The board of directors of Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited announced that Mr. John Ho Hon-ming will retire from the position of Executive Director and Company Secretary of the Company as well as member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company with effect from 1 January 2024. The Board also announces that Ms. Elsa Wong Lai-kin has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company with effect from 1 January 2024. Ms. Wong joined The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited in November 2022 as the Head of Legal. She has over 30 years of experience in the legal profession, primarily working as corporate counsel and company secretary of companies listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Prior to joining HKCG, Ms. Wong worked in Henderson (China) Investment Company Limited, Alibaba.com Limited and PYI Corporation Limited (now named as Blue River Holdings Limited). Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor and Master degree of Law from The
University of Hong Kong, a Master degree in Corporate Finance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Master degree of Social Sciences in Psychology (Schools and Community Settings) from The Education University of Hong Kong. Ms. Wong is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong
Kong and the Supreme Court of England and Wales, as well as a member of The Law Society of Hong Kong and CFA Society Hong Kong. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.