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The purpose of the Committee of the Company is to assist the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") in (i) ensuring that an effective system of internal control and compliance with the Company's obligations (including external financial reporting obligations) under stock exchange listing rules and applicable laws and regulations is in place, (ii) overseeing the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, and (iii) overseeing the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
The Committee shall also be directly responsible on behalf of the Board for (i) the selection, oversight and remuneration of the Company's external auditor, (ii) the assessment of the independence and qualifications of the external auditor, and (iii) the oversight of the performance of the Company's internal audit function and external auditor.

The Committee shall be appointed by the Board and must comprise a minimum of three Non-executive Directors.
All of the members of the Committee (the "Members") must be Independent Non-executive Directors, at least one of whom must be an Independent Non-executive Director with appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise as required under rule 3.10(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "HKSE Listing Rules") and a "financial expert" as defined under Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board and must be an Independent Non-executive Director.
All Members are appointed by the Board and can be removed by the Board at its sole discretion. The Board shall from time to time vary the composition of the Committee as may be required by the HKSE Listing Rules (as modified from time to time), the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (as modified from time to time) (the "NYSE Listing Rules", and together with the HKSE Listing Rules, the "Listing Rules") or the rules of any other stock exchange in respect of which the shares of the Company are listed or quoted, or other codes, rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or any other applicable regulatory authority from time to time (the "Applicable Rules").
A former partner of the existing auditing firm of the Company is prohibited from acting as a member of the Committee for a period of one (1) year commencing on the later of (a) the date of his ceasing to be a partner of the firm; or (b) the date of his ceasing to have any financial interest in the firm.

The Committee shall report directly to the Board on its decisions or recommendations, unless there are legal or regulatory restrictions on its ability to do so (such as a restriction on disclosure due to regulatory requirements).
The Committee is authorised to inspect all accounts, books and records of the Company and the Committee shall have the right to require the management of the Company to furnish all information requested by the Committee as may be required for the purposes of discharging its duties.
The Committee is authorised to obtain outside legal and other independent professional advice and to secure the assistance of outsiders with relevant experience and expertise if it considers this necessary. The Committee shall have sole authority to approve related fees and retention terms.
The Committee shall be provided with sufficient resources to discharge its duties.

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Relationship with the Company's Auditors |
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to be primarily responsible for making recommendation to the Board on the appointment, reappointment and removal of the external auditors, and to approve the remuneration and terms of engagement of the external auditors, and any questions of resignation or dismissal of that external auditors; |
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to act as the key representative body for overseeing the relation of the Company with the external auditors; |
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to review and monitor the independence and objectivity of the external auditors. The Committee should:
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consider all relationships between the Company and the audit firm (including the provision of non-audit services); |
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seek from the audit firm, on an annual basis, information about policies and processes for maintaining independence and monitoring compliance with relevant requirements, including current requirements regarding rotation of audit partners and staff; and |
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meet with the external auditors, at least annually, in the absence of management of the Company, to discuss matters relating to the audit fees, any issues arising from the audit and any other matters the external auditors may wish to raise; |
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to review and monitor the effectiveness of the audit process in accordance with applicable standards. The Committee should discuss with the external auditors the nature and scope of the audit and reporting obligations before the audit commences; |
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to develop and implement policy on the engagement of external auditors to supply non-audit services. For this purpose, external auditors shall include any entity that is under common control, ownership or management with the audit firm or any entity that a reasonable and informed third party having knowledge of all relevant information would reasonably conclude as part of the audit firm nationally or internationally. |
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to be primarily responsible for making recommendation to the Board for the approval of any non-audit services provided to the Company by external auditors The Committee should ensure that the provision of such non-audit services does not impair the external auditors' independence or objectivity. When assessing the independence or objectivity of the external auditor in relation to the provision of non-audit services, the Committee should consider:
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whether the skills and experience of the audit firm make it a suitable supplier of the non-audit services; |
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whether there are safeguards in place to ensure that there is no threat to objectivity and independence in the conduct of the audit resulting from the provision of such non-audit services by the external auditors; |
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the nature of the non-audit services, the related fee levels and the fee levels individually and in aggregate relative to the audit firm; and |
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the criteria which govern the compensation of the individuals performing the audit; and |
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to set policies regarding the hiring of employees or former employees of external auditors and monitor the application of such policies. |

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Review of Financial Information of the Company |
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to monitor integrity of financial statements of the Company and the annual report and accounts and half-year report and accounts of the Company, to discuss such annual report and audited accounts and half-year report and accounts with management and the external auditor, and to review significant financial reporting judgments contained in them. In this regard, in reviewing such reports and accounts of the Company before submission to the Board, the Committee should focus particularly on:
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financial reporting and accounting policies and practices; |
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any changes in financial reporting and accounting policies and practices; |
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major judgmental areas; |
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significant adjustments resulting from audit; |
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the going concern assumption and any qualifications; |
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compliance with accounting standards; and |
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compliance with the Listing Rules, the Applicable Rules and any other legal requirements in relation to financial reporting. |
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to discuss with management and the external auditor, as appropriate, earnings announcements or press releases and other financial information and earnings guidance (if any) to be provided to third parties, including analysts and rating agencies; |
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in regard to paragraphs B.1 and B.2 above:
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to liaise with the Board, senior management and the person appointed as the qualified accountant of the Company, and to meet, at least once a year, with the external auditor; and |
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to consider any significant or unusual items that are, or may need to be, reflected in such reports and accounts and must give due consideration to any matters that have been raised by the qualified accountant, compliance officer or auditor of the Company; and |
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to review the Form 20-F of the Company (the "Form 20-F"), annual report and any interim report of the Company in detail first with the Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") and Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO") of the Company and the Disclosure Committee (as defined in paragraph C.7 below), and subsequently with the Board. |

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Oversight of the Company's Financial Reporting System, Internal Control and Risk Management Procedures |
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to review the financial controls, internal control and risk management systems of the Company with particular regard to their effectiveness; |
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to discuss with the management of the Company and the external auditors the system of internal control and ensure that management has discharged its duty to have an effective internal control system; |
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to consider any findings of major investigations of internal control matters as delegated by the Board or on its own initiative and the response of management of the Company; |
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where an internal audit function exists, to ensure co-ordination between the internal and external auditors, and to ensure that the internal audit function is adequately resourced and has appropriate standing within the Company, and to review and monitor the effectiveness of the internal audit function; |
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to review the statement of the Company on internal control systems (where one is included in the annual report or the Form 20-F) prior to endorsement by the Board and the process for the CEO and CFO certifications required by the SEC with respect to the financial statements and disclosure and internal controls of the Company, including any material changes or deficiencies in such controls; |
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to review and recommend to the Board the approval of a Disclosure Controls and Procedures Policy for the Company (the "Disclosure Policy"); |
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to appoint and remove members of a committee to monitor and supervise matters relating to the Disclosure Policy (the "Disclosure Committee"); |
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to review and approve Complaint Procedures for the Company (the "Complaint Procedures"), monitor the compliance and effectiveness of the Complaint Procedures, meet with and receive reports from the compliance officer of the Company from time to time, and appoint and remove personnel authorised to access the complaint hotline system to be set up by the Company pursuant to the Complaint Procedures; |
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to discuss any problems and reservations which the external auditors may have arising from the interim and final audits, and any interim audits or otherwise, and any response of management in connection therewith; |
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to meet with the external auditor and with the head of internal audit at least once each year to ensure that there are no unresolved issues or concerns, and from time to time with the external auditors as the external auditors may request; |
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to review the management letter of the external auditors, any material queries raised by the auditors to management of the Company in respect of the accounting records, financial accounts or systems of control and the response of management of the Company; |
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to ensure that the Board will provide a timely response to the issues raised in the management letter of the external auditors; and |
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to review the financial and accounting practices of the Company. |

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Other Duties |
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to ensure the Company's practices and procedures with respect to related party transactions are adequate for compliance with the requirements under the Listing Rules and the Applicable Rules; |
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to review and recommend to the Board the approval of a Code of Ethics for the Company and assess the effectiveness of the Code of Ethics; |
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to review annually these Terms of Reference and the effectiveness of the Committee and recommend to the Board any necessary changes; |
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to report to the Board on the matters set out in these Terms of Reference and where the monitoring activities of the Committee reveal cause for concern or scope for improvement, the Committee shall make recommendations to the Board to address the issue or to make improvements; and |
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to consider other topics or matters, as defined or referred to the Committee by the Board. |

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Frequency |
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The Committee shall meet at least twice a year. Additional meetings should be held if the Committee demands. |
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Notice |
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Notice of any meetings of the Committee has to be given at least 3 days prior to any such meeting being held, unless all Members unanimously waive such notice. Irrespective of the length of notice being given, attendance of a meeting by a Member shall be deemed waiver of the requisite length of notice by the Member. |
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Quorum |
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The quorum for decisions of the Committee should be any two Members. |
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Attendance |
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The following persons will normally attend all the meetings of the Committee, unless instructed otherwise by the Committee or, in the case of the CFO, whenever under these Terms of Reference the Committee is to meet without management being present:
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external auditors; |
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internal auditor; |
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CFO; |
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Company Secretary; and |
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legal counsel. |
Members of the Board may attend meetings of the Committee only upon invitation of the Committee.
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Resolutions |
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Resolutions of the Committee shall be passed by a majority of votes which can also be passed by way of unanimous written resolutions. Meetings can be held in person, by telephone or by video conference. |
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Minutes |
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The secretary of the Committee should keep full minutes of all Committee meetings. Draft and final versions of minutes of meetings of the Committee should be sent to all members of the Committee for their comment and records respectively, in both cases within a reasonable time after the meeting.
Minutes of all Committee meetings will be open for inspection at any reasonable time on reasonable notice by any member of the Board.
The Company Secretary of the Company shall be the secretary of the Committee. |

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VI Publication of these Terms of Reference |
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A copy of these Terms of Reference will be made available to any person without charge upon request.

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