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Mr. Ip Yut Kin, aged 55, a Director of the Company since November 2001, is
currently the Chairman of Taiwan Apple Daily and Taiwan Next Magazine. Mr. Ip
oversees the operations of the two publications. Prior to joining the Group, Mr.
Ip worked with many leading Hong Kong newspapers during his long journalistic
career, which has spanned more than 30 years. Mr. Ip is a graduate of the National
Chengchi University of Taiwan with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Journalism)
degree.
Mr. Tung Chuen Cheuk, aged 65, is currently the Chairman of Apple Daily, and
he has been a Director of the Company since June 2003. A graduate of Taiwan
Provincial Cheng Kung University, Mr. Tung holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. His
long and distinguished media career included spells with the BBC in London,
Reader’s Digest and Ming Pao.
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. Yeh V-Nee, aged 48, is a qualifi ed US attorney-at-law, and he became a
Director of the Company in January 2000. Following his graduation from Columbia
University’s School of Law in the USA, Mr. Yeh was admitted as a member of the
California Bar Association in 1984. He is a co-founder of Value Partners Limited
and Argyle Street Management Limited, and he sits on a number of prominent
committees. These include the Takeovers & Mergers Panel, the Takeovers Appeals
Committee and the SFC Dual Filing Advisory Group of the Securities & Futures
Commission. Mr. Yeh is also the Chairman of Hsin Chong Construction Group
Limited and of Argyle Street Management Limited, a US$500-million Asian
distresses asset management fi rm.
Mr. Fok Kwong Hang, Terry, aged 52, has been a Director of the Company
since June 2000. Mr. Fok holds both M.Sc. and MBA degrees from the University of
Wisconsin, USA. He has over 20 years’ experience in the securities industry, and he
is currently the owner of T & F Equities Limited.
Dr. Kao Kuen, Charles, aged 73, became a Director of the Company in November
2003. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of ITX Services Limited,
and he has sat on a number of advisory committees to the Government of the
Hong Kong SAR. The pioneer of optical fi bre communications, Dr. Kao holds a
Ph.D. from the University of London and served as Vice Chancellor of the Chinese
University of Hong Kong between October 1987 and July 1996. Over the years,
Dr. Kao has won many prestigious international honours and awards. These
include the Stewart Ballantine Medal, Rank Prize, L.M. Ericsson International Prize,
Alexander Graham Bell Medal, Marconi International Fellowship, Faraday Medal of
the IEE, Japan Prize and Charles Stark Draper Prize.