The board of directors of Merdeka Resources Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Ng Kay Kwok and Mr. Yip Kat Kong, Kenneth were appointed as independent non-executive directors of the company with effect from 26 July 2013 and they were also appointed as members of the nomination committee, members of the remuneration committee and as members of the audit committee of the company with effect from 26 July 2013. Mr. Ng is currently an independent non-executive director, the chairman of the audit committee, a member of the nomination committee and the remuneration committee of China Fortune Financial Group Limited. Mr. Yip is a member of various business and commercial organizations and societies in both China and Hong Kong, including, a member of Guangdong Huizhou Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Executive President of Huizhou Youth Federation of Overseas Chinese.