The board of directors of Link Holdings Limited announced the following changes with effect from 1 March 2024. The Board hereby announces that with effect from 1 March 2024, Ms. Liu Lu has resigned as an independent non-executive Director in order to devote more time to her other personal commitments. Ms. Liu has confirmed that she has no claim against the Company and has no disagreement with the Board.

In addition, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. Consequent upon Ms. Liu's resignation, she has ceased to be a member of each of the audit committee of the Company and the Remuneration Committee. Following Ms. Lu's resignation, Mr. Ho, being the newly appointed INED, has been appointed as a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 March 2024.

With effect from 1 March 2024, Mr. Chiu Kung Chik has also ceased to be the chairman of the nomination and corporate governance committee of the Company, and Mr. Wong Chun Hung Hanson has been appointed as the chairman of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee in replacement of Mr. Chiu. The Board announced that Mr. Gao Zhaoyuan and Mr. Ho Sing Wai have been appointed as a non-executive Director and an INED of the Company, respectively, with effect from 1 March 2024. Mr. Gao, aged 40, graduated from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in 2005 and graduated from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance with a Master's Degree in Business Administration in 2010.

Mr. Gao joined CMIG Assets Management Corporation (Beijing) Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Minsheng Investment Group Co. Ltd., since April 2017.

Now he serves as Department Head of strategic investment department of CMIG Asset Management Co. Ltd. and the director of CMI Financial Holding Company Limited. Mr. Gao also serves as a non-executive Director of China Medical & HealthCare Group Limited since 27 October 2022.

Mr. Gao served as a vice president of the Institute Business Group II of DBS Bank (China) Co. Ltd. from October 2015 to April 2017. He also worked as the department head of corporate banking department of Shanghai Branch of The Bank of East Asia (China) Co.

Ltd. from June 2010 to October 2015. He worked at Ningbo Branch of HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd. from July 2007 to June 2010 with his last position being senior trade finance manager.

He was also the relationship manager of credit department of Shanghai Xuhui Sub- branch of Bank of Communications from September 2005 to July 2007. Mr. Ho, aged 52, obtained his bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 1994. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2000.

He obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Law from the University of Hong Kong in 2001. Mr. Ho was admitted as a Solicitor of High Court of Hong Kong in 2003. He established his own law firm, namely, AH Lawyers (formerly known as ``Alex Ho & Co, Solicitors'') in 2007.

He is a member of the Law Society of Hong Kong. Each of Mr. Gao and Mr. Ho is also subject to retirement and re-election at the next following annual general meeting of the Company after his appointment and thereafter subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at least once every three years according to the articles of association of the Company and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM of the Stock Exchange (the ``GEM Listing Rules'').