The board of directors of Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited announced that Mr. Hung Wai Man will be appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 1 January 2019. Mr. Hung Wai Man, JP, is the Hong Kong Deputy to 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority. He is the Executive Chairman of Chinese Big Data Society, Vice Chairman of the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong, Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Industry University Research Collaboration Association and Standing Committee Member of Center for China and Globalization. Mr. Hung is the Vice Chairman of China Overseas Friendship Association's Youth Committee, Member of the Shenzhen Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, Vice President of Guangdong's Association For Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Commissioner of Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, Chairman Emeritus of the Y.Elites Association, Vice President and Secretary General of Hong Kong-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation, Vice President of Hong Kong Youths Unified Association, Director of Hong Kong Physical Handicapped and Abled Body Association, Council Member of Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association, Council Member of Smart City Consortium Limited, Academic Committee Member of China Silk Road iValley Research Institute, Member of Intellectual Property Assessment Committee and External Member of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Applied Mathematics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Member of the advisory board of the Master of Science in eBusiness and Supply Chain Management Programme of Lingnan University, and Member of Advisory Committee of Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, etc. In 2012 to 2014, he had served as an associate member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was the 11th Standing Member of the All China Youth Federation.