The board of directors of CIG Yangtze Ports PLC announced that Dr. Wong Tin Yau, Kelvin has resigned as an independent non-executive director of the company, the chairman of the nomination committee of the Board and a member of each of the audit committee and remuneration committee with effect from October 12, 2015 due to the increase of his other business commitment to which he is required to devote more time on. The Board further announced that Dr. Wang Tao has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company, and a member of each of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee of the board with effect from October 12, 2015. Dr. Wang Tao, aged 45 and he is currently a professor at the Department of Marketing and Tourism of Wuhan University since September 2002 to present.

Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. Wang worked as a lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Tourism of Wuhan University from September 1996 to August 1999, and as an associate professor at the Department of Marketing and Tourism of Wuhan University from September 1999 to August 2002. Upon the resignation of Dr. Wong as the chairman of the nomination committee of the Board, Mr. Wong Wai Keung, Frederick, an independent non-executive director of the company, has been appointed as the chairman of the nomination committee of the board in replace of Dr. Wong with effect from 12 October 2015.