Aged 74, joined the Board in 1993 as an INED, and was then appointed as the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. NG is a practising accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Licentiateship in Accountancy from McGill University, Canada and a Diploma in Chinese Law from the University of East Asia, Macao. Mr. NG is a member of each of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants, The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong, The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors and the Society of Registered Financial Planners in Hong Kong.