The board of directors of COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. announced that Mr. Alexander Reid Hamilton, an independent non-executive director, chairman of audit committee, member of remuneration committee, nomination committee and corporate governance committee of the Company, passed away on 21 April 2020. Mr. Hamilton, an independent non-executive director of the Company, served the Company for many years. The Board would like to express sincere appreciation for his valuable contributions to the Company during his long tenure of office and would also like to express its deepest sorrow for the departure of Mr. Hamilton and extend its deepest sympathies to his family.