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INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

NGAN Shing-kwan, C.B.E., J.P. Chairman and Managing Director until 14th April 2001. Founder of Company in, and had been Director since 1933. Mr Ngan Shing-Kwan was also Chairman of Island Communication Enterprises Limited, Director of Communication Holdings Limited and Heartwell Limited. He was Vice Patron and Advisory Board Member of Hong Kong Red Cross. Mr Ngan Shing-Kwan was formerly a member of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a member of the Court of The University of Hong Kong and a member of the Board of Governors of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chung Chi College.

NGAN Kit-ling, J.P. Managing Director and since 18th May 2001 Chairman, Executive Director of CMB since 1968. Solicitor and Notary Public. Also Director of Island Communication Enterprises Limited, Communication Holdings Limited, Heartwell Limited, Island Communication Investments Limited, Grand Island Place Investments Limited, Nottingham Developments Limited, Oxney Investments Limited and Communication Properties Limited. A substantial shareholder of CMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Daughter of the late Mr Ngan Shing-Kwan, spouse of Mr Fritz HELMREICH.

DR. NGAN Kit-keung, D.Sc, Ph.D., D.Tech., D.B.A., Comp.I.Manf., C.Prof.B.T.M., F.Inst.D., F.I.Mgt., P.Eng. Assistant Managing Director. Director of CMB since 1961 and appointed as Assistant Managing Director since 1967. A substantial shareholder of CMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Also Director of Island Communication Enterprises Limited, Communication Holdings Limited, Heartwell Limited, Oxney Investments Limited, Island Communication Investments Limited, Grand Island Place Investments Limited, Nottingham Developments Limited, Communication Properties Limited and Prosperous Orient Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Croydon Bus & Coach Co., Ltd. in United Kingdom. Son of the late Mr. NGAN Shing- Kwan.

DR. Henry NGAN, Director of CMB since 1976. Medical Practitioner. Also Director of Island Communication Enterprises Limited, Communication Holdings Limited, Heartwell Limited, Island Communication Investments Limited, Grand Island Place Investments Limited, Nottingham Developments Limited, Oxney Investments Limited, Communication Properties Limited and Prosperous Orient Limited. A substantial shareholder of CMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Son of the late Mr Ngan Shing-Kwan.

* LIU Lit Mo, M.B.E., J.P. Director of CMB since 1981. Managing Director of Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd., Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Liu Chong Hing Bank Ltd. Also Member of Advisory Board of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, Board of Trustees of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, United College, Director of Liu Po Shan Memorial College and President of Chinese Bankers' Club. He was also the Past District Governor of Rotary International District 3450 (Hong Kong & Macau) and Past Chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Past Chairman of Hong Kong Football Association and Past President of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce. Awarded Silver Jubilee Medal by Her Majesty the Queen in 1977.

Fritz HELMREICH, Dipl. Ing. (Austria), MSc. Director of CMB since 1993. Former Austrian Trade Commissioner to Hong Kong. Has held a number of diplomatic posts including Commercial Counsellor (Head of Commercial Section), Austrian Embassy, Beijing, PRC and Chargé d'Affaires, Austrian Embassy, Singapore. Also Director of Island Communication Enterprises Limited, Oxney Investments Limited, Island Communication Investments Limited, Grand Island Place Investments Limited, Nottingham Developments Limited, Communication Properties Limited and Prosperous Orient Limited. Spouse of Ngan Kit-Ling.

* SO Yiu Cho, JAMES, C.B.E., J.P. Retired in 1996 as Secretary for Recreation and Culture after more than 34 years service with the Hong Kong Government. Present positions include Managing Director of Hong Kong Experts Consultancy Co. Ltd., and Non-Executive Director of the International Bank of Asia Ltd.

*Independent Non-Executive Director)

Senior Management

Victor WONG, ACIS, ACIM, (56), Personnel & Administration Manager. Was Company Secretary of CMB from 1982 to 1989 and rejoined CMB in 1993. Has 31 years experience in administration, personnel management and company secretary fields with 23 years in Senior Management post.

Y.T. YUEN, BBA(Hons), FCCA, AHKSA, (39), Chief Accountant. Joined CMB in 1999. Has 16 years experience in accounting field.

NG Chi Kin, BA(Hons), ACIS, ACS, (38), Company Secretary. Joined CMB in 1995. Has 14 years company secretarial experience.

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