The board of directors of Ying Kee Tea House Group Limited announced that Ms. Hon Yin Wah has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director, the chairman of the audit Committee, and a member of each of the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the Company with effect from 1 December 2023. Ms. Hon, aged 52, graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in business administration majored in accounting. Ms. Hon is a certified public accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Ms. Hon has over 20 years' experience in accounting and financial management and corporate governance. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hon was an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and senior executives of companies listed on the Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market. From July 2021 to August 2022, Ms. Hon was the chief financial officer and company secretary of Shirble Department Store Holdings (China) Limited.

Ms. Hon has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company, for a term of one year commencing from 1 December 2023, renewable automatically for successive terms of one year each thereafter until terminated by not less than two month's written notice served by either party to the other party. Ms. Hon's appointment will be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM of the Stock Exchange. She shall hold office until the next following annual general meeting of the Company and shall be eligible for re-election at that meeting.

Immediately after Ms. Hon's appointment, the composition of the Board committees is as follows: Audit Committee: Ms. Hon (Chairman), Mr. Lee Wai Ho and Mr. Wong Chee Chung. Remuneration Committee: Mr. Wong Chee Chung (Chairman), Mr. Lee Wai Ho, Ms. Hon, Mr. Chan Kwong Yuen and Mr. Chan Kun Yuen. Nomination Committee: Mr. Lee Wai Ho (Chairman), Mr. Wong Chee Chung, Ms. Hon, Mr. Chan Kwong Yuen and Mr. Chan Kun Yuen.