureau and was mainly responsible for formulating and implementing policies on procurement practices in relation to public works, management of contractors and consultants, and strategies for promoting local professional services in the Mainland. Mr. Ho is a Fellow of each of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom and the Institution of Engineers, Australia. He holds a Bachelor degree from The University of Hong Kong and a Master degree from the Imperial College London.