Annual Report 2023

China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2023 63 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) Regular Board meetings are held at least twice a year with at least 14 days’ notice and additional meetings with reasonable notice are held as and when the Board considers appropriate. Directors are also consulted to include matters in the agenda for every regular Board meeting. The Board held two regular meetings during the year under review. The attendance of each of the Directors is as follows: Attendance/ number of regular meetings during the Director’s term of office in 2023 Mr. ZHOU Xing* (Chairman) 1/2 Mr. ZHANG Rizhong* 0/2 Mr. WANG Xiaoding # 2/2 Ms. KAN Ka Yee, Elizabeth # 2/2 Mr. KE Shifeng* 2/2 Mr. TSE Yue Kit* 2/2 Mr. TSANG Wah Kwong** 2/2 Dr. LI Fang** 2/2 Dr. GONG Shaolin** 2/2 Mr. Michael Charles VITERI** 2/2 Mr. ZHU Qi** 2/2 # Executive Directors * Non-executive Directors ** Independent Non-executive Directors All Directors have access to the services of the Company Secretary or his assistant who regularly updates the Board on governance and regulatory matters so as to ensure that all applicable rules and regulations are followed. The Board has three committees during the year under review, namely the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Investment Committee for assisting to monitor the management of the Company. The details of the Committees are as below: