The board of directors of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited announced that Mr. Jian Qin, has been appointed as an Executive Director and President of the Company, and Mr. Fan Chun Wah Andrew, has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director, a member of Audit Committee as well as a member of Remuneration Committee of the Company with effect from 10 April 2024. Mr. Jian Qin, aged 58, a postgraduate with a doctorate degree in Economics. Mr. Jian served as Chairman and General Manager of China Mobile Group Jiangxi Co.

Ltd., China Mobile Group Sichuan Co. Ltd. and China Mobile Group Guangdong Co. Ltd., Vice President of China Mobile Communications Group Co.

Ltd. and China Mobile Limited, Director and Vice President of China Mobile Communication Co. Ltd., non-executive director of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited, Director of China Post Group Corporation Limited. Mr. Jian also serves as a Director and General Manager of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, the President of China United Network Communications Limited, as well as a Director and President of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited.

Mr. Jian has extensive experience in management and the telecommunications industry. Mr. Fan Chun Wah Andrew, aged 45. Mr. Fan is an independent non-executive director of Chuang?s China Investments Limited, Culturecom Holdings Limited, Nameson Holdings Limited, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited, Sing Tao News Corporation Limited and China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Limited (all listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange).

Mr. Fan is also a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People?s Political Consultative Conference, the Vice Chairman of the 10th to 12th Committees of the Zhejiang Province United Young Association, a Standing Committee member of the 12th to 13th Committee of the All-China Youth Federation. Mr. Fan served as an independent non-executive director of Fulum Group Holdings Limited and Space Group Holdings Limited (all are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Mr. Fan was appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2016.

Mr. Fan is a practicing certified public accountant in Hong Kong with over 18 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor Degree in Laws from the University of London. Mr. Fan is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The Board of the Company announced that Mr. Wong Wai Ming has resigned from his position as an Independent Non-Executive Director, the Chairman of Audit Committee as well as a member of Remuneration Committee of the Company with effect from 10 April 2024, due to increasingly onerous responsibilities in his other businesses. The Board announced that its Independent Non-Executive Director, Mr. Chung Shui Ming Timpson, has been appointed as the Chairman of Audit Committee of the Company, and remain as the Chairman of Nomination Committee of the Company with effect from 10 April 2024.