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YANG Zhijian ZHU Tao ZHANG Wei CHEN Dong WONG Tin Yau, Kelvin SBS, JP HSU Lai Tai, Rita (alias: FAN HSU Lai Tai, Rita) GBM, GBS, JP Adrian David LI Man Kiu BBS, JP LAM Yiu Kin CHAN Ka Lok YANG Liang Yee Philip CHEN Yipeng ZHAO Fengnian HUNG Man, Michelle
YANG Liang Yee Philip
Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. YANG, aged 75, has been an Independent Non executive Director of the Company since April 2020. He is a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company. Mr. YANG is also an independent non-executive director of Orient Overseas (International) Limited. He is a full-time arbitrator in international commercial and maritime arbitration, the Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the member of the Expert Committee of China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China, the International Advisory Board of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, the council member of Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC) and chairman of SHAC – Academy. Mr. YANG had been the Chairman of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the Vice Chairman of the Documentary Committee of the Baltic International Maritime Council in Denmark, the President of Asia-Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, the Hong Kong representative of ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Chairman of the East Asia Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, member of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, the General Committee of Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Advisory Council in Malaysia, and an independent non-executive director of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. Mr. YANG as a full-time arbitrator has extensive experience in dealing with cases related to international commercial, maritime and trade law and is very familiar with laws and practice in such areas. He has acted as an arbitrator in Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Austria, Korea, the USA and Mainland China in thousands of cases during the past over 30 years. He has also published many books and articles in English and Chinese on international commercial, maritime and trade law and practice. Mr. YANG has also devoted himself to the educational activities in various law schools in Hong Kong and Mainland China and is a visiting professor in more than ten universities.