aged 59, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company since 2007. Mr Ku has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry. He was the executive director of Davis Langdon and Seah International and chairman of Davis Langdon and Seah Hong Kong Limited, Premas Hong Kong Limited and icFox International. Mr Ku is now an independent non-executive director of Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited in Singapore and Lai Fung Holdings Limited, a listed company in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Hospital Governing Committee of Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Mr Ku is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.