The board of directors of Hailiang International Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Chiu King Yan has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company, the chairman of the audit committee of the Company and a member of the remuneration committee (the Remuneration Committee) and nomination committee of the Company (the Nomination Committee), with effect from 1 September 2020. Mr. Chiu has over 20 years of experience in audit, accounting, private equity investment and corporate finance, obtained from his previous working experience in international accounting firms and various listed companies in Hong Kong. The Board further announced that, Mr. Ho Gilbert Chi Hang ("Mr. Ho") resigned as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2020 due to his other work commitments. Following Mr. Ho's resignation, he will also cease to act as the chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee, with effect from 1 September 2020.