Annual Report 2021

16 HOP FUNG GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED • Annual Report 2021 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) 企業管治報告（續） 董事會 （續） 主席及行政總裁 主席及行政總裁之職位分別由許森平先生及 許森泰先生擔任。主席發揮領導作用並負責 董事會之有效運作及領導董事會及業務發 展。行政總裁主要負責本公司之策略規劃、 日常管理及一般營運。 董事會認為，主席與行政總裁各自之職責均 有清楚及明確界定，故毋須以書面劃分兩者 之職權範圍。此舉偏離企管守則之守則條文 第 A.2.1 條，該條文規定應清楚地制定主席 與行政總裁之職責範圍，並以書面列出。 獨立非執行董事 於截至二零二一年十二月三十一日止年度， 董事會一直遵守上市規則有關委任最少三名 獨立非執行董事之規定，相當於三分之一董 事會成員，而其中一名獨立非執行董事須擁 有適當專業資格或會計或相關財務管理專長。 本公司已根據上市規則第 3.13 條所載之獨立 性指引，從各獨立非執行董事接獲有關彼等 之獨立性之年度書面確認。本公司認為全體 獨立非執行董事均為獨立人士。 委任及重選董事 本公司之獨立非執行董事之特定委任年期約 為兩年，並須於現有期限屆滿後重續。 根據本公司之組織章程細則，於每屆股東周 年大會上，當時三分之一的董事（或倘若董 事人數並非三的倍數，則為最接近但不少於 三分之一的人數）須輪值告退，惟各董事須 最少每三年輪值告退一次。本公司之組織章 程細則規定，就填補臨時空缺所委任之所有 董事均須於獲委任後首個股東大會上接受股 東選舉。退任董事符合資格膺選連任。 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Continued) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The positions of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer are held by Mr. Hui Sum Ping and Mr. Hui Sum Tai respectively. The Chairman provides leadership and is responsible for the effective functioning and leadership of the Board and business development. The Chief Executive Officer focuses on the Company’s strategic planning and daily management and operations generally. The Board considers that the responsibilities of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer respectively are clear and distinctive and hence, written terms thereof are not necessary. This deviates from the code provision A.2.1 of the CG Code which stipulates that the division of responsibilities between the chairman and the chief executive officer should be clearly established and set out in writing. Independent Non-executive Directors During the year ended 31st December, 2021, the Board at all times met the requirements of the Listing Rules relating to the appointment of at least three Independent Non-executive Directors representing one-third of the Board with one of whom possessing appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise. The Company has received written annual confirmation from each of t he I ndependen t Non - e x ecu t i ve D i r ec t o r s i n r e spec t o f h i s independence in accordance with the independence guidelines set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules. The Company considers all Independent Non-executive Directors are independent. Appointment and Re-election of Director The Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company are appointed for a specific term of around two years, subject to renewal after the expiry of the current term. Under the Articles of Association of the Company, at each annual general meeting, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or if their number is not a multiple of three, the number nearest to but not less than one-third shall retire from office by rotation provided that every Director shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years. The Company’s Articles of Association provides that all Directors appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall be subject to election by shareholders at the first general meeting after appointment. The retiring Directors shall be eligible for re-election.