GREAT WALL PAN ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
The Board of Directors (the 'Board') of SCMP Group Limited (the 'Company') hereby announces that:
Ms. Chau Wai Man Beverly ('Ms. Chau') resigned as Company Secretary of the Company and will cease to act as an authorised representative of the Company under rule
3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the 'Listing Rules') with effect from 4 November 2015 (the 'Effective Date');
Mr. Lau Che Yin Ian ('Mr. Lau') was appointed as Company Secretary of the Company and an authorised representative under rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules with effect from the Effective Date; and
Mr. Lau was also appointed, with effect from the Effective Date, as an authorised representative to accept on behalf of the Company service of process and notices in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) in place of Ms. Chau.
Mr. Lau joined the Company as the Senior Legal Counsel in August 2015. He was qualified in Hong Kong as a solicitor in 1992 and has since practice Property Law with reputable law firms Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo and Slaughter & May. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lau held various senior in-house Legal, Compliance, M&A and Company Secretarial positions in multi-national corporations including American International Assurance Co., Ltd., GE Capital (Hong Kong) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank where he served for various banking units. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Bristol of the United Kingdom.
Ms. Chau has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board and there are no matters in relation to her resignation that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.
The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its appreciation to Ms. Chau for her contribution to the Company during her tenure of office as Company Secretary and congratulate Mr. Lau on his new appointment.
On behalf of the Board
SCMP Group Limited David J. PangHong Kong, 4 November 2015
As at the date hereof, the Board comprises: Non-executive Directors
Dr. David J. Pang (Chairman) and Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Peng
Independent Non-executive Directors
Dr. Fred Hu Zu Liu, Dr. the Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po and Mr. Wong Kai Man
Executive Director
Ms. Kuok Hui Kwong
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