Annual Report 2023

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 30 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2023 CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Under code provision C.1.4 of the CG Code, directors of the Company should participate in continuous professional development to develop and refresh their knowledge and skills. Each newly appointed director receives induction on the first occasion of his or her appointment, so as to ensure that he or she has appropriate understanding of the business and operations of the Company and that he or she is fully aware of his or her responsibilities and obligations under the Listing Rules and relevant regulatory requirements. Directors are also regularly updated on the Group’s business and industry environments where appropriate in the management’s monthly reports to the Board as well as briefings and materials circulated to the Board before board meeting. During the year, the Company has arranged for all directors to undergo continuous trainings designed to develop and refresh their knowledge and skills so as to ensure that their contribution to the Board remains informed and relevant. A record of training they received for the year ended 31 December 2023 was provided to the Company. The individual training record of each director for the year ended 31 December 2023 is set out below: Reading regulatory updates Attending seminars/ workshops relevant to the business/directors’ duties Executive Directors Mr. Tsoi Hoi Shan ✓ ✓ Mr. Leung Wing Hon ✓ ✓ Ms. Choy Siu Chit ✓ ✓ Mr. Fang Yu Ping ✓ ✓ Ms. Zou Xian Hong ✓ ✓ Ms. Zhu Su Yan ✓ ✓ Independent Non-Executive Directors Mr. Chong Peng Oon ✓ ✓ Prof. Song Ming ✓ ✓ Dr. Fu Qiushi (appointed on 30 June 2023) ✓ ✓ Ms. Fu Xiao Nan (resigned on 31 March 2023) ✓ ✓ CHAIRMAN The information of Mr. Tsoi Hoi Shan, the Chairman is set out in the Biographical Details of Directors & Senior Management. INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS The Board currently has three independent non-executive directors. Among the three independent non-executive directors, one of them possesses the appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise as required under Rule 3.10 of the Listing Rules. All the independent non-executive directors of the Company are appointed for a fixed term subject to retirement and re-appointment pursuant to the Company’s articles of association. Each of the independent non-executive directors has submitted a confirmation of his independence as required by Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules. The Company considers that all independent non-executive directors to be independent and that each of them satisfies the guidelines of independence set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules.