Sinopharm Tech Holdings Limited announced that Mr. YANG Qing Cai should retire by rotation and was eligible for re-election at the AGM. Since Mr. YANG wants to devote more time to his family, he did not offer himself for re-election as an independent non-executive Director at the AGM and has therefore retired at the conclusion of the AGM and announced that Mr. CHAU Wai Wah Fred (Mr. CHAU) has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company with effect from 20 November 2019. Mr. CHAU Wai Wah Fred was formerly the Head of the Office of Dutiable Commodities Administration of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) and retired with rank of Senior Superintendent.