Annual Report 2022

68 China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2022 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) COMPANY SECRETARY The Company Secretary, Mr. LEUNG Chong Shun, is a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong. Although he is not a full time employee of the Company, he reports to the Board and is responsible for advising the Board on governance matters. The primary contact person of the Company with the Company Secretary is Mr. WANG Xiaoding, Executive Director of the Company. The Company Secretary has confirmed that he has taken no less than 15 hours of relevant professional training during the year. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS During the year under review, the Articles of Association of the Company was amended to chiefly allow (but not require) general meetings to be held as a hybrid meeting. In addition, some other amendments were also made to introduce corresponding and house-keeping changes and to comply with certain recent amendments to the Listing Rules. The updated Articles of Association of the Company is available on the Company’s website. SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS Set out below is a summary of certain rights of the shareholders of the Company as required to be disclosed pursuant to the mandatory disclosure requirements under Paragraph K of the Code. Convening of General Meeting on Request Shareholder(s) may request the Directors to call a general meeting pursuant to Sections 566 to 568 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. In accordance with Section 566 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, the Directors are required to call a general meeting if the Company has received requests to do so from members of the Company representing at least 5% of the total voting rights of all the members having a right to vote at general meeting. Such requests (a) must state the general nature of the business to be dealt with at the meeting; and (b) may include the text of a resolution that may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at the meeting. Such requests (a) may be sent to the Company in hard copy form (by depositing at the registered office of the Company at 1609, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for the attention of the Board) or in electronic form (by email: info@cmcdi.com.hk) ; and (b) must be authenticated by the person or persons making it. In accordance with Section 567 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, the Directors must call a meeting within 21 days after the date on which they become subject to the requirement under Section 566 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance and such meeting must be held on a date not more than 28 days after the date of the notice convening the meeting.