The board of directors of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited announced that Dr. Poon Sun-cheong, Patrick ("Dr. Poon") has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 11 April 2024. Dr. Poon, aged 76, is Chairman of Shing Cheong Charitable Foundation Limited, Harvest SCP Group Company Limited and Master Insight Media Limited. He has a 40 years career in Life Insurance Industry since 1972, starting as an actuarial trainee at AIA Hong Kong.

He qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1975 and served management and CEO positions in AIA, Aetna Taiwan, Aetna International, ING group and China Pacific Life Insurance before his retirement in 2011. He was Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng Insurance Company Limited in Hong Kong (2012-2022). Dr. Poon is a Governor of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong and Chairman of its Foundation.

He is also Honorary Chairman of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ("PolyU") Foundation and Deputy Chairman of The University of Hong Kong ("HKU") Foundation. He is Charter President of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour and President of The Association of Zhong Shan Siulamese in Hong Kong. He was Chairman of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta (2021-2023) and President of the Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association (2022-2024).

He has won many awards during his professional career and community service. He has won "The Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award" in 1984, "Personality of the Year Award in Asia Insurance Industry", The K.T. Li Medal of Management (Taiwan), Honorary University Fellow of HKU and Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council. He was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) at PolyU in 2013.

In 2018 he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star award from the HKSAR. Dr. Poon is a well-known philanthropist with donations mainly in the area of supporting tertiary education and community service.