Mr. Cui Liguo, aged 38, was appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2007. Mr. Cui is also the Member of each of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Cui graduated from the faculty of economic law of the China University of Political Science and Law in 1991, and commenced his legal practice in PRC in 1993. He founded the Guantao Law Firm in 1994, and is acting a Founding Partner and the officer of its Management Committee. Mr. Cui has over 14 years of experience in legal sector, and holds independent directorships in the board of directors of several companies, such as UBS SDIC Fund Management Co., Ltd., China Spacesat Technology Co., Ltd and SDIC Xinji Energy Co., Ltd (corporations listed on the Shanghai Securities Exchange in China), SUFA Technology Industry Co. Ltd, CNNC (a corporation listed on the Shenzhen Securities Exchange in China). He is also a member of the Finance & Securities Committee of All China Lawyers Association; a director of Capital Market and the Securities Committee of Beijing Bar Association; an executive director and vice general secretary of the Chamber of Financial Street; and the legal counselor in internal control group of security issuing of Guodu Securities Limited and Bohai Securities Co., Ltd.