Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited Annual Report 2013
Corporate Governance Report (Continued)
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Procedures for putting forward enquiries to
the Board
Shareholders may put forward enquiries to the Board through the Company Secretary who will direct the enquiries to the Board for handling. The contact
details of the Company Secretary are as follows:
The Company Secretary
Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited
98 Tam Kon Shan Road
TYTL 102
Ngau Kok Wan
North Tsing Yi
New Territories
Hong Kong
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (852) 2394 4294
Facsimile: (852) 2786 9001
Procedures to circulate a resolution for an annual general meeting ("AGM")
Pursuant to the Companies Ordinance, Shareholder(s) can make a request to circulate a proposed resolution that may properly be moved and is intended to be move at an AGM, accompanied by a statement of not more than 1,000 words with respect to the matter
mentioned in the proposed resolution. The request
must be made by: (i) Shareholder(s) representing
at least 2.5% of the total voting rights of all the
Shareholders who have a relevant right to vote on the
resolution at the AGM to which the request relates; or
(ii) at least 50 Shareholders who have a relevant right
to vote on the resolution at the AGM to which the
request relates.
PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS TO
PROPOSE A PERSON FOR ELECTION
AS A DIRECTOR
According to the Articles of Association of the Company,
a notice signed by a Shareholder of his/her intention to propose a person for election and also a notice signed by the person (the "Candidate") to be proposed of his/her willingness to be elected shall be lodged at the registered
office of the Company no earlier than the day after the despatch of the notice of the general meeting appointed for
such election and no later than 7 days prior to the date of such general meeting.
The Candidate is required to provide his/her biographical
details as set out under Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
The Nomination Committee, where applicable, will review
and make recommendations to the Board on the selection
of any individuals nominated for directorships in accordance
with the terms of reference of the Nomination Committee.
The Company will, where appropriate, issue a supplementary
circular which shall include the name of the Candidate
together with his/her biographical details as set out in Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules, to the Shareholders for them to make decision on their election at a general meeting.
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