Dr. Li Ka Cheung, Eric
Independent Non-executive Director
GBS, OBE, JP, LLD, DSocSc, BA, FCPA (Practising), FCA, FCPA (Aust.),
FCIS
Dr. Li joined the Company in January 2007 as an Independent Non-executive Director and is currently the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. Dr. Li obtained a degree of Bachelor of Art (Economics) (Hons.) from the University of Manchester in 1975. He is a convenor cum member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel, a member of the Commission on Strategic Development, a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and Chairman of its Public Accounts Committee. He was also a past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (formerly known as Hong Kong Society of Accountants) and is currently a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the United Kingdom, and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (formerly known as The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries). Dr. Li is a senior partner of Li, Tang, Chen & Co., Certified Public Accountants. He has over 32 years of experience in the accounting field and is currently an Independent Non-executive Director of Transport International Holdings Limited, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited, Wong's International (Holdings) Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited, China Resources Enterprise Limited, Roadshow Holdings Limited, Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. and as an Non-executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, all of which are companies whose shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Dr. Li served as a Director of China Vanke Co. Ltd., a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange from June 2002 to April 2005. He was formerly an Independent Non-executive Director of Sinofert Holdings Limited from September 2004 to June 2007 and CATIC International Holdings Limited from May 1993 to December 2007. Dr. Li is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and an advisor to its Ministry of Finance on international accounting standards.