Annual Report 2023

ANNUAL REPORT 2023 29 Insist on innovation-driven development and empower industrial upgrading. The Group will adhere to innovation- driven development and technology-enabled industrial transformation and upgrading. Focusing on “CMCore”, the Group will forge its three industry-leading products, including CTOS a bulk cargo terminal operation system “BTOS”, and a park intelligent management system “LPOS”, striving to build up the intelligent production and operation features within the terminals. Relying on the key project of the Ministry of Transport, the CTOS successfully completed the new architecture design and achieved milestone results. “CM ePort” will explore the creation of an open platform for smart ports by improving the information service system of the port area and innovating the service model through “port + Internet”. SMP will combine data governance, management downward and artificial intelligence large model research and application to improve the intelligent empowerment ability of business and management. Explore global presence and open up development space. The Group will further improve its global presence and resource integration capabilities, and steadily open up new space for development. First, the Group will assist in promoting domestic port integration and achieving incremental growth. Second, the Group will make new achievements in the strategy of “deepening the commitment in Hong Kong”. The Group will advance the implementation plan for business model innovation and transformation and upgrading of units such as CMCS and CMBL, and continue to pay attention and follow up on cooperation opportunities for port and logistics related assets in the Hong Kong region. Third, we will focus on “cultivation in Southeast Asia” and achieving new breakthroughs. The Group will drive the completion of the NPH project in Indonesia and follow up on investment opportunities for port projects in the Southeast Asia region. Fourth, the Group will focus on “exploration in Middle East and Latin America” and achieving new progress. On the basis of market changes, the Group will update the regional investment strategy and continue to follow up on potential project information. Continuously intensify reform and promote high- quality development. Taking advantage of the intensifying reform of state-owned enterprises, the Group will process the reform of its systems and mechanism, and facilitate the high-quality development of the company. First, the Group will continue to improve the high-quality development level of its listed companies. Second, the Group will deepen the reform of talent and mechanism, improve the talent introduction mechanism, and strengthen the employer’s brand building. Third, the Group will deeply implement the ESG concept, continuously improve the ESG management system, make good disclosure of ESG information, enhance investor communication and build the C-Blue public welfare brand, while constantly promoting the green and low-carbon development of the Group. Looking ahead, based on the new development stage, the Group will comprehensively and accurately implement the new development concept with high-quality development as its aim. Through the six major strategies, the Group will expedite technology leadership and innovation- driven development, achieve global layout and balanced development, provide first-class professional solutions for comprehensive port services, and strive to become a “world’s leading comprehensive port service provider with high quality”. The Group will seek more returns for shareholders, support the local economic and industrial development and make contribution to the promising development of the port industry.