The Hon Mr. TAI Tak Fung, Stephen, GBM, GBS, SBS, Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays from the Government of Japan, JP, PhD (honoris causa), has been an executive director of the Company since May 1997 and re-designated as a non-executive director since 23 February 2021. He has been awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, Gold Bauhinia Star and Silver Bauhinia Star and Justice of the Peace by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) from 2003 to 2018, during which period he was a standing committee member of the CPPCC from 2008 to 2018. He also served as a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPPCC from 1998 to 2022, during which he was a standing committee member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPPCC from 2003 to 2022. Mr. Tai was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays by the Japanese Emperor in 2017 and he was also awarded the 30th Food Industry Distinguished Service Award of Japan and the Award of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan for the Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food by the Government of Japan, in recognition of his contributions towards the promotion of Japanese food products in China. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Jinan University and serves several public positions, including the president of the Hong Kong Foodstuffs Association, the permanent honorary president of Friends of Hong Kong Association, the founding chairman of the Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association, the chairman of the Hong Kong Guangdong Chamber of Foreign Investors and a special advisor to China National Food Industry Association. He received a number of awards including Hong Kong Distinguished Brand Leader Award conferred by Hong Kong Brand Development Council and the Chinese Manufactuers’ Association of Hong Kong and Industrialist of the Year Award conferred by Federation of Hong Kong Industries. Other accolades include Asia’s Leading Food Entrepreneur of the Year 2020, Certificate of Honor for Business Lifetime Achievement for Producing Quality Food Products, the Worldwide Prominent Chiu Chow Business Leader Award 2012-2013, the World Outstanding Chinese Award, the Philanthropist Award of the Grand Charity Ceremony 2011, the Outstanding Contribution Award of the China National Food Industry, the China Food Safety Annual Conference Award of Distinguished Management Entrepreneur, “Honourable Citizen of Shantou City”, “Honourable Citizen of Guangzhou City” and “Honourable Citizen of Jilin City” in Mainland China. He is also the founder, chairman and an executive director of FSMHL. Mr. Tai is currently a non-executive director of The Sincere Company, Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Tai Tak Fung is the father of Mr. Tai Chun Kit, the chairman of the Group.
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