In April 2005, Mr. Erwin Schurtenberger resigned from the post of Independent Non-executive Director due to health reason.

In June 2005, Mr. Jiang Longsheng was no longer an Executive Director of the Company due to retirement. Mr. Wu Guangqi was appointed as Executive Director to replace Mr. Jiang Longsheng. He was also appointed as the compliance officer. Mr. Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius was appointed as Independent Non-executive Director.

In August 2005, Mr. Cao Xinghe, Mr. Wu Zhenfang and Mr. Yang Hua was appointed as Executive Directors of the Company and Professor Lawerence J. Lau was appointed as Independent Non-executive Director.

In December 2005, Mr. Yang Hua and Mr. Liu Jian was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Company.

On 18 April 2006, Mr. Cao Yunshi retired as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary of the Company and Mr. Victor Zhikai Gao was appointed as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary of the Company on the same day.

On 24 May 2006, Dr. Kenneth S. Courtis retired as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company pursuant to article 97 of the Articles of Association of the Company, and Dr. Edgar W.K. Cheng was elected as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company by the shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company on the same day.

With effect from 1 September 2006, Mr. Luo Han, Mr. Cao Xinghe and Mr. Wu Zhenfang were re-designated from Executive Director to Non-executive Director.

In February 2007, Mr. Li Ning, a Senior Vice President, left the Company.

With effect from April 25, 2007, Mr. Victor Zhikai Gao’s employment as Company Secretary of the Company ceased and Ms Kang Xin was appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company in place of Mr. Victor Zhikai Gao with effect from April 25, 2007.

In August 2007, Mr. Zhu Weilin was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Company.

On 29 May 2008, Mr. Evert Henkes retired as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company pursuant to article 97 of the Articles of Association of the Company, and Mr. Wang Tao was elected as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company by the shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company on the same day.