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Peter Wong Tung Shun, born in November 1951, is a Non-executive Director of the Bank. Mr. Wong currently holds the positions as the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC, the Bank’s substantial shareholder, as well as the Chief Operation Officer of the HSBC Group, member of the Group’s Management Committee and Chairman of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited. He also serves as Non-executive Director for Hang Seng Bank Limited as well as independent Non-executive Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited. Mr. Wong was the Non-executive Director for Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited from May 2006 to December 2012 and Mr. Wong was the Chairman of The Hong Kong Association of Banks in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2009. His official duties in mainland China include Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) in Hubei Province, Adviser (Overseas) for the Mayor of Tianjin and International Economics Consultant for the Mayor of Chongqing, Vice Chairman, Council Member of the China Banking Association Council, and Council Member of the Red Cross Society of China. He has been a Visiting Professor at Central University of Finance and Economics since June 2011. Before joining HSBC in April 2005, Mr. Wong worked for Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Wongobtained his Masters in Marketing and Finance and in Computer Science from Indiana University in the US in 1976 and 1979 respectively. Mr. Wong has been a Non-executive Director of the Bank since August 2005.