Council & Committees

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• Mr Tom SL Chau

• FCG HKFCG(PE)
• President
• Biography
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Mr Tom SL Chau FCG HKFCG(PE), Vice-President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Vice-President / Member	Council (since 2024) / (since 2021)
	Chairman	Membership Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2023)
	Convenor / Vice-Convenor	Mainland China Technical Consultation Panel (since 2024) / 2023
	Vice-Chairman	Professional Development Committee (2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Qualifications Committee (2022-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
	Solicitor	The Supreme Court of Hong Kong
	Solicitor	The Supreme Court of England and Wales
	Arbitrator	Beijing Arbitration Commission
	CAMS	Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
Position & company:	Partner, Haiwen & Partners LLP
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	External Supervisor of Post-graduate Program	North China University of Technology
Skill & experience:	Mr Chau is a HK and UK qualified solicitor with over 25 years of experience at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he was a Partner of Corporate in Herbert Smith Freehills Beijing/Hong Kong. His practice specialises in M&A, corporate restructuring, securities’ issuing, IPOs, corporate governance, ESG and anti-money laundering. He has completed more than 50 IPOs and regularly advises over 20 listed companies on compliance and regulatory matters. In addition, he has given presentations to various PRC agencies, government departments, academic institutions, and HKEX on the legal issues relating to listings in Hong Kong. In addition, Mr Chau is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and an Arbitrator of Beijing Arbitration Commission. He was also an adjunct associate professor of the Master of Finance program of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a director of the Research Centre of International Financing & M&A of Zhejiang University, as well as currently an external supervisor of the post-graduate program of North China University of Technology.

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• Ms Stella SM Lo

• FCG HKFCG(PE)
• Vice-President
• Biography
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Ms Stella SM Lo FCG HKFCG(PE), Vice-President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Vice-President / Member	Council (since 2024) / (2016-2022, rejoined since 2024)
	Chairman / Member	Qualifications Committee (2022, since 2025) / (2023)
	Member	Special Entry Scheme Interview Panel (since 2025)
	Chairman	Membership Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Technical Consultation Panel - Public Governance Interest Group (2016-2024)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
Position & company:	Group Company Secretary, Guoco Group Limited (stock code: 53)
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Chairman	BBA - Corporate Governance and Compliance Programme Advisory Committee, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Skill & experience:	Ms Lo is responsible for overseeing a full spectrum of Guoco Group’s company secretarial, corporate governance, ESG reporting and corporate communication functions as well as playing an advisory role in secretarial, regulatory and corporate governance matters for other affiliated companies of the enlarged group. She possesses in-depth company secretarial knowledge and solid experience in corporate transactions, corporate governance matters as well as ESG reporting of listed companies. Ms Lo holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of London and obtained a Master of Finance degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. She graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Professional Diploma in Company Secretaryship and Administration.

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• Mr Kenny Luo (Luo Nan)

• FCG HKFCG
• Vice-President
• Biography
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Mr Kenny Luo (Luo Nan) FCG HKFCG, Vice-President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Vice-President / Member	Council (since 2024) / (since 2022)
	Chairman / Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2024) / (2022-2023)
	Member	Qualifications Committee (since 2023)
	Member / Vice-Convenor	Mainland China Technical Consultation Panel (since 2024) / (2023)
	Member	Governance Professionals Panel (2019- Aug 2024)
	Member	Membership Committee (2022-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	Deputy General Manager, Global Development Department, Bank of China
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	-
Skill & experience:	In his current position as Deputy General Manager of Global Development Department, Mr Luo is responsible for corporate governance matters of all overseas banking subsidiaries of Bank of China Group as well as development of regional headquarters. Mr Luo has over 20 solid years of applied corporate governance experience in board and listed compliance issues, investor relations, IPO, M&A and other projects, with a comprehensive understanding of governance best practices in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and international business. In 1996, Mr. Luo joined Bank of China, Beijing, where he played a key role in the core team for the IPOs of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (HKEX stock code: 2388) and Bank of China Limited (BOC) (HKEX stock code: 3988 and SSE stock code: 601988). By 2007, he qualified as an A-share board secretary, and became the Listing Affairs Representative and Head of Investor Relations of BOC. In 2009, he was promoted as Deputy General Manager, Board Secretariat, BOC and by 2016, he held the positions of Board Secretary and Company Secretary of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited. Due to a change in role, Mr Luo resigned from his previous positions and was promoted to his current position in July 2024. Mr Luo holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and an MCG from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

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• Mr Robin B Healy

• FCG HKFCG
• Vice-President (re-elected to Council)
• Biography
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Mr Robin B Healy FCG HKFCG, Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2023)
	Vice-Chairman / Member	Membership Committee (since 2023) / (2019-2022)
	Member	Editorial Board (since 2018)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	Company Secretary, Link Asset Management Limited (Link) (as manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (stock code: 823))
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	-
Skill & experience:	Mr Healy is a governance professional with over 20 years of experience in company secretarial and corporate governance practice. He joined Link in May 2020. Before assuming his current position, he served as Director of the Corporate Governance Secretariat, overseeing a comprehensive suite of company secretarial services and provides strategic support to the board of directors for this dynamic and acquisitive group. Prior to joining Link, Mr Healy held senior roles in HSBC in both London and Hong Kong, latterly as HSBC’s Global Head of Corporate Governance Advisory. In this role, he played a pivotal role in developing and implementing solutions to address multi-jurisdictional governance, legal and regulatory issues. Earlier in his career, Mr Healy was the Deputy Company Secretary of SEGRO plc, a FTSE100 real estate investment trust, where he also acted as trustee for two defined benefit pension schemes. He began his career in information systems before transitioning to corporate governance. He pursued his chartered secretary qualifications while working at Centrica plc, a FTSE30 energy company. Mr Healy holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree from the University of Greenwich and a Master of Science degree from the University of Strathclyde Business School.

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• Mr Patrick HK Sung

• FCG HKFCG
• Treasurer
• Biography
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Mr Patrick HK Sung FCG HKFCG, Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2025)
	Member	Audit Committee (2016-2017; since 2021)
	Member	Qualifications Committee (since 2020)
	Chairman	Assessment Review Panel (since 2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI)
	FCPA	Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
	FCCA	Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
	CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, U.S.
	AiNED	Life Associate Member of The Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association (HKiNEDA)
Position & company:	-
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	External Assessor	Master of Science in Corporate Governance and Compliance programme, Hong Kong Baptist University
	Advisor	Professional Development Subcommittee, ACCA Hong Kong
Skill & experience:	Mr. Patrick Sung has over two decades of experience in audit, accounting and finance, corporate restructuring and management in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. He held senior roles in various group companies listed in Hong Kong. Patrick started his career in KPMG, a major multinational certified public accountants firm, and possesses extensive experience in acquisition, corporate restructuring and listing projects. He then joined the GDH Group, a state-owned enterprise, in which he was the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Guangnan (Holdings) Limited (HKEX stock code: 1203), overseeing financial management, legal and compliance, and certain management aspects. Later on, Patrick joined Galaxy Entertainment Group (HKEX stock code: 27) and acted as the Head of Finance of its subsidiary, K. Wah Construction Materials. He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The University of Hong Kong.

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• Professor Alan KM Au

• FCG HKFCG
• Biography
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Professor Alan KM Au FCG HKFCG, Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (rejoined since 2022)
	Member	Academic Advisory Panel (since 2019)
	Member	Qualifications Committee (2019-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI)
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	Vice President (Strategic Initiatives), Acting Dean of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Director of Institute of International Business and Governance, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Chairman	Professional Standards Committee, CGI (since 2022)
	Member	Executive Committee, International Council, CGI (since 2022)
	Member	International Council, CGI (since 2022)
	Member	Advisory Group – Financial Education for Youth Adults, Investor and Financial Education Council (since 2022)
	Member	Court, HKMU (since 2015)
	Member	Council, HKMU (since 2024)
	Member	Steering Committee on Promotion of Vocational and Professional Education and Training and Qualifications Framework (since 2024)
	Member	Research Ethics Committee, Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital Medical Group
Skill & experience:	As Vice President, Professor Au is responsible for spearheading the planning and implementation of strategic initiatives and projects to advance HKMU’s vision, mission and objectives. This includes overseeing HKMU’s international and Mainland relations and collaborations, as well as promoting HKMU’s continuous development, particularly as Hong Kong’s first University of Applied Sciences. With over 30 years of experience in his academic career, Professor Au has published widely in internationally referred journals covering areas such as business ethics, international management, technology transfer and marketing. As Principal or Co-Principal Investigator, he has received over HK$20 million in external competitive grants and internal grants. Professor Au is also committed to promoting knowledge exchange between the academia and society at large. He has published articles extensively in major local newspapers and business magazines on topics relating to branding, consumer behaviour, management, and marketing communications. Over the years, Professor Au has also engaged in numerous consultancy projects for the public and private sectors, such as the Hong Kong Government, U.S. Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, District Boards, Bureau of Foreign Trade and Cooperation of Guangzhou Municipality, A.S. Watson Asia Limited, and KONE Hong Kong.

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• Ms Anita HL Chau

• FCG HKFCG (newly elected to Council)
• Biography
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Ms Anita HL Chau FCG HKFCG(PE), Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Professional Development Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Membership Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Professional Services Panel (since 2023)
	Member	Assessment Review Panel (since 2024)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
	FHKSI	Fellow Member of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute
Position & company:	Director, Tax - Corporate Services, PwC Corporate Services Limited
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Member	Departmental Advisory Committee on Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong
Skill & experience:	Ms Chow has been providing corporate services to Hong Kong listed companies as well as multinational, private and offshore entities. During her time with professional firms for more than 25 years, Ms Chow has served clients in various sectors including financial services; consumer products and industrial manufacturing, retail and logistics; medical; media and education; real estate industries as well as government and non-profit making enterprises. She is familiar with the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Companies Ordinance as well as other ordinances and regulations relevant to company secretarial and corporate governance professionals for both local and common offshore entities. Ms Chow has been appointed to act as named company secretary of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), and acted as named company secretaries of and provided company secretarial support to several companies incorporated in various jurisdictions including Australia, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and the PRC whose shares were listed on the Main Board and GEM of HKEX. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons) in Business Studies from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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• Ms Ivy YY Chow

• FCG HKFCG(PE)
• Biography
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Ms Ivy YY Chow FCG HKFCG(PE), Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Professional Development Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Membership Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Professional Services Panel (since 2023)
	Member	Assessment Review Panel (since 2024)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
	FHKSI	Fellow Member of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute
Position & company:	Director, Tax - Corporate Services, PwC Corporate Services Limited
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Member	Departmental Advisory Committee on Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong
Skill & experience:	Ms Chow has been providing corporate services to Hong Kong listed companies as well as multinational, private and offshore entities. During her time with professional firms for more than 25 years, Ms Chow has served clients in various sectors including financial services; consumer products and industrial manufacturing, retail and logistics; medical; media and education; real estate industries as well as government and non-profit making enterprises. She is familiar with the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Companies Ordinance as well as other ordinances and regulations relevant to company secretarial and corporate governance professionals for both local and common offshore entities. Ms Chow has been appointed to act as named company secretary of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), and acted as named company secretaries of and provided company secretarial support to several companies incorporated in various jurisdictions including Australia, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and the PRC whose shares were listed on the Main Board and GEM of HKEX. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons) in Business Studies from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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• Mr David YH Fu

• FCG HKFCG
• Biography
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Mr David YH Fu FCG HKFCG, Council Member and Past President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (2014-2022, elected as President from 2018 to 2019, rejoined since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Membership Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Governance Professionals Panel (2006-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	-
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	-
Skill & experience:	Mr Fu served as the Group Company Secretary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (stock code: 388) from 2020 to 2023, and as Senior Advisor in 2024, where he was responsible for overseeing and advising on the full spectrum of the HKEX Group’s company secretarial functions. Prior to this, he held the position of Company Secretary of Swire Pacific Limited (stock code: 19), Swire Properties Limited (stock code: 1972) and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (stock code: 293) until 2020. Mr Fu was a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission from 2015 to 2020 and a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2017 to 2020. He has been the Honorary Secretary of The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong since 1999. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering, Economics and Management and obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oxford in 1991. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.

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• Professor Raymond MK Wong

• FCG HKFCG (newly elected to Council)
• Biography
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Mr David YH Fu FCG HKFCG, Council Member and Past President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (2014-2022, elected as President from 2018 to 2019, rejoined since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Membership Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Governance Professionals Panel (2006-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	-
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	-
Skill & experience:	Mr Fu served as the Group Company Secretary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (stock code: 388) from 2020 to 2023, and as Senior Advisor in 2024, where he was responsible for overseeing and advising on the full spectrum of the HKEX Group’s company secretarial functions. Prior to this, he held the position of Company Secretary of Swire Pacific Limited (stock code: 19), Swire Properties Limited (stock code: 1972) and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (stock code: 293) until 2020. Mr Fu was a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission from 2015 to 2020 and a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2017 to 2020. He has been the Honorary Secretary of The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong since 1999. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering, Economics and Management and obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oxford in 1991. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.

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• Ms Cindy Y Wong

• FCG HKFCG (newly elected to Council)
• Biography
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Mr David YH Fu FCG HKFCG, Council Member and Past President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (2014-2022, elected as President from 2018 to 2019, rejoined since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Membership Committee (since 2025)
	Member	Governance Professionals Panel (2006-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	-
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	-
Skill & experience:	Mr Fu served as the Group Company Secretary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (stock code: 388) from 2020 to 2023, and as Senior Advisor in 2024, where he was responsible for overseeing and advising on the full spectrum of the HKEX Group’s company secretarial functions. Prior to this, he held the position of Company Secretary of Swire Pacific Limited (stock code: 19), Swire Properties Limited (stock code: 1972) and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (stock code: 293) until 2020. Mr Fu was a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission from 2015 to 2020 and a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2017 to 2020. He has been the Honorary Secretary of The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong since 1999. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering, Economics and Management and obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oxford in 1991. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.

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• Mr Matthew WH Young

• FCG HKFCG(PE)
• Biography
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Mr Matthew WH Young FCG HKFCG(PE), Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman / Member	Qualifications Committee (since 2023) / (2021-2022)
	Member	Assessment Review Panel (since 2021)
	Co-Convenor	The NextGen Group (since 2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
	FRSA	Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
	HKCGI CERT: ESG	ESG Reporting Certification Course, HKCGI
Position & company:	Deputy Company Secretary, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Representative of HKCGI	Young Coalition Professional Group, The Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services
	Representative of HKCGI	Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards Judging Panel, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
	Member	Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
	External Examiner	Bachelor of Laws and Commerce, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
	Director & Company Secretary	InspiringHK Sports Foundation
	Member and Secretary	Electoral Committee, Football Association of Hong Kong, China
	Ex-officio Member	Advisory Committee, JC Fit City
	Trustee	The Hong Kong (International) Aerospace Charitable Foundation
Skill & experience:	Mr Young is responsible for the full spectrum of corporate secretarial and corporate governance functions at The Hong Kong Jockey Club and its group companies. He also serves as the Company Secretary for various subsidiaries and foundations of the Club. With over 15 years of experience in the corporate secretarial field, Mr Young has worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, and London. He has provided professional corporate secretarial services and advice to numerous Hong Kong listed companies, as well as multinational, public, private, offshore companies, and NGOs. An avid sports fan, Mr Young is passionate about sports and charity governance. Mr Young holds a bachelor’s degree in Laws from the University of Exeter, a master’s degree in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has completed a management and leadership programme at Harvard Business School.

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• Mr Hailiang Zhang

• FCG HKFCG (newly elected to Council)
• Biography
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Mr William WY Zhang FCG HKFCG, Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman / Member	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2025) / (2024)
	Member / Vice-Chairman	Qualifications Committee (since 2025) / (2024)
	Member	Mainland China Technical Consultation Panel (since 2023)
	Member	Investment Strategy Task Force (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Board Secretaries Subcommittee (2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
	CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, U.S.
	Certificate in ESG Investing	CFA Institute, U.S.
	CIIA	Certified International Investment Analyst, Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA)
	Board Secretary qualification	Shenzhen Stock Exchange
	PRC lawyer (non-practicing)	Ministry of Justice, PRC
	PRC CPA (non-practicing)	Certified Public Accountants (non-practicing), The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, PRC
Position & company:	Board Secretary, Vice President (Corporate Governance, Legal & Risk Management) and Joint Company Secretary, Tianqi Lithium Corporation (stock code: 002466.SZ; 09696.HK) (TLC)
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Director Member Representative	China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO)
	Domestic expert	Working group ISO/TC 309/WG 9, ISO/TC 309/WG 1 and ISO/WS ESG/WG1, International Organization for Standardization; a member of the IFRS Sustainability Reference Group
Skill & experience:	Mr Zhang obtained his Masters of Laws degree from the Northwestern University, U.S. and the New York University, U.S., and an MBA degree from the Sun Yat-sen University, China. He is a doctorate candidate of law at the University of Hong Kong. Mr Zhang has over 20 years of experience in areas of corporate governance, management, law, investment and financing, accounting and taxation. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. Mr Zhang has been awarded the Golden Board Secretary in 2023 by the New Fortune. As one of the leading coordinators of the H-share listing of TLC, Mr Zhang jointly coordinated the entire process of the company’s successful H-share IPO. He is responsible for the daily affairs of the board of directors, corporate governance, securities affairs and information disclosure, investor relations, equity financing, legal affairs, compliance management and risk management etc. Mr Zhang also serves as the non-executive chairman of a lithium mining subsidiary of TLC in Australia. Prior to joining TLC, Mr Zhang served as the head/managing director of a Chinese financial institute’s overseas holding company in Hong Kong, a partner at the Shanghai office of an international law firm as well as relevant positions in other domestic and overseas companies.

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• Mr William WY Zhang

• FCG HKFCG
• Biography
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Mr William WY Zhang FCG HKFCG, Council Member

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Member	Council (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman / Member	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2025) / (2024)
	Member / Vice-Chairman	Qualifications Committee (since 2025) / (2024)
	Member	Mainland China Technical Consultation Panel (since 2023)
	Member	Investment Strategy Task Force (since 2024)
	Vice-Chairman	Mainland China Board Secretaries Subcommittee (2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
	CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, U.S.
	Certificate in ESG Investing	CFA Institute, U.S.
	CIIA	Certified International Investment Analyst, Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA)
	Board Secretary qualification	Shenzhen Stock Exchange
	PRC lawyer (non-practicing)	Ministry of Justice, PRC
	PRC CPA (non-practicing)	Certified Public Accountants (non-practicing), The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, PRC
Position & company:	Board Secretary, Vice President (Corporate Governance, Legal & Risk Management) and Joint Company Secretary, Tianqi Lithium Corporation (stock code: 002466.SZ; 09696.HK) (TLC)
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Director Member Representative	China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO)
	Domestic expert	Working group ISO/TC 309/WG 9, ISO/TC 309/WG 1 and ISO/WS ESG/WG1, International Organization for Standardization; a member of the IFRS Sustainability Reference Group
Skill & experience:	Mr Zhang obtained his Masters of Laws degree from the Northwestern University, U.S. and the New York University, U.S., and an MBA degree from the Sun Yat-sen University, China. He is a doctorate candidate of law at the University of Hong Kong. Mr Zhang has over 20 years of experience in areas of corporate governance, management, law, investment and financing, accounting and taxation. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. Mr Zhang has been awarded the Golden Board Secretary in 2023 by the New Fortune. As one of the leading coordinators of the H-share listing of TLC, Mr Zhang jointly coordinated the entire process of the company’s successful H-share IPO. He is responsible for the daily affairs of the board of directors, corporate governance, securities affairs and information disclosure, investor relations, equity financing, legal affairs, compliance management and risk management etc. Mr Zhang also serves as the non-executive chairman of a lithium mining subsidiary of TLC in Australia. Prior to joining TLC, Mr Zhang served as the head/managing director of a Chinese financial institute’s overseas holding company in Hong Kong, a partner at the Shanghai office of an international law firm as well as relevant positions in other domestic and overseas companies.

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• Mr David J Simmonds

• FCG HKFCG
• Immediate Past President
• Biography
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Mr David J Simmonds FCG HKFCG, President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	President / Vice-President	Council (since 2024) / (2019-2023)
	Chairman	Technical Consultation Panel - Competition Law Interest Group (since 2016)
	Convenor	HKCGI Prize Judging Panel (since 2024)
	Member / Chairman	Governance Professionals Panel (since 2024) / (2019-2023)
	Member	Advisory Board, Sustainability Governance Academy (since 2024)
	Chairman	Membership Committee (2020-2023)
	Member	Investment Strategy Task Force (2020-2023)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
Position & company:	Chief Strategy, Sustainability & Governance Officer, CLP Holdings Limited
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Member	Standing Committee on Company Law Reform
	Representative of HKCGI	Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
	Member	Hong Kong Advisory Committee, The Fred Hollows Foundation
	Director	Business Environment Council
Skill & experience:	Mr Simmonds is responsible for CLP Group strategic planning and the strategy agenda as well as driving the Group’s sustainability agenda and ensuring that it is embedded into the business. He is also responsible for managing the investments and ventures that help support CLP’s growth strategy, the Group’s investments in Taiwan Region and Thailand and the Group’s property development activities. In addition, Mr Simmonds is the Group General Counsel of CLP Holdings, responsible for the provision of legal, corporate secretarial and insurance services across the Group.

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• Mr Ernest CH Lee

• FCG HKFCG(PE)
• Past President
• Biography
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Mr Ernest CH Lee FCG HKFCG(PE), Past President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Ex-officio (Past President)	Council (since 2024)
	President	Council (2022-2023)
	Chairman	Audit Committee (since 2024)
	Member	Mainland China Affairs Committee (since 2022)
	Member	Nomination Committee (since 2024)
	Member / Convenor	HKCGI Prize Judging Panel (since 2024) / (2022-2023)
	Member	Advisory Board, Sustainability Governance Academy (since 2024)
Professional qualifications:	FCG	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute
	HKFCG(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner's Endorsement
	FCA	Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
	FCCA	Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
	FCPA (Practising)	Fellow (Practising) of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Position & company:	Partner, Audit & Assurance / Technical, Deloitte China
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Convenor	Financial Reporting Review Panel, Accounting and Financial Reporting Council
	Member	Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal
	Member	Listing Committee, HKEX
	Member	Services Advisory Committee, Official Receiver’s Office
	Member	Standing Committee on Company Law Reform
	Member	Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board, Education Bureau
	Alternate Director	Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services Limited
	Professional Advisor	Executive Master of Accounting (EMAcc) programme, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Skill & experience:	Mr Lee has extensive experience in the accounting profession and provides professional advice on matters related to accounting, auditing and governance for companies in various industries in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and the Asia-Pacific area. Mr Lee actively contributes to setting financial reporting standards locally and internationally. He is the Past Chairman (2019-2021) of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of HKICPA, which is responsible for setting financial reporting standards in Hong Kong. During his tenure, Mr Lee represented HKICPA on many international and regional meetings on standard setting. He has been a member of various HKICPA’s Advisory Panels on financial reporting matters, including the Companies Ordinance (Financial Reporting) Advisory Panel, and the Sustainability Advisory Panel. For more than 10 years, he served on the Review Panel for HKICPA’s Best Corporate Governance Disclosure Awards.

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• Ms Edith Shih

• FCG (CS, CGP) HKFCG (CS, CGP)(PE)
• Past International President & Past President
• Biography
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Ms Edith Shih FCG(CS, CGP) HKFCG(CS, CGP)(PE), Honorary Adviser, Past International President & Past President

HKCGI Council / Committees / Working Groups membership (in last two years):	Honorary Adviser	Council (since 2021)
	Member / Chairman	Nomination Committee (2012-2014, since 2024) / (2015-2023)
	Member / Chairman	Governance Professionals Panel (since 1998) / (2012-2018)
	Chairman	Appeal Tribunal (since 2025)
	Member	Advisory Board, Sustainability Governance Academy (since 2024)
	Member	Mainland China Affairs Committee (2022-May 2024)
Professional qualifications:	FCG(CS, CGP)	Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI)
	HKFCG(CS, CGP)(PE)	Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with Practitioner’s Endorsement
	Solicitor	The Supreme Court of England and Wales
	Solicitor	The Supreme Court of Hong Kong
	Solicitor	The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
Position & company:	Executive Director and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
Other current public appointments & affiliations:	Member (HKCGI representative)	Council, CGI
	Chairman	Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Process Review Panel
	Member	Council and Executive Committee, The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA)
	Chairman	General Management Committee, HKMA
	Chairman	Systems and Internal Audit Sub-Committee, HKMA
	Vice-Chairman	Council, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
	Chairman	Legal Affairs Committee, HKUST
	Trustee	Columbia University Teachers College, New York
	Independent Governor	Board of Governors, English Schools Foundation (ESF)
	Member	Finance Committee, ESF
	Vice-Chairman	Executive Committee, Helping Hand
Skill & experience:	Ms Shih has been with the CK Hutchison Group for over 30 years, overseeing legal, regulatory, corporate finance and compliance matters of the Group. Ms Shih holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines as well as a Master of Arts degree and a Master of Education degree from Columbia University, New York.