MEMBERS OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Cheung Hon Kit (Chairman of Remuneration Committee)
Li Xiao Ru
Zhang Ke
Ou Yaping
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TERMS OF REFERENCE OF REMUNERATION
COMMITTEE
(the "Committee")
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| Membership |
| 1. |
The Committee
shall consist of not less than three members appointed
by the board of directors of the Company (the
“Board”), with the majority of the
members being independent non-executive directors
of the Company. |
2. |
The Chairman
of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board. |
3. |
The members of
the Committee shall not have personal financial
interest (other than being a shareholder of the
Company) and conflicts of interest arising from
cross-directorships. |
4. |
The term of membership
will be one year from the date of appointment
subject to renewal and shall be governed by the
provisions of the Articles of Association of the
Company (as amended from time to time). |
5. |
The appointment
of the members of the Committee maybe revoked
and new members can be appointed in their stead,
by resolutions passed by the Board and by the
Committee respectively. |
6.
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No alternate
member of any member of the Committee can be appointed. |
7. |
The Company
Secretary of the Company shall be the secretary
of the Committee. |
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Frequency and proceedings of meetings |
| 8. |
The Committee
shall meet at least twice a year. Additional meetings
should be held as and when the work of the Committee
demands. |
| 9. |
The Chairman
of the Committee may convene additional meetings
at his discretion. |
| 10. |
The quorum of
a meeting shall be three members of the Committee
of whom at least two are independent non-executive
directors. |
| 11. |
A member of
the Committee shall abstain from voting and shall
not be counted in the quorum of a meeting in respect
of the resolution regarding the remuneration payable
to him. |
| 12. |
Proceedings of
meetings of the Committee shall be governed by
the provisions of the Articles of Association
of the Company (as amended from time to time). |
Responsibility |
| 13. |
The Committee
is to review and formulate policies in respect
of remuneration structure for all directors of
the Company (“Directors”) and senior
management of the Company (“Senior Management”)
and make recommendations to the Board for its
consideration. For the purpose of these terms
of reference, Senior Management refers to the
same category of persons as referred to in the
Company's annual report and required to be disclosed
under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities
on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Listing
Rules”). |
Duties, powers and functions |
| 14. |
The Committee
is to: - |
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(a) |
make recommendations
to the Board on the Company's policy and structure
for all remuneration of Directors and Senior Management
and on the establishment of a formal and transparent
procedure for developing policy on such remuneration; |
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(b)
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have the delegated
responsibility to determine the specific remuneration
packages of all executive Directors and Senior
Management, including benefits in kind, pension
rights and compensation payments, including any
compensation payable for loss or termination of
their office or appointment, and make recommendations
to the Board regarding remuneration of non-executive
Directors. The Committee should consider factors
such as salaries paid by comparable companies,
time commitment and responsibilities of Directors,
employment conditions elsewhere in the Group and
desirability of performance-based remuneration; |
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(c)
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review and approve
the performance-based remuneration (if any) by
reference to corporate goals and objectives resolved
by the Board from time to time; |
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(d)
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ensure that a
significant portion of executive Directors' remuneration
should be structured so as to link rewards to
corporate and individual performance; |
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(e) |
determine the
time of payment of any such performance-based
remuneration; |
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(f)
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review and approve
compensation payable to executive Directors and
Senior Management in connection with any loss
or termination of their office or appointment
to ensure that such compensation is determined
in accordance with relevant contractual terms
and that such compensation is otherwise fair and
not excessive for the Company; |
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(g) |
review and approve
compensation arrangements relating to dismissal
or removal of Directors for misconduct to ensure
that such arrangements are determined in accordance
with relevant contractual terms and that any compensation
payment is otherwise reasonable and appropriate; |
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(h) |
ensure that
no Director or any of his associates (as defined
in theListing Rules) is involved in deciding his
own remuneration and that, as regards the remuneration
of a non-executive Director who is a member of
the Committee, his/her remuneration should be
determined by the other members of the Committee; |
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(i)
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advise on how
to vote with respect to any service contracts
of Directors, which is for a duration that may
exceed 3 years or not determinable by the Company
within one year or without payment of compensation
or without other payments equivalent to more than
one year's emoluments that require shareholders'
approval under the Listing Rules; |
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(j) |
consider the
granting of share options to Directors pursuant
to any share option scheme adopted by the Company; |
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(k)
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ensure due compliance
with any relevant disclosure requirements in respect
of the remuneration of Directors under the Listing
Rules, the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of
the Laws of Hong Kong) and any other statutory
requirements; |
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(l) |
review and make
recommendations to the Board regarding the pension
arrangements for Directors and Senior Management; |
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(m) |
review and report
to the Board on any suspected irregularities in
the reimbursement of unreasonable out-of-pocket
expenses of Directors and Senior Management; |
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(n) |
review and approve
the interim report, annual report, announcement
and circular or any publication of the Company
regarding remuneration and service contracts of
the Directors prior to approval by the Board; |
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(o)
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engage such external
legal, financial or other professional advisers
or other persons to enable it to discharge its
duties as it considers necessary; and |
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(p)
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consider other
matters, as defined or assigned by the Board from
time to time. |
Reporting Procedures |
| 15. |
Full minutes
of the meetings of the Committee shall be kept
by the secretary of the Committee, who shall prepare
and send draft and final versions of minutes of
meetings and all written resolutions of the Committee
to all members of the Committee for their comments
and records respectively, in both cases within
a reasonable time after the meeting. |
| 16. |
The Committee
should report to the Board on a regular basis
on its decisions or recommendations. |
| 17. |
At the next meeting
of the Board following a meeting of the Committee,
the Chairman of the Committee shall report to
the Board on the findings and recommendations
of the Committee. At least once annually, the
Committee should present a report in writing to
the Board which addresses the work and findings
of the Committee during the year. |