Independent Director
Mr. Weidong Li has been an independent director of our company since April 2018. Mr. Li has been an independent director of Shenzhen Yan Tian Port Holdings Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000088), since June 2022, an independent non-executive director of Ocean Line Port Development Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 8502), since June 2018, an independent non-executive director of China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 00570), since February 2019, and Mr. Li had also been an independent director of Ping An Securities Co., Ltd. from September 2016 to November 2022, an independent director of AVIC Sanxin Co., Ltd. (currently known as Hainan Development Holdings Nanhai Co., Ltd.), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 002163), from June 2018 to June 2020, an independent director of Shenzhen MYS Environmental Protection & Technology Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange(stock code: 002303), from September 2013 to November 2019, and an independent director of Netac Technology Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300042), from February 2014 to February 2017, respectively. Mr. Li has extensive experience in corporate legal affairs. Mr. Li was a lawyer at Jiangsu Jingwei Law Firm (later known as Jiangsu Gaode Law Firm) from February 1994 to March 1997. Mr. Li obtained his bachelor’s degrees in mineral ore geochemistry and economic law from Nanjing University in July 1990 and July 1992, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in law from the City University of Hong Kong in November 2004. Mr. Li is currently a qualified lawyer in the PRC and a registered foreign lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.