The members of the company who is duly qualified to attend and vote at general meetings (“Shareholders”) may by ordinary resolution elect any individual (“Candidate”) to be a Director. Candidate for election are proposed by separate resolutions put forward for shareholders’ consideration at general meetings.

According to Article 89 of the Articles of Association of the Company, any Shareholder who wishes to nominate a Candidate for election (other than the shareholder himself/herself) should observe the following nomination procedure

1.	Prepare a signed notice of intention to propose a Candidate for election. The notice has to be signed by a Shareholder other than the Candidate being proposed.
2.	Obtain a notice signed by the Candidate stating his willingness to be elected.
3.	Both notices, completed in accordance with listing rules 13.51(2), are to be submitted to head office or the Share Registration Office at least seven (7) days before the dispatch of the notice of the annual general meeting.
4.	Should the notice of the annual general meeting has been sent out, Shareholder can only file the notices one (1) day after the dispatch date and the last day for submission is seven (7) days before the general meeting.

 

Mr. TONG Wang Chow (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tong Wang Chow, age 72, is the founder of the Group in 2000. Mr. Tong was appointed as an Executive Director on 18 November 2003. He is responsible for the overall strategic planning and direction of the Group. Mr. Tong has over 20 years of business development experience in the PRC and has approximately 10 years of experience in the plantation and food industry. He is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangdong Province Shantou Municipal Committee, the Permanent Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Shantou Merchants Association, a general committee member of the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong and the Consultant of the Federation of HK Chiu Chow Community Organisation. He is an Honorary President of the Association for the Promotion of Hong Kong Heilongjiang Economy and the Honorary Chairman of the Ganzhou Navel Orange Association. He was the Honorary Consul of Mongolia in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Tong is the father of Mr. Tong Hung Wai, Tommy.

Mr. TONG Hung Wai, Tommy (Sales and Marketing Director)

Mr. Tong Hung Wai, Tommy, age 42, is the co-founder of the Group. Mr. Tong was appointed as an Executive Director on 18 November 2003. He is responsible for the sales and marketing of the Group and has approximately 10 years of experience in marketing and business management with the Group. Mr. Tong obtained a bachelor of business degree in international business in 1996 from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is the son of Mr. Tong Wang Chow.

Mr. CHEUNG Wai Sun (Executive Director)

Mr. Cheung Wai Sun, age 52, joined the Board on 18 November 2003. He has over 10 years extensive knowledge and experience in the agricultural business in the PRC. He was a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangdong Province Meizhou Municipal Committee and a general committee member of the Hong Kong Federation of Guangdong Hakka Associations.

Mr. PANG Yi (Deputy General Manager of the Hepu Plantation)

Mr. Pang Yi, age 42, joined the Group in 2000 as the Deputy General Manager of the Hepu Plantation and was appointed as an Executive Director on 16 June 2005. He is responsible for the Group’s overall operation and management in the PRC. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in plantation economic management from the Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry in 1995. Mr. Pang had been appointed by Guangxi Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department as investment service supervisor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2002 to 2005. He was also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Hepu County Committee.

Mr. SUNG Chi Keung (Finance Director and Company Secretary)

Mr. Sung Chi Keung, age 36, joined the Company in 2004 as the financial controller of the Group and was appointed as the Company Secretary and an Executive Director on 7 August 2004 and 15 January 2007, respectively. Mr. Sung holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in professional accountancy, from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in corporate finance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Sung has over 10 years of experience in financial management, accounting, taxation, auditing and corporate finance and previously worked for KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. and Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance Ltd., before joining the Group in August 2004.

Mr. IP Chi Ming (Vice Chairman)

Mr. Ip Chi Ming, age 50, joined the Group in August 2001 and was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 18 November 2003. Mr. Ip is also a Non-Executive Director of Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Limited (“Chaoda”) and an Executive Director of Suncorp Technologies Limited. Mr. Ip was introduced to the Company due to his position in Chaoda. Mr. Ip has around 14 years of experience in trading and marketing at Chaoda as well as extensive experience in corporate strategic planning, overall management, business development and sales and marketing.

Hon Peregrine MONCREIFFE

The Hon Peregrine Moncreiffe, age 60, was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006 by Metage Funds Limited and Metage Special Emerging Markets Fund Limited, acting jointly, pursuant to the terms of the convertible bonds issued by the Company on 14 July 2005. Mr. Moncreiffe owns less than 2% interests in each of Metage Funds Limited and Metage Special Emerging Markets Fund Limited. Mr. Moncreiffe is also on the board of Metage Funds Limited and Metage Special Emerging Markets Fund Limited. After graduating from Oxford University, Mr. Moncreiffe spent much of his career in investment management and banking in London, New York and East Asia. Mr. Moncreiffe has worked for Credit Suisse First Boston Group, and was a managing director of Lehman Brothers in New York before helping to found Buchanan Partners, a London based investment company of which he was chief executive.