Annual Report 2019

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED) China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2019 44 BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) Mr. TSE Yue Kit, aged 58, has been an Executive Director of the Company since November 2000 and holds directorship in the Investment Manager and a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. TSE is the General Manager in the Private Equity Department of China Merchants Finance Holdings Company Limited, which is a substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. TSE has a number of years extensive experiences in accounting, auditing, corporate finance as well as investment. Mr. TSE is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong as responsible officer. Mr. TSE obtained his bachelor’s degree with honours in Accountancy from the University of Exeter, UK. Ms. KAN Ka Yee, Elizabeth (alternate to Mr. CHU Lap Lik, Victor), aged 62, has been an Alternate Director of the Company since May 1999. She is Managing Director of First Eastern Investment Group with which she is a founding member since its establishment in 1988. She serves on boards of various companies which include Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited, Camper & Nicholsons Marina (Malta) Limited, Sustainable Development Capital (Asia) Limited and Grand Harbour Marina PLC, a company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange. Ms. KAN was Deputy Managing Director and a Director of the Investment Manager from 1993 to 2006. She was re-appointed as a Director of the Investment Manager in October 2017. Ms. KAN is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. She is a Certified Public Accountant (U.S.A.) and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. KAN is also a Member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. She began her professional career with the Hong Kong office of Arthur Andersen & Co. in the area of audit and business advisory services. Ms. KAN obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting and Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.