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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)

SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHTS (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

Pursuant to Section 615 of the Companies Ordinance, shareholders can make a request to circulate a proposed resolution that may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at an annual general meeting, 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) shareholders 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 annual general meeting to which the request relates; or (ii) at least 50

shareholders who have a relevant right to vote on the resolution at the annual general meeting to which the

request relates.

The request: (a) may be sent to the Company Secretary in hard copy form to the registered office of the Company at 98 Tam Kon Shan Road, TYTL 102, Ngau Kok Wan, North Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong or in electronic form via e-mail at [email protected]; (b) must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given; (c) must be authenticated by the shareholders making it; and (d) must be received by the Company not later than 6 weeks before the annual general meeting to which the request relates; or if later, not later than the time at which notice is given of that annual general meeting.

PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS TO PROPOSE A PERSON FOR ELECTION AS A

DIRECTOR

According to the Articles of Association, 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 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 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.

INVESTOR RELATIONS

During the year ended 31 December 2016, there has not been any change in the Company's constitutional documents.

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