(Note: This English translation of the Articles of Association of the Company is for reference only. In case of

inconsistency between the Chinese versions of the Company's Articles of Association and this English translation, the original Chinese version shall prevail.)

LAUNCH TECH Company Limited

(深圳市元征科技股份有限公司)

Articles of Association

The 18th day of May 2020

Contents

.

Chapter

Subject

Chapter

1

General Provisions

Chapter

2

Business Objectives and Scope

Chapter

3

Shares and Registered Capital

Chapter

4

Capital Reduction and Share Repurchase

Chapter

5

Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Company Shares

Chapter

6

Share Certificates and Share Register

Chapter

7

Rights and Obligations of Shareholders

Chapter

8

General Meeting of Shareholders

Chapter

9

Special Voting Procedures for Class Shareholders

Chapter

10

Board of Directors

Chapter

11

Company Secretary to the Board

Chapter 12

Company Manager

Chapter

13

Supervisory committee

Chapter

14

Qualifications and Obligations of Directors,Supervisions,

Manager and Other Senior Management of the Company

Chapter

15

Finance and Accounting System and Appropriation of Profits

Chapter

16

Appointment of Accountancy Firm

Chapter

17

Labor Management and Trade Union

Chapter

18

Merger and Division of the Company

Chapter

19

Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company

Chapter

20

Procedures for the Amendment of the Articles of Association

Chapter

21

Notices

Chapter

22

Settlement of Disputes

Chapter

23

Supplementary Provisions

LAUNCH TECH Company Limited

(深圳市元征科技股份有限公司)

Articles of Association

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 The company is a joint stock limited company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") incorporated pursuant to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Company Law"), the Special Regulations on the Overseas Offering and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies Promulgated by the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Special Regulations"), the Reply of the State Council on the Adjustment of the Notice Period of the General Meeting and Other Matters Applicable to the Overseas Listed Companies and other relevant laws and standards of administrative regulations of China. As approved by the document (Shen Fu Letter No. [2000]16) of Shenzhen People' s Government, the Company was incorporated by way of promotion and proceeded with the registration for alteration with Shenzhen Administration for Industry and Commerce on 1 June 2001 and obtained the business licence. Its current business licence number is 914403002794287320.

Article 2 Registered Company Name: Chinese Name: 深 圳 市 元 征 科 技 股 份 有 限 公 司

English name for reference: LAUNCH TECH Company Limited

Article 3 Residence: Launch Industrial Park , No. 4012 North of Wuhe Road Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

Postal code:518029,

Tel: (86 755) 84528196, Fax: (86 755) 84528166.

Article 4 Chairman of the Board of directors is the legal representative of the Company.

Article 5 The Company is a perpetual foreign investment joint stock limited company.

Article 6

After the

registration

formalities

were completed with the relevant Administration for

Industry and

Commerce,

the original

articles of association had taken effect since the date

of incorporation of the Company. These Articles of Association, having been adopted by

way of a special resolution passed in the general meeting of shareholders of the Company

and approved

by the

relevant

authority

of

China,

shall

take

effect from

the

date

of

listing

of foreign capital shares (H shares) overseas

on

the main

board

of

The

Stock

Exchange

of

Hong Kong

Limited

(hereinafter

referred

to

as

the

"Stock

Exchange

of

Hong

Kong").

Upon

taking

effect,

the

Articles

of

Association

shall

supersede

the

existing

articles

of

association.

Starting

from

its

effective

date,

these

Articles

of

Association shall

become

the

document

legally

binding on

the

standardization

of

the

organization

and

conduct

of

the

Company,

and the

rights

and

obligations

between

the

Company

and

its

shareholders,

as

well

as

among the shareholders.

Article 7The Articles of Association shall be binding on the Company and its shareholders, directors, supervisors, managers and other senior management. Based on the Articles of Association, the aforesaid personnel may raise claims for rights related to the matters of the Company.

Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the Company. Based on the Articles of Association, the Company may instigate litigation against the shareholders. Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the shareholders. Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the directors, supervisors, managers and other senior management of the Company.

Instigating litigation as mentioned in the preceding clause includes instigating litigation before the court or applying to the arbitration institution for arbitration.

Article 8

The Company may invest in other limited companies and joint

stock limited

companies,

with its accountability limited to the capital contributed for the

companies in

which it

invested.

The Company shall not become the shareholder with unlimited liability of other profit- making organizations.

Article 9

The whole of the Company's capital shall be divided into ordinary shares of equal value.

The liability of the shareholders are limited to their individual

shareholding. The

debt

accountability

of the

Company

is limited

to its entire

assets. Subject to

complying with

the laws and

administrative

regulations in China, the Company is entitled to financing or

borrowing, which include

(but

not

limited to)

issuing bonds and charging

all or a part of

its assets and business for the purpose of security or pledge, as well as other rights

permitted by the laws

and administrative regulations in China.

However, in exercising

the

said rights the Company

shall not damage or repeal the rights

of the shareholders of

any

classes.

Article 10 The Company is an independent legal person governed and protected by the laws and administrative regulations of the People's Republic of China.

Chapter 2 Business Objectives and Scope

Article 11

The

business objectives of the Company are: development of area of usage of computers

development of

leading edge technology,

active research

and

development

of

new

products

based

on computer technology and

the strategy of

"Utilization of

areas

of

usage

for

hardware

breakthrough and integration of systems

for

exit

of

software",

and

promotion of development of hi-tech for China's motor car business

market.

Article 12 The business scope of the Company shall be subject to that approved by the company registration authority.

The business scope of the Company shall include: developing software related to diagnosis, testing, maintenance, and equipment preservation for motor cars, production and sale and rental of such software, R & D, production and sale and rental of motor car electronic products, rental of self-owned properties,information network servicing (excluding franchised commercial products and restricted items) and export and import business specified under (Class certificate for export/import business) Letter No.17 of Shenzhen Trade Regulation Registration Certificate.

Upon approval by relevant government authorities and approval of the shareholders of the Company by Resolution in General Meeting of the Company, the Company may timely adjust the investment policy, as well as the business scope and means, based on the

domestic and international market trend, the development requirements for domestic business, the capability of self-development and the business requirements of the Company, and set up branches and offices (whether wholly owned or not) in the domestic

and foreign territories as well as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Chapter 3 Shares and Registered Capital

Article 13 The Company shall have ordinary shares at any

time,

and,

after

having

been

approved by

the company approval department authorized

by

the

State

Council,

may

have other

classes of shares as required by the Company.

Article 14 The shares of the Company are issued at the par value of RMB1 each.

Article 15

With the approval granted by the securities authority of the State Council, the Company

may issue shares to both domestic and overseas investors.

The

term overseas

investors

mentioned in the preceding clause refer to

the

investors from

foreign territories, Hong Kong,

Macau

and Taiwan

who

subscribe

for

the

shares issued

by

the Company whereas the term domestic investors refer

to

the investors

in

the

People's

Republic of China, other than

those

from

the

territories

mentioned

above,

who

subscribe

for the shares issued by the Company.

Article 16

The

shares

issued

by

the

Company

for

subscription

in

Renminbi

by

the

domestic

investors shall be referred to

as the domestic capital shares. The shares

issued

by

the

Company for

subscription

in

foreign currency

by

the

overseas

investors

shall

be

referred

to as the foreign capital shares.

The foreign

capital

shares

listed

overseas

shall

be

listed

at

the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The domestic capital shares issued by the Company having been approved by the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company and by the relevant Government authority may be listed on the Stock Exchange(s) in China whereas foreign capital shares listed outside China may be listed in the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Upon obtaining the approvals from the securities regulatory authorities of the State Council and other authorities, the holders of domestic shares of the Company is allowed to transfer their part or all shares to foreign investors and those shares maybe listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; All or part of the shall be able to be, subject to the conditions under the relevant law and regulations, transformed to foreign shares. And those foreign shares transferred and transformed shall be listed and traded on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and shall also comply with the regulatory procedures, rules and requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The aforesaid situations where shares are transferred to foreign investors and then listed on or transformed to foreign shares and then listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange do not require passing of resolutions at a general meeting or shareholders' class meeting. Upon transfer to overseas listed foreign shares, the domestic shares shall be in the same class of original overseas listed foreign invested shares. Upon obtaining the approvals from the securities regulatory

authorities of the State Council and other authorities, the holders of domestic shares of the Company is allowed to transfer their part or all shares to foreign investors and those shares maybe listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; All or part of the shall be able to be, subject to the conditions under the relevant law and regulations, transformed to foreign shares. And those foreign shares transferred and transformed shall be listed and traded on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and shall also comply with the regulatory procedures, rules and requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The aforesaid situations where shares are transferred to foreign investors and then listed on or transformed to foreign shares and then listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange do not require passing of resolutions at a general meeting or shareholders' class meeting. Upon transfer to overseas listed foreign shares, the domestic shares shall be in the same class of original overseas listed foreign invested shares.

Article 17

Having been approved by the approving authority

authorised by the State Council,

a total

of 33,000,000 ordinary shares of RMB1 each were issued when the Company was

incorporated. 100% of the said ordinary shares of the Company were held by the promoters of

the Company. The names, shareholdings were as follows:

No.

Name of Promoters

Shareholdings(0,000shares)

%

1

Liu Xin

1,320.00

40.00

2

Shenzhen Langqu Technology

1,196.25

36.25

Development Company Limited

3

Shenzhen DeShiYu Investment Company

495.00

15.00

Limited

4

Shenzhen Jiexin Technology

192.39

5.83

Development Company Limited

5

Wang Xue Zhi

96.36

2.92

Total

3,300.00

100.00

Article 18 Having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, after the registration and establishment, the Company has issued 27,360,000 ordinary shares which are all listed foreign shares representing 45.32% of the registered capital(ordinary shares). At the moment of establishment of the Company, the par value of each share is RMB 1.00. Having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Department of State Council, the share capital spilt to RMB 0.10 and then merged to RMB 1.00 again.

In 3 August 2015, having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Company issued not more than 27,360,000 new H Shares. After the new issue of H Shares, the present equity structure of the Company representing 329,160,000 ordinary shares (the par value of each share is RMB1.00) with Shareholders of domestic capital shares together hold 145,380,500 shares representing 44.17% of the Company's issued share capital; Shareholders of foreign capital shares not listed on stock exchange together hold 19,619,500 shares representing 5.96% of the Company's issued share capital; Shareholders of foreign capital shares listed outside China together hold 164,160,000 shares representing 49.87% of the Company's issued share capital.

With the approval of the Company's special general meeting, The H shareholders class meeting and the domestic shareholders meeting on 27 May 2017, the Company increased its capital by issuing 46,300,000 new domestic shares to total 375,460,000 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of domestic shares hold a total of 191,680,500 shares, representing 51.05 percent of the Company's issued share capital Non-listed foreign shareholders hold a total of 19,619,500 shares, accounting for 5.23% of the Company's issued share capital, and 164,160,000 shares of foreign-listed shareholders outside China, accounting for 43.72% of the Company's issued share capital.

With the approval of the Company's annual general meeting on 21 June 2018, the Annual General Meeting of H shareholders and domestic shareholders Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company repurchased the issued H-shares on November 22, 2018, and as of March 21, 2019, a total of 15,279,500 shares of overseas listed H-shares, accounting for 9.31% of the issued H-shares. Upon completion of the H-share repurchase, the Company's current share capital structure comprises 360,180,500 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of the Domestic Share hold a total of 191,680,500 shares, accounting for the total issued shares of the Company 53.22% of the share capital, 19,619,500 shares held by unlisted foreign shareholders, representing 5.45% of the Company's issued share capital, and 148,880,500 shares held by foreign shareholders listed outside China, Accounting for 41.33% of the Company's issued share capital.

With the approval of the Company's annual general meeting on 26 June 2019, the Company has transferred 72,036,100 ordinary shares through the Capital Provident Fund to increase its share capital. Upon completion of the conversion, the Company's current share capital structure comprises 432,216,600 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of domestic shares hold a total of 230,016,600 shares, accounting for the total issued by the Company 53.22 % of the share capital, 23,543,400 shares held by unlisted foreign shareholders, or 5.45% of the Company's issued share capital, and 178,656,600 shares held by foreign shareholders listed outside China, Accounting for 41.33% of the Company's issued share capital.

Article 19

Under

the

plan of

the

Company

which

has

been

approved

by

the securities

authority

of

the

State

Council

for

issuing

foreign capital

shares

listed

overseas

and

the

domestic

capital

shares, the

Board

of

Directors

of

the

Company is

authorized

to implement

the

arrangement

for separate

issues.

Within

15

months

from

the

date

of

approval

by

the

China

Securities

Regulatory

Commission,

the Company is authorized to implement

separately

according

to the plan of issuing

foreign

capital

shares

listed

overseas

and

the

plan

of

issuing

domestic

capital

shares separately as provided in the preceding clause.

Article

20

Within the

total number of

shares

confirmed

in

the

issue plan

of

the Company,

the required

capital shall be fully raised in one

issue

for

the overseas

listed

foreign capital

shares and the

domestic capital

shares

separately.

In the event of failure to

fully raise the

required capital in one issue under exceptional

circumstances, several issues are also

permitted upon approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Article

21

The registered capital of the Company shall

be RMB432,216,600.

Article 22 Based on the requirements for operation and development, the Company may approve the capital increase according to relevant stipulations of these Articles of Association. The Company may increase capital by way of the following:

  1. by issuing new shares to non-specified investors to raise fund;
  2. by issuing new shares to existing shareholders by means of placement;
  3. by distributing new shares to existing shareholders;
  4. by other means permitted by the laws and administrative regulations.

After issuing new shares to increase

the

capital

of

the

Company

as

approved

by

the

Articles of Association, the Company

shall

proceed

with

the formalities

according to

the

procedure required by the relevant laws

and administrative

regulations

in China

as

well

as

the registration of alteration with

the

company

registration

authority,

and make

the

relevant announcement.

Article

23

Except when required otherwise by

the

laws

and

administrative

regulations,

the shares

of

the Company may be transferred freely without any lien attached.

Article

24

Upon transfer of the shares of the

Company,

the

name

of

the

transferee

shall be

recorded

in the share register and become the shareholder of such shares.

Article 25 As stipulated by Article 43 of these Articles of Association, the issue or transfer of all

overseas listed foreign capital shares which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall be recorded in the share register for overseas listed foreign capital shares of the Company placed in Hong Kong.

Article 26 Any shareholders of overseas listed foreign capital shares which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall make use of the common written transfer documents prevailing in Hong Kong or any other written transfer instrument accepted by the Board of Directors of the Company to transfer all or a part of the shares held. The transfer documents shall be signed by the transferor and the transferee or by means of machine printed signature.

Article 27

The Company

shall

ensure

that

the share

certificates

of

all overseas

listed

foreign

capital

shares contain the following terms, and instruct

or procure

its

share

registrar

to

refuse

to

register

any persons

as

the

shareholder

of

the

subscribed,

purchased

or

transferred

shares

of the Company unless and until the said person

has

presented

to

the

share

registrar

the

letter of

transfer

related

to

such

shares

duly

signed

and

the

share

certificate

sample

attached with the following terms or terms of

similar

meaning agreed

by

the

Board

of

Directors:

(1)

The purchaser gives consent to

the

Company

and

the

shareholders

of

the

Company, and

the Company also gives consent to

its

shareholders

to

observe

and

comply

with

the

Company Law and other relevant laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of

Association;

  1. The purchaser gives consent to the Company, and the shareholders, directors, supervisors

and officers of the Company, and

the

Company

representing

itself

and

its

shareholders,

directors, supervisors

and

officers

gives

consent

to

its shareholders

to proceed with

the arbitration

according

to

the

Articles

of

Association

for

all

disputes and claims arising from the

Articles

of

Association,

or

the

disputes

and

claims

arising

from

any

rights

or

obligations

attached

to

or

required

by

the

Company Law,

and

other

relevant

laws and administrative regulations, and

to

proceed

with

the arbitration and the

purchaser

shall be

deemed

as having

authorized

the arbitration tribunal to proceed with

open

hearing

and

announce the

outcome to

the

public, and the award of arbitration shall be final;

(3)

The purchaser and the

Company and the shareholders of

the

Company give

consent

that

the shares of the Company shall be freely transferrable by the shareholders.

Chapter 4 Capital Reduction and Share Repurchase

Article

28

As

prescribed by the Articles of Association, the Company

may

decrease

its

registered

capital.

Article

29

For

the

purpose

of

decreasing its registered capital, the

Company shall

compile

the

balance sheet and the property

inventory.

The Company shall inform the creditors within ten days from

the

date

of

adopting

the

resolution

of

reducing

the registered

capital and publish

the

announcement

at

least

three

times

in

the

newspaper within thirty

days. The

creditors shall,

within

thirty

days

from

the

date

of receiving

the

notice,

and

those having

not

received the

notice

shall,

within

ninety

days

from

the

date

of the

first

announcement,

be

entitled

to

request

the

Company

to

reimburse the debts or provide corresponding guarantee for reimbursement of the debts.

The registered capital of the Company shall not be less than the minimum authorized capital after the capital reduction.

Article 30 Under the following circumstances, the Company shall, by way of the procedure prescribed by laws and regulations and the Articles of Association, report to the relevant authority in China for approval to repurchase its shares in issue:

  1. Share cancellation for the purpose of reducing the capital of the Company;
  2. Merger with the other company holding the shares of the Company;
  3. utilizing shares in the employee share ownership scheme or for share inventive;
  4. acquiring shares held by shareholders, who vote against any resolution proposed in any general meeting on the merger or division of the Company, upon their request;
  5. utilizing shares to satisfy the conversion of corporate bonds which are convertible into shares issued by the listed company;
  6. safeguarding the corporate value and the shareholders' interests as the listed company deems necessary;
  7. Other circumstances permitted by the laws or administrative regulations.

Acquisition of the Company' s shares under circumstances specified in item (1) and item (2) of this Article shall be subject to the resolution of the general meeting. Acquisition of the Company's shares under circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and (6) of this Article shall be subject to approval by way of resolution at the Board meeting attended by a two-thirds majority of the Directors.

Article 31

The Company may, with

the approval

of the relevant authorities

in China for

repurchasing its shares, conduct

the repurchase

in one of the following ways:

  1. The pro rata general offer of repurchase to all of its shareholders;
  2. Share repurchase through public dealing on the stock exchange;
  3. Repurchase by agreement other than on the stock exchange.

Article

32

In respect

of the

Company's entitlement

to repurchase the redeemable

shares

of the

Company:

(1) If the shares are repurchased neither in the market nor by tender, the price shall not

exceed a maximum

amount;

(2) In case of repurchase by tender, the same tender shall be proposed to all the

shareholders.

Article

33

For share

repurchase

by

way

of

agreement

other

than via the stock exchange,

the

Company shall

obtain

the

approval

in the

general

meeting

of

shareholders

as

prescribed

by the Articles

of

Association

in

advance. Having

been

approved

in

the

general meeting

of shareholders in the same manner, the Company

may

discharge

or

alter

the

contract

already concluded by the foregoing means, or waive any of its rights in the contract.

The contract for

share

repurchase

mentioned

in

the

preceding

clause

shall

include

(but

not

limited to) the agreement of giving consent

to undertake

the

obligation

of

share

repurchase and obtain the right of share repurchase.

The Company shall not transfer the contract for repurchasing

its

shares

or

any

of

the rights

prescribed by the

contract.

Article

34

After the repurchase of shares by the Company,

it shall cancel the shares acquired under the circumstance specified in item (1) within 10 days after the acquisition; transfer or cancel the shares under the circumstances specified in items (2) and (4) within 6 months after the acquisition. In case of the circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and (6), the total shares of the Company held by the Company itself shall not exceed 10% of its total shares in issue and shall be transferred or cancelled within 3 years after the acquisition.

After the repurchase of shares of the Company under the circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and

(6) of Article 30 of the Articles of Association, it shall be conducted through open centralized trading.

After the repurchase of shares by the Company according to the laws, the Company shall apply to the original company registration authority for registration of alteration of its registered capital. The total par value of the cancelled shares shall be deducted from the registered share capital of the Company.

After completion of reduction of capital and registration of alteration of its registered capital the Company shall publicly announce the same.

Where the laws, regulations and any other provisions of the relevant requirements of the Securities Regulatory Authority in the place where the Company's shares are listed in respect of the share repurchases, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 35 Unless the Company is in the course of liquidation, it shall comply with the following provisions in relation to the repurchase of its shares in issue:

(1)

Where the Company repurchases shares at par value, the payment

shall

be made

out

of the book surplus on the distributable profits of the Company or out

of the

proceeds

of

the new shares issued for such purpose;

  1. Where the Company repurchases its shares at a premium to its par value, the

payment up to the par value may be made out of the book surplus on the distributable profits of the Company or out of the proceeds of the new shares issued for such purpose. The payment for the portion in excess of the par value shall be effected as follows:

1. Where the shares being repurchased were issued at par value, the

payment

shall

be

made

out of

the

book surplus

on

the

distributable profits

of

the Company;

2.

Where the shares being

repurchased

were

issued

at

a

premium

to

its

par value, the payment shall be made out of the book surplus on the

distributable profits of the Company or

out

of the proceeds

of the

new

shares

issued for such

purpose,

provided

that

the

amount

paid

out

of

the

proceeds

of

the new

issue

shall

not

exceed the

total

amount

of

premium

received

by

the

Company on the issue of the shares repurchased nor

shall

it

exceed

the

book

value of

the

capital reserve account

(including the

premium

on

the

new

issue)

of the Company at the time of the repurchase;

  1. The Company shall make the following payment out of the distributable profits of the Company:
    1. For the acquisition of the right to repurchase its shares;
    2. For the alteration of the contract for the repurchase of its shares;
    3. For the release of its obligations under the contract for the repurchase;
  2. After the total par value of the cancelled shares has been deducted from the registered capital of the Company in accordance with relevant provisions, the amount deducted from the distributable profits of the Company for the payment of the par value of

shares repurchased shall be accounted for in the capital reserve account

of the

Company.

Where the laws, regulations and relevant

requirements of the Securities Regulatory Authorities in the place where the Company's shares are listed contain any other provisions in respect of the accounting treatment related to the aforementioned share repurchases, such provisions shall prevail.

Chapter 5 Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Company Shares

Article 36 The Company or its subsidiary shall not, at any time, provide any form of financial assistance to a person who is purchasing or proposes to purchase the shares of the Company. The term purchaser of the shares of the Company shall include the person who assumes obligations directly or indirectly as a result of purchasing the shares of the Company.

The Company or its subsidiaries shall not, at any time, provide any form of financial assistance to the foregoing obligor for the purpose of reducing or discharging his obligations.

This article shall not apply to the circumstances mentioned in Article 38 of this chapter.

Article 37 The financial assistance mentioned in this chapter shall include (but not limited to) the following means:

  1. The gift;
  2. The guarantee (including the assumption of liability or the provision of assets by the

guarantor to secure the performance of

obligations by

the

obligor), compensation

(other than the

compensation caused by

its own default

of the

Company), or release

or waiver of any

rights;

  1. The provision of loan or entering into any contracts under which the obligations of the Company shall be fulfilled before the obligations of the other party, as well as the change of the parties to, or the assignment of rights under such loan or contract;
  2. Any other form of financial assistance provided by the Company in the event of insolvency, having no net assets or being likely to cause its net assets to be reduced significantly.

The assumption of obligations mentioned

in this chapter shall include the assumption

of

obligations

by the

obligor resulting

from

entering into a

contract

or

making

an

arrangement

(no

matter whether

the

contract or the arrangement is

enforceable,

and

whether assumed independently by

the

obligor

or jointly with

others) or

from

the change

of the obligor's financial position by any other

means.

Article 38 The following actions shall not be deemed to be prohibited by Article 36 of this chapter:

  1. The financial assistance is provided by the Company in good faith in the interests

of the Company,

and

the

principal purpose of which

is not for purchasing

the shares

of the Company,

or

the

said financial assistance is

an incidental part of

a general

plan of the Company;

(2) The lawful distribution of the assets of the Company by way of dividend;

  1. The distribution of share dividends in the form of shares;
  2. The reduction of registered capital, repurchase of shares or reorganization of the equity structure of the Company effected in accordance with the Articles of Association;
  3. The provision of loans by the Company within its scope of operation for its ordinary business activities (provided that the net assets of the Company are not thereby reduced or, to the extent that the assets are thereby reduced, the said financial assistance is provided out of the distributable profits);
  4. The contribution made by the Company to the employee share ownership plan (provided

that the

net

assets of

the Company

are not thereby

reduced or,

to the extent that

the

assets

are

thereby

reduced,

the

said financial

assistance is

provided out of

the

distributable profits).

Chapter 6 Share Certificates and Share Register

Article 39The share certificates of the Company shall be issued in the name of shareholder and is evidence that the named shareholder is the holder of the related shares.

The share certificates of the Company shall include all matters which shall be set out as required by the Company Law and Special Regulations; and other matters which shall be set out as required by the stock exchange(s) on which the shares are listed.

Article

40

Share

certificates of the

Company shall

be

signed

by

its

Chairman.

Where

the

signatures

of other

senior officers

of

the

Company

are

required

by

the

stock

exchange(s)

on

which

the shares of

the Company

are

listed, the

share certificates

shall also

be

signed

by

such

other senior

officers.

The

share

certificate

shall

take

effect

upon

affixing

the

securities

seal of the Company thereon. The affixture of the seal

of

the Company

on

the

share

certificate shall be authorized by the Board

of Directors.

The

signatures

of

Chairman or

other relevant

senior officers

of the

Company

appearing

on

the

share

certificates

may

also

be printed.

Article

41

The Company

shall keep a share register to contain the following particulars:

  1. The name, address (residence) and occupation or nature of each shareholder;
  2. The class and quantity of shares held by each shareholder;
  3. The amount paid or payable in respect of the shares held by each shareholder;
  4. The share certificate numbers of the shares held by each shareholder;

(5)

The date on which each shareholder was registered as a shareholder;

  1. The date on which each shareholder ceased to be the shareholder.

The share register shall be sufficient evidence of the shareholders' shareholding in the Company, unless there is evidence to the contrary.

Article 42 The Company may, pursuant to any understanding or agreement reached between the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the overseas securities regulatory authority, keep the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares outside China, and entrust its administration to an overseas agency. Such original share register of overseas listed foreign capital shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall be kept in Hong Kong, with its administration entrusted to an agency in Hong Kong.

The Company shall keep a copy of the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares at the residence of the Company; the entrusted overseas agency shall ensure that the original and copies of the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares

are consistent at all times.

Where the original and copies of the register of overseas listed foreign capital shares shareholders are not consistent, the original shall prevail.

Article 43 The Company shall keep a complete share register.

The share register shall include the following counterparts:

  1. The share register kept at the residence of the Company, other than the counterparts required in Item (2) and (3) of this Article;

(2)

The share register of the overseas listed foreign

capital shares of the Company kept

at the place of the stock exchange(s) on which

the shares are listed;

  1. The share register kept in such other place decided by the Board of Directors as required for listing purpose.

Article

44

All

counterparts

of

the

share

register

shall

not

be

duplicated.

No

transfer

of

shares

registered in

any

counterpart of

the

share

register

shall,

during

the

period

of

registration

be registered

in any

other counterpart

of the

share

register.

The

alteration

and

rectification

of each counterpart of the share

register

shall

be conducted

in accordance

with

the

laws of

the place where it is kept.

Article

45

All

paid-up overseas listed foreign

capital

shares listed on the Stock Exchange

of

Hong

Kong

shall

be

freely

transferable

in

accordance

with

the

Articles

of

Association

in

common form of instrument of transfer or

any other forms acceptable to the

Board

of

Directors. Such instrument of transfer may be

signed

personally

or

by

printed

signatures.

The Standard form of instrument of transfer

prescribed

by

the

Stock

Exchange

of

Hong

Kong may be used. All documents of transfer shall be kept at the

legal

address

of

the

Company or such address from time to

time

prescribed

by

the

Board.

All

paid-up

overseas listed foreign capital shares listed

on

the

Stock

Exchange

of

Hong

Kong shall

be

freely

transferable in

accordance

with

the Articles

of

Association

subject

to

the

right

of

the Board of Directors to refuse recognition

of

any

transfer

instrument,

without

providing

any reason for such refusal, unless the following conditions are satisfied.

  1. Payment to the Company of a fee of HK$2.50 for each transfer instrument, or such smaller amount as may be required by the Board of Directors from time to time (provided that

such fee shall not exceed the maximum

fee stipulated by the Rules Governing the Listing

of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from time to time) for the

registration of any transfer instrument(s)

and

other document(s) related to the ownership

of the shares in question or likely to affect the ownership of those shares;

(2)

The transfer instrument relates only to overseas

listed foreign capital shares listed on

the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong;

(3) Payment of the stamp duty due from the transfer instrument;

(4)

Submission of the relevant share

certificates and any other evidence reasonably

required

by the Board of Directors to prove the transferor's right to transfer the shares;

(5)

If the shares are proposed to be

transferred to joint shareholders, the number

of joint

shareholders shall not exceed four

(4);

  1. The relevant shares are free from all liens of the Company.

No transfer of shares of the Company to infants, mentally

all persons

or other

persons

suffering from legal disability may be permitted.

In the event of its refusal to register the

transfer of shares, the Company shall

provide the

transferor

and

the

transferee

with

a

written notice for refusing to register

the transfer

of shares

within

two

months

from

the

date of submitting the formal application for the transfer.

Article 46 Where the laws and regulations and the securities regulatory authorities in the place where the Company's shares are listed stipulate the period of closure of the register of shareholders before the date of a general meeting or before the record date for the Company' s distribution of dividend, such provisions shall prevail.

Article

47

For

the

purposes

of convening the general meeting

of

shareholders,

distributing

dividends, liquidation and engaging in other activities requiring the

confirmation

of

shareholdings, the Board of Directors shall

designate

a

day

to

be

the date

of

confirming

the shareholdings. Shareholders whose names appear on

the

share

register

at

the

end

of

that day shall be the shareholders of the Company.

Article

48

Any

person

who

challenges the information set out in

the

share

register

and

requests

to

have his (its) name entered in or removed from the

share

register,

may

apply

to

the

competent court for rectification of the share register.

Article

49

Any person

who

is

a

registered

shareholder

on

the

share register

or

who

requests

to

have

his (its) name

entered

in

the

share register, may apply

to

the

Company

for a

new

share

certificate

in respect

of such shares (i.e. the

"relevant

shares")

if

his

(its)

share

certificate

(i.e. the "original

share

certificate")

has

been

lost.

Unless

the

issuer

of

the

share

certificates

verily

believe

that

the

original

share

certificates

have

been

destroyed

otherwise he shall not issue new share certificates to replace the lost

share certificates.

In the event that the shareholders of domestic capital shares have lost their share certificates and applied for replacement, they shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Article 150 of the Company Law.

In the event that the

shareholders of overseas listed foreign

capital

shares have lost

their

share

certificates and

applied for replacement,

they may

be

dealt

with

according

to

the

laws,

stock exchange

rules or other relevant

requirements

of

the place

where the

original

share register of overseas listed foreign capital shares is kept.

In the event that the shareholders of the overseas listed foreign capital shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong apply for replacement of their lost share certificates, the issue

of their replacement share certificates shall comply with the following requirements:

  1. The applicant shall submit the application in the prescribed form of the Company

accompanied

by the

notarial

certificate

or

the

statutory

declaration

stating

the

grounds upon

which

the

application is

made,

the

circumstances

for

such

loss

and

the evidence

thereof, other

details

based

on

the actual

situation

as

the

grounds

for

justifying the

application,

and

that

no

other

person

shall

be entitled

to

enter

his

name on the share register in respect of the relevant shares.

  1. Prior to the decision to issue the new placement share certificate, the Company has not received any statement from any persons other than the applicant for having his name registered as the shareholder of the relevant shares.
  2. The Company shall publish the announcement of its intention to issue the new replacement
    share certificate in the newspapers as prescribed by the Board of Directors. The

announcement shall, at

least,

be

published

repeatedly once

every

30

days for a period

of 90

days.

(4)

The

Company

shall,

prior

to

publication

of

its

announcement

of

its

intention

to

issue the new replacement share certificate,

deliver to the stock exchange

on

which

the relevant shares are

listed a

copy

of the

announcement

intending

to

be

published.

The

announcement

may

be

published

immediately

upon

receiving

the

reply from

the stock exchange confirming that the announcement has been

displayed

in

its

premises. Such

announcement

shall

be

displayed

for

a period

of

90

days

in

the

stock

exchange.

In the

event

of

having

such

application made

for replacing

the

share certificates without the consent of

the registered

shareholder

of

the

relevant

shares, the Company

shall

send to

such

registered

shareholder by

post

a

photocopy

of the announcement intending to be published;

  1. If, upon expiry of the term of 90-day as required by Item (3) and (4) of this Article, the

Company has not received from any person any other claim to the contrary in respect

of

the replacement share certificate, the Company

may issue immediately

the

replacement share certificate as requested by the applicant.

  1. Where the Company issues the replacement share certificate under this Article, it shall forthwith cancel the original share certificate, enter such cancellation and such replacement in the share register accordingly.
  2. All expenses related to the cancellation of the original share certificate and the

issue of the replacement share certificate by the Company shall be borne by the applicant. The Company shall be entitled to refuse to take any action until reasonable guarantee for such expenses is provided by the applicant.

  1. The publication of announcement required under (3) of this Article shall include in one Chinese and one English newspaper in Hong Kong.

Article 50

Where the Company issues the

replacement

share

certificate in accordance with the

Articles of Association, the name

of the bona

fide

purchaser

who

has

been issued

the

foregoing new share certificate or the shareholder (in

case

of

bona

fide

purchaser)

who

is

subsequently registered as the owner of such shares,

shall

not

be removed from

the share

register.

Article 51 The Company shall not be liable for any damages sustained by any person due to the cancellation of the original share certificate or the issue of the new replacement share certificate, unless the claimant proves that the Company has committed fraud.

Chapter 7 Rights and Obligations of Shareholders

Article

52

A shareholder of the Company is a person who legally

holds

the

shares

of the Company

and whose name has been recorded in the share register.

Shareholders shall enjoy rights

and assume

obligations according

to

the

class

and

amount

of

shares held by them. Shareholders holding shares of the same class

shall

enjoy

equal

rights and assume same kind of obligations.

Article

53

Where two or more persons are the registered joint shareholders

of

any

of

the

shares, they

shall be deemed as the joint shareholders of the relevant shares.

(1)

However, it shall not be

necessary for

the Company

to register more

than

four

persons

as the joint shareholders of any of the shares.

  1. Joint shareholders are jointly and severally liable to pay the amount payable under the relevant shares.
  2. In the case of joint shareholders, on the death of any one of such joint shareholders, the survivor(s)

shall be the only person or persons recognized by

the

Company as

having the ownership of

any such shares, but the Board of Directors

may

require such

evidence of death as it may

deem fit for the purpose of making amendments to the particulars in the share register.

  1. Only the person whose name stands first in the share register as one of the joint shareholders

of

any share shall

be entitled

to the delivery of the

certificate

related to

such

share,

to

receive notices

from

the

Company,

to

attend

and

exercise

the

voting

right

attached to such share at

the

general meetings of the Company,

and

any

notice

given to such person shall be

deemed to

have

delivered

the

notice

to

all

the

joint

shareholders.

Article 54 Shareholders of the ordinary shares of the Company shall be entitled to the following rights:

(1)

To collect dividends and other forms of benefit distribution according to the number

of shares held by them;

  1. To attend or appoint proxies to attend the general meeting of shareholders and exercise voting rights;
  2. To supervise the management of the business operation of the Company and make recommendations or enquiries;

(4)

To transfer shares in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations

and the Articles of Association;

  1. To obtain relevant information in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association, which shall include:
  1. The right to obtain a copy of the Articles of Association upon payment of a charge to cover costs;
  2. The right to inspect and copy after payment of reasonable fees:
    1. All counterparts of the share register;
    2. Personal particulars of Directors, Supervisors, managers and other senior officers including:
      1. Present and former name and alias;
      2. Principal address (residence);
        1. Nationality;
      1. Full-timeand all other part-time occupations and duties;
      2. Identity documents and their numbers.
    3. Status of the share capital of the Company;
    4. Reports showing the aggregate par value, the number and the highest and

lowest price paid for the shares

repurchased in respect of each

class

of

shares of the Company since the

previous financial year, and

all

the

expenses paid by the Company in this

aspect;

  1. 5. Minutes of the general meeting of shareholders.

  2. Upon termination or liquidation of the Company, the right to participation in the distribution of the remaining assets of the Company in proportion to the shares held by them;
  3. Other rights conferred by the Articles of Association and relevant laws and administrative regulations.

The Company shall not exercise any rights to lock up or prejudice otherwise any rights attached to the shares held by any person owning direct or indirect interests, simply because such person has not disclosed his or her interests to the Company.

Article 55 Shareholders of the ordinary shares of the Company shall assume the following obligations:

  1. To comply with the Articles of Association;
  2. To pay the sum of subscription according to the number of shares subscribed by them and the method of share subscription;
  3. To assume other obligations imposed by laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of Association.

A shareholder shall not be further liable to the share capital in any way other than those conditions agreed by the subscriber of the relevant shares on subscription.

Article 56

Apart

from the obligations imposed by laws

and administrative

regulations, or required

by the

listing rules of the stock exchange(s) on

which the shares

of the Company are

listed, the controlling shareholder shall not exercise his voting rights in a manner

damaging the interests of the shareholders in general or some of the shareholders of the Company, in respect of the following matters:

  1. To relieve the obligation of any Director or Supervisor to act in the best interests of the Company in good faith;

(2)

To approve the expropriation in any form by a Director or

Supervisor

(for

his own benefit

or for the benefit of others) of the assets of the Company,

including

(but

not limited to)

any opportunities which are advantageous to the Company;

  1. To approve the expropriation by a Director or Supervisor (for his own benefit or for the

benefit of others)

of

the individual interests

of

other

shareholders,

including

(but

not limited to) any rights for distributions and

voting

rights,

save

and except

the

reorganization

of

the

Company

submitted

to

the general

meeting

of

shareholders for approval in accordance with Articles of Association.

Article 57 As described in the preceding Article, the term controlling shareholder refers to a person under any one of the following conditions:

(1)

He alone or acting in concert with others is entitled to elect more than half

of the members

of the Board of Directors;

(2)

He alone or acting in concert with others is entitled to exercise, or

control the exercise

of, more than thirty per cent (including 30%) of the voting rights of the Company;

  1. He alone or acting in concert with others holds more than thirty per cent (including 30%) of the outstanding shares of the Company;
  2. He alone or acting in concert with others in any other way effectively controls the Company.

Chapter 8 General Meeting of Shareholders

Article 58 The general meeting of shareholders is the organ of power of the Company, and shall exercise its functions and powers according to the laws.

Article 59 The general meeting of shareholders shall exercise the following functions and powers:

  1. To decide on the business policies and investment plans of the Company;
  2. To elect and replace Directors and to decide on matters related to the remuneration of Directors;

(3)

To elect and

replace those

Supervisors who

shall be

appointed

from

among

the

shareholders'

representatives,

and to decide

on matters

related to

the

remuneration

of the Supervisors;

  1. To consider and approve the reports of the Board of Directors;
  2. To consider and approve reports of the Supervisory Committee;
  3. To consider and approve the annual financial budget proposal and final accounts of the Company;
  4. To consider and approve the proposal for profit distribution and proposal for making good the losses of the Company;
  5. To resolve on the increase or reduction of the registered capital of the Company;
  6. To resolve on matters such as merger, division, dissolution and liquidation of the

Company;

  1. To resolve on the issue of bonds by the Company;
  2. To resolve on the appointment, removal or non-renewal of the accounting firm by the Company;
  3. To amend the Articles of Association;
  4. To consider and approve proposals submitted by the shareholders representing more than five percent (including 5%) of the voting shares of the Company;
  5. Other matters which are required by the laws and administrative regulations and the

Articles of Association to be resolved at the general meeting of shareholders.

Article 60

The Company shall

not

enter into any

contract with any

person

other

than

the

Director,

the Supervisor, the general manager or

other

senior

officers

of the

Company

for

handing

over to such a person

the

management

of the

whole

or the

substantial

part of

the

business

of the Company without the prior approval of shareholders in the general meeting.

Article 61

The general meeting of shareholders shall be

classified

as

the

annual

general

meeting

and

the extraordinary general meeting. The Board of Directors shall convene the general

meeting of shareholders and decide on

its date and

venue.

The annual

general

meeting

shall be convened once a year, and shall

take

place within

six

months

from

the

end

of

the

previous fiscal year.

The Board of Directors shall convene the extraordinary general meeting within two months under one of the following circumstances:

(1)

Where the number of Directors is less than the number stipulated in the Company Law

or is less than two-thirds of the number required by the Articles of Association;

  1. Where the accrued losses of the Company amount to one-third of its total share capital;
  2. Where shareholders holding more than ten per cent (including 10%) of the voting shares outstanding of the Company request in writing to convene an extraordinary general meeting;
  3. Where the Board of Directors considers it necessary or the Supervisory Committee proposes to convene such a meeting;
  4. Where the accounting firm engaged by the Company, requests to convene such a meeting pursuant to Article 173 of these Articles;
  5. Where more than two independent Directors propose to convene such a meeting.

Article 62 Where the Company convenes the annual general meeting of shareholders, the written notice shall be given, twenty days in advance, to inform all shareholders whose names appear in the share register of the matters proposed to be considered at the meeting and the date and venue of the meeting. Where the Company convenes the special general meeting of shareholders, the written notice shall be given, fifteen days in advance, to inform all shareholders whose names appear in the share register of the matters proposed to be considered at the meeting and the date and venue of the meeting.

Notice of general meeting of shareholders shall not be given more than 60 days before the date of the meeting.

Article 63 When a general meeting is convened by the Company, the Board, Supervisory Committee and shareholders who individually or jointly hold three percent or more of the shares of the Company, shall be entitled to make proposals to the Company.

Shareholders, who individually or jointly hold three percent or more of the shares of the Company, may submit ad hoc proposals in writing to the convener ten days before the convening of the general meeting.

The convener shall issue a supplemental notice of the general meeting within two days upon receipt of the proposals.

Except for circumstances provided in the above paragraph, the convener, after issuing the notice of the general meeting, shall neither modify the proposals stated in the notice of general meetings nor add new proposals.

The general meeting shall not vote or resolve on any proposals which are not contained in a notice of the general meeting or are not incompliance with this article herein.

Article

64

An extraordinary general meeting shall not decide on

matters

which

are

not specified

in the notice.

Article

65

To comply with the following requirements, the

notice

of

the

meeting of

shareholders

shall:

  1. Be Be made in writing;
  2. Specify the venue, date and time of the meeting;
  3. State the matters to be discussed at the meeting;

(4)

Provide

necessary

information

and

explanation

for the

shareholders to

make

sensible

decision

on

the

matters

to be

discussed.

This

principle

shall

include

(but

not limited to) the provision of specific conditions and contract

(if

any)

of

the

proposed transaction in contemplation, in the event

of

merger,

share

repurchase,

restructuring share

capital,

or other reorganization initiated

by

the

Company,

and a

due account of the cause and effect of such a proposal shall be given;

  1. Disclose the nature and extent, if any, of the material interests of any Director, Supervisor, manager or other senior officers in the matters to be discussed; in the event that the impact of the matters to be discussed on such Director, Supervisor, manager or other senior officers in the capacity as the shareholder is different from the impact on the other shareholders of the same class, such difference shall be specified;
  2. Contain the full text of any special resolution to be proposed at the meeting for approval;

(7)

Contain the express statement that a shareholder entitled

to

attend

and vote

is entitled

to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on

his

behalf

and that

such a

proxy need not be a shareholder;

  1. Set out the date and venue for lodging a proxy form in respect of the meeting;

Article 66 The notice of a general meeting of shareholders shall be served on each shareholder whose name appears in the share register on the date of confirming the shareholders in respect of the meeting, (whether or not entitled to vote thereat), by personal delivery or prepaid mail to the shareholder at his address, as shown in the share register. For the shareholders of domestic capital shares, the notices of general meetings of shareholders may be given by way of announcement.

The announcement referred to in the preceding clause shall be published in one or more newspapers specified by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council twenty days prior to the convening of the annual general meeting and fifteen days prior to the convening of the extraordinary general meeting. Once the announcement has been published, all shareholders of the domestic capital shares shall be deemed to have received notice of the relevant meeting of shareholders.

Subject to compliance with laws, regulations and relevant requirements of the securities regulatory authority of the place where the shares of the Company are listed, the Company may also issue a notice of general meeting to shareholders of overseas listed foreign shares by way of announcement through the website of the Company and the website specified by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in lieu of delivery by hand or by post with prepaid postage to shareholders of overseas listed foreign shares.

Article

67

Where the notice of a meeting is not delivered to, because of

accidental

omission,

or

the

non-

receipt of the notice of a meeting by any

person

entitled to

receive the

notice,

it

shall

not

invalidate the meeting and the resolutions passed at the meeting.

Article

68

Any shareholder entitled

to attend

and

vote

at

a general

meeting

of

shareholders of

the

Company shall be entitled

to appoint

one

or more

persons

(who

need

not be

a shareholder

or shareholders) as his proxy (proxies) to attend and vote on

his

behalf.

A

proxy

so

appointed shall exercise the following rights as entrusted by that shareholder:

  1. To have the right to speak at the general meeting of shareholders;
  2. To exercise the voting rights.

Where that shareholder is a recognized clearing house defined by the Securities and Futures

Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or its nominee, it may

authorize such person or persons as it thinks

fit to act as its representative (or

representatives) at any general meeting of shareholders

or

any

class

meeting

of

shareholders, provided that if more than one person is so authorized, the power of attorney shall

set

out the

number

and

class of shares

in

respect

of which

each

such

person is

so

authorized.

The person so authorized shall be entitled to

exercise the

same power on

behalf

of

the

recognized clearing

house

(or

its

nominees)

as

if such

person is

the

individual shareholder

of the Company.

Article 69

A shareholder shall appoint his proxy in

writing

under

the

hand

of

the

shareholder

or

his

attorney

authorized

in

writing;

in

the

event

that

the

shareholder

is

a

legal

person,

it

shall

be under the seal

of

the

legal

person

or

under

the hand of its Director

or

duly

authorized

attorney or officer. The

proxy

form shall

specify

the

number

of

shares

which

the

proxy

shall represent. In the event

of

appointing

several

proxies,

the

proxy

form

shall

specify

the number of shares which each of the proxies shall represent.

Article 70The proxy form for appointing a proxy to vote shall be deposited at the residence of the Company or at some other place specified for that purpose in the notice for convening the meeting no later than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting at which the proxy is authorized to vote or twenty-four hours before the time specified for the voting. Where

such a proxy form is signed by

a

person

under

power

of

attorney

on

behalf of

the

principal, that power of attorney

or other authorization documents shall be

notarized.

The

notarized

power

of

attorney and

other

authorization

documents

shall,

together

with

the

proxy form appointing the proxy,

be

deposited

at

the

residence

of the

Company

or at

some other place specified for that purpose

in

the

notice for

convening

the

meeting.

In

the

event that the principal

is a legal

person,

its legal

representative

or a person

authorized

by

way

of the

resolution

adopted

by

its

Board

of

Directors or other decision-making

body

shall be entitled to attend a general meeting of shareholders of the Company on its behalf.

Article

71

Any kind of

proxy

form

given

to

shareholders

by

the

Board

of

Directors

of the

Company

for appointing the proxy shall

permit

the

shareholders

to

freely

instruct

the

proxy

separately to vote in favour of

or

against

each

resolution

dealing

with business

to

be

transacted

at the

meeting.

Such

proxy

form

should

contain

a

remark

that

in

default

of

instructions by the shareholder, the proxy may vote as he

thinks fit.

Article

72

A

vote

given

in

accordance

with

the

terms

of an proxy form shall

remain valid

notwithstanding the death

or

loss

of capacity

of the

principal

or revocation

of

the proxy

or

of the authorization under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of relevant

shares in respect of which the proxy is given, provided

that no notice in writing

of

such

death, loss of capacity, revocation or transfer shall have been

received

by

the

Company

before the commencement of the relevant meeting at which the proxy is used.

Article

73

Resolutions

of

a general

meeting

of

shareholders

can

either

be

ordinary

resolutions

or

special resolutions.

An ordinary resolution of a general meeting

of

shareholders

shall

be

passed

by

more

than

half of the

total

voting

shares

of

the

Company

being

held

by

the

shareholders

(including

proxies) who are present at the meeting.

A special resolution of a general meeting of shareholders shall be passed by more than two- thirds of the total voting shares of the Company being held by the shareholders (including proxies) who are present at the meeting.

At the general meeting of shareholders, the chairman of the meeting shall propose separate resolutions in respect of each independent matter.

Article

74

The shareholder (including

the

proxy) shall

exercise

his

voting right

in

accordance with

his number of voting shares. Each share shall have one vote.

However,

voting

at

the

meeting shall be

subject

to

any

privileges

or restrictions in

respect

of any

specific

class

of

shares.

Article

75

The votes of the shareholders

shall

be

taken

by

way

of

poll

at

the

general

meeting

of

shareholders.

Article

76

In the

event the

resolution

proposed

involves

election

of

the chairman

or

termination

of

the

meeting, the voting

shall be

made immediately

by

way

of

poll.

As

for

the

resolutions

concerning other matters, the chairman

shall decide when

the

voting shall

be

made,

and

may continue to proceed with

the

meeting

and discuss

other

matters,

whereas

the

outcome of such voting shall still be deemed to have passed the

said resolution

at

the

meeting. Outcome of voting shall be announced forthwith at the meeting.

Article 77

On a poll taken at a meeting,

a shareholder

(including

his

proxy)

entitled

to

two

or

more

votes need not cast all his votes in the same way.

Article 78In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to an additional vote.

Article 79 The following matters shall be adopted by way of ordinary resolutions at the general meeting of shareholders:

  1. The reports of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee;
  2. Profit distribution proposals and proposals for making good the losses prepared by the Board of Directors;
  3. Dismissal, remuneration and method of payment for the service of the Board of directors and the Supervisory Committee;
  4. The annual financial budget, the report on final accounts, the balance sheet, the income statement and other financial statements of the Company;

(5)

Matters other than those which are required by the laws, administrative regulations or

the Articles of Association to be adopted by way of special resolutions.

Article 80 The following matters shall be resolved by way of special resolutions at the general meeting of shareholders;

(1)

The increase or decrease of the share capital and the issue of shares of any class, warrants

and other similar securities by the Company;

  1. The issue of bonds by the Company;
  2. The division, merger, dissolution and liquidation of the Company;
  3. The amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company;

(5)

Other matters which, according to the ordinary

resolution

adopted

at the general meeting

of shareholders, may have a significant

impact

on the

Company and require

adoption by way of the special resolution.

Article 81 The Supervisory Committee and shareholder(s)

individually or jointly holding ten percent or more of the Company' s total voting shares seeking to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or a class meeting of shareholders shall proceed in accordance with the following procedure:

  1. The Supervisory Committee and shareholder(s) individually or jointly holding ten percent or more of the Company' s total voting shares at the meeting proposed to be held may, by signing one written request or several counterparts of same stating the subject matter of the meeting, require the Board of Directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or a class meeting of shareholders. Upon receipt of the foregoing written request(s), the Board of Directors shall proceed to do so as soon as possible accordingly. The foregoing number of voting shares referred to shall be calculated as at the date of the delivery of the written request(s);
  2. If the Board of Directors fails to issue a notice of convening such a meeting within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the foregoing written request(s), the Supervisory Committee may by itself convene a meeting within four months after the Board receives the said request; if the Supervisory Committee fails to convene and preside over a meeting, shareholders holding more than ten percent of the Company' s shares, individually or jointly, for more than ninety consecutive days may convene such a meeting in a procedure as far as possible same as that of such meetings to be convened by the Board of Directors, within four months from the date of receipt of such request(s) by the board. Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Supervisory Committee or the shareholders for convening and holding the meeting by reason of the failure of the Board of Directors to duly convene a meeting according to the foregoing request for holding the meeting shall be borne by the Company and shall be set off against any sums owed to the Directors in default by the Company.

Article 82

A general meeting of shareholders shall be convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors who

shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If the Chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, more

than half of the Directors may elect a Director to convene and act as the chairman of the meeting.

If the Board is unable or fails to perform the duty of convening a general meeting, the Supervisory

Committee shall duly convene and preside over a general meeting; if the Supervisory Committee fails to

convene and preside over a general meeting, the shareholders individually or jointly holding ten percent or

more of the Company's shares for more than ninety consecutive days shall have the right to convene and

preside over a general meeting.

A general meeting convened by the Supervisory Committee itself shall be presided over by the chairman of

Supervisory Committee. Where the chairman of Supervisory Committee is unable or fails to fulfil the duty

thereof, more than half of the Supervisors shall jointly elect a Supervisor to preside over.

A general meeting convened by the shareholders themselves shall be presided over by a representative

elected by the convener. In the event that no chairman is so elected, the shareholders attending the meeting

may elect a person to act as the chairman. If for any reasons the shareholders cannot elect a chairman, the

shareholder (including his proxy) holding the greatest number of voting shares present at the meeting shall

act as the chairman.

Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Supervisory Committee or the shareholders for convening and holding the meeting by reason of the failure of the Board of Directors to duly convene a meeting according to the foregoing request for holding the meeting shall be borne by the Company and shall be set off against any sums owed to the Directors in default by the Company.

Article 83The chairman of a general meeting of shareholders shall be responsible for deciding whether or not a resolution has been adopted. His decision shall be final and shall be announced at the meeting and recorded in the minutes.

Article

84

Where the chairman

of

a

general

meeting

of shareholders has doubt

about the

outcome

of the resolution tabled for voting, he may

count

the

number

of

votes

casted.

If

no

counting is made by the

chairman

of

the

meeting,

any

shareholder

who

queries

the

outcome as announced

by

the chairman shall have the right to demand

a

counting

of

the

votes immediately. The chairman shall forthwith conduct a counting

of

the votes

as

demanded. Where the Company is aware that any shareholder

must

give

up

his

right

to

vote or must vote for or against a resolution

in accordance with the listing

rules

of

the

main board of the Hong

Kong

Stock

Exchange,

any

votes

cast

in

violation

of

the

aforesaid rules or restriction shall not be counted.

Article

85

Where a counting of the votes

has

been conducted

at a general

meeting of

shareholders,

the outcome shall be recorded in the

minutes.

The minutes together with the attendance record signed by those shareholders attending

the meeting and the powers

of

attorney

of those attending

the

meeting

by

their

proxies

shall be kept at the residence of the Company for a period of 10 years and

shall

not be

destroyed before the expiry of the said period.

Article 86 Photocopies of the minutes shall be available for inspection during office hours of the Company by any shareholder without charge. Where a shareholder demands from the Company a photocopy of such minutes, the Company shall send a copy to the shareholder within seven days upon receiving a reasonable fee.

Chapter 9 Special Voting Procedures for Class Shareholders

Article 87 Shareholders of various classes of shares are referred to as class shareholders.

Class shareholders shall enjoy the rights and

assume the obligations in accordance with

the laws, administrative regulations and the Articles

of Association.

Article 88 Any proposal by the Company to vary or abrogate the rights conferred on any class shareholders shall be approved by a special resolution at the general meeting of shareholders and by the class shareholders affected at the separate meeting(s) convened in accordance with Articles 90 to 93, before implementation of such proposal accordingly.

No approval by a general meeting or a class meeting is required for the variation or abrogation of the rights of class shareholders that results from any change in domestic and overseas laws, administrative regulations and the listing rules of the place where the Company's shares are listed, and from the decisions made by domestic and overseas regulators.

The holders of domestic shares of the Company may transfer their all or part of shares to overseas investors and list the said shares overseas on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, or transform all or part of shares to overseas listed foreign shares, which shall not be deemed to be a proposed variation or abrogation of the rights conferred on any class shareholders.

Article 89

The

rights of class shareholders shall be deemed to be varied

or

abrogated under

the

following

circumstances:

(1)

The

increase or decrease of the

number of shares of such class, or

the

increase

or

decrease

of the number of shares of a

class

entitled

to voting

rights

or

distribution

rights or

other privileges equivalent or superior to the shares of such class;

(2)

The conversion of all or a part of

the shares of

such

class

into

shares

of

another

class,

or the conversion of all or a part of the shares

of another

class

into

the shares

of such

class or conferring such rights of conversion;

(3)

The

removal or reduction

of the

rights

to

accrued

dividends

or

cumulative

dividends entitled to the shares of such class;

  1. The reduction or removal of the right of having dividend preference or having liquidation preference in the property distribution entitled to the shares of such class;
  2. The increase, removal or decrease of share conversion rights, options, voting rights, transfer rights or pre-emptive placement rights or rights to acquire securities of the Company entitled to the shares of such class;
  3. The removal or decrease of the rights to receive the sums payable by the Company in particular currencies entitled to the shares of such class;

(7)

The creation of a new class of

shares entitled to the

voting

rights or

distribution rights

or other privileges equivalent or superior to the shares of such class;

(8)

The imposition of restrictions or

additional restrictions

on the

transfer

or ownership of

the shares of such class;

  1. The issue of share subscription rights or share conversion right for the shares of such class or another class;
  2. The increase of the rights or privileges of the shares of another class;
  3. The proposed restructuring of the Company which will result in the shareholders of different classes bearing a disproportionate burden of such restructuring;
  4. The variation or abrogation of the provisions of this chapter.

Article 90

Shareholders of

the

affected class,

whether

or

not

otherwise

having the right

to

vote at

general meetings

of

shareholders, shall

have

the

right

to vote

at

class meetings in

respect

of matters concerning Articles 89(2)

to

(8) and

(11)

to

(12),

but

interested

shareholder(s)

shall not be entitled to vote at class meetings.

The term interested shareholder(s) mentioned in the preceding clause shall have the following meanings:

  1. In the case of a repurchase by a general offer made to all shareholders in the same proportions or through the public offer on a stock exchange under Article 31 of the
    Articles of Association, an "Interested Shareholder" refers to a Controlling Shareholder defined by Article 57 of the Articles of Association;
  2. In the case of a repurchase of shares under the agreement made other than on the stock exchange under Article 31 of the Articles of Association, an "Interested Shareholder" refers to a shareholder to which the agreement relates;

(3)

In

the

case

of

a

proposed

restructuring

of

the

Company,

an

"Interested

Shareholder" refers to a shareholder

within

a class who

bears

less than a proportionate burden

imposed on that class under

the

proposed

restructuring

or who has an

interest in

the proposed

restructuring different from the interest of shareholders of that class.

Article

91

The

resolutions

of

the

class

meeting

of

shareholders

shall

only

be

adopted

by

the

shareholders

attending

the

meeting

with

more

than

two-thirds

of

the

voting

shares

according to Article

90.

Article

92

Where

the

Company

convenes

a

class

meeting

of

shareholders,

it

shall,

issue

written

notices to notify the respective shareholders

of

that

class

whose

names

appear

in

the

share

register of the items proposed to be considered and the date

and venue

of

the

meeting

forty-

five days

before that

meeting.

Shareholders

intending

to

attend

the

class

meeting

shall

send written replies to confirm their

attendance

and

such

replies

shall

be

delivered

to

the

Company twenty days before the meeting.

Where the number of voting shares represented by those shareholders intending to attend

the meeting is more than

half of the total number

of

voting shares

of

that

class,

the

Company may convene the class meeting.

If not,

the

Company

shall,

within

five

days,

inform the shareholders again of the items

proposed

to

be

considered

and

the

date

and

venue of the meeting by way

of an announcement.

After

making

such

notification by way

of announcement, the class meeting of shareholders may be convened by the

Company.

The quorum formed by the holders holding at least one-third of any class of shares issued is required to convene the respective class meeting of shareholders (except the adjourned meeting) for the purpose of considering the amendment of the rights of that class of shares.

Article 93 Notices of class meetings need only be served on shareholders entitled to vote thereat.

Meetings of any class of

shareholders shall

be

held

according

to

the

procedure

same

as

that

of

general

meetings

of shareholders as far as

possible. The procedure

in the

Articles

of

Association

related to

general

meetings

of shareholders

shall

apply

to any

meeting of

a

class of shareholders.

Article 94

Apart

from

the

shareholders

of

other

classes

of

shares,

the

shareholders

of

domestic

capital shares and overseas listed foreign capital shares are deemed to be shareholders of

different classes. The special procedure of the voting by class shareholders shall not be

applicable to the following circumstances:

(1)

Where

the

Company

issues,

either

separately

or

concurrently,

domestic

capital

shares

and overseas listed

foreign

capital

shares

in numbers

not

exceeding

twenty

per cent

of the number of issued domestic capital shares and

issued

overseas

listed

foreign

capital

shares

respectively

at

the

interval

of

every

twelve

months

as

approved

by

way

of

special resolution at a general meeting of shareholders; or

  1. Where the plan of the Company for issuing domestic capital shares and overseas listed foreign capital shares upon its establishment is implemented within fifteen months
    from the date of approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Chapter 10 Board of Directors

Article

95

The

Company

shall

establish

the

Board

of

Directors.

The

Board

of

Directors

shall

comprise eight Directors,

including

four

executive

Directors

(one

of

which

shall

be

the

Chairman),

one

non-executive

Director

and

three

independent

non-executive

Directors.

The Board of Director shall have one Chairman.

The Directors may also be the

Company

Manager

or

other

senior

management

officers. However not more than

one half of the total

number

of

Directors

of

the

Company may be such Company Manager or other senior management officers.

Article

96

The first Board of Directors shall be nominated by

the promoters

of

the

Company

and

elected

by

the first

general meeting

and

ensue

office

from

the

date

the

Directors

were

elected.

Article

97

The

Directors

shall

be

elected at

the

general

meeting

of

shareholders

and

serve a

term

of

three years. Upon expiry of

the

term,

a

Director

shall

be

eligible

for re-election and

serving

consecutive

terms.

Each

of

the

Directors (including

the

Directors

serving

specified term) shall retire by rotation at least once every three years.

A notice in writing of the intention to propose

a candidate

for

election

as a Director and a

notice in writing

by

that

candidate

of

his

willingness

to

be

elected shall

be

given

to

the

Company at least seven days in advance. The

period

of

the

delivery

of

the

foregoing

notices in writing shall be counted

from

the

next day

when

a

notice

for

the

meeting

on

such

election is

sent by post and until the date

not later

than

the end

of the

period

of

seven

days prior to the date of holding the meeting.

The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be elected and removed by more than half of all the Directors. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall serve a term of three years, and may serve consecutive terms if re-elected.

Any person appointed

by the

Board of Directors

to fill

the

casual vacancy

or

to take up

the role of a new Director shall

serve

the term

until

the

date of

holding

the

next

annual

general meeting of shareholders. Such persons shall be

eligible

for re-election

and

may

serve consecutive terms.

Subject to the

provisions of relevant

laws

and

administrative

regulations,

the

general meeting

of shareholders

may

remove

any

Director

by

special

resolution

prior

to

the

expiry of the

term of such Director (but without prejudice to any claim under any contract).

Directors are not required to hold shares in the Company.

Directors may take up the roles of the Company Manager or other senior management members of the Company other than the Supervisors concurrently.

Article 98 The Board of Directors shall be accountable to the general meeting of shareholders and

shall exercise the following functions and powers:

  1. To be responsible for convening general meetings of shareholders and to report on its work at the general meeting of shareholders;
  2. To implement resolutions adopted at the general meeting of shareholders; (3) To decide on the operation plans and investment proposals of the Company;
  1. To formulate the annual financial budget and final accounts of the Company;

(5)

To formulate the profit distribution proposals and proposals for making good the losses

of the Company;

  1. To formulate proposals for the increase or decrease of the registered capital of the Company and proposals for the issue of bonds of the Company;
  2. To prepare the proposals for the merger, division or dissolution of the Company;
  3. To decide on the establishment of the internal management organization of the Company;

(9)

To appoint or remove the manager of the Company,

and based

on the nomination of

the manager, to appoint or remove the deputy manager

and the

chief financial officer

of the Company and to decide on their remuneration;

  1. To formulate the basic management system of the Company;
  2. To formulate proposals for any amendment of the Articles of Association;
  3. To formulate plan(s) for important acquisitions or sales;

(13) Subject to the

Company Law,

administrative

regulations

and

the

relevant

provisions of these Articles, to

exercise

the

Company

right

to

raise fund and

borrows and to decide the charge,

leasing,

fraclising

or

transfer

of

important

assets

of the Company and to authorize

the

general

manager

to

exercise

the

said

powers

within certain limits;

and

  1. Other functions and powers as conferred in the general meeting of shareholder or the Articles of Association.

Apart from item (6), (7), (11) and (12) which require the affirmative vote of more than two- thirds of the Directors, resolutions on any other items may be approved by more than half of the Directors for the resolutions made by the Board of Directors in the preceding clause.

The powers of the Board is subject to resolutions of the general meeting, the provisions of these Articles and the resolutions of general meeting from time to time. However, any resolutions of general meeting will not invalidation any valid acts of the Directors before such resolution is passed. Any resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to transactions shall be signed by independent Directors in order to be valid.

The duties of the non-executive directors shall include but not limited to the following:

(1)

To participate in the Board meetings of the Company, and provide independent opinions

regarding

strategies,

policies,

performance

of

the

Company,

accountability,

resources, major appointments and the code of practice;

(2)

To take the lead in guidance in the event of potential conflict of interests;

(3)

To be the member of the

audit committee, the

remuneration

and review

committee and

other governing committees upon invitation; and

(4)

To scrutinize the performance of the Company to see whether it has fulfilled the established

corporate

goals and

purposes

and monitor

and

report

on

the

performance of the Company.

Article 99

Where there is a disposal of fixed assets by the Board of Directors and the aggregate of

the expected value of the consideration for the proposed disposal and the value of the consideration for any disposition of fixed assets made in the four months immediately preceding the proposed disposition exceeds thirty-three per cent of the value of the fixed assets as shown in the latest balance sheet placed before the shareholders in the general meeting of shareholder, the Board of Directors shall not dispose or agree to dispose of the fixed assets without the prior approval at the general meeting of shareholders.

In this Article, disposal of fixed assets shall include an act involving transfer of an interest in property other than the provision of security by fixed assets.

The validity of a disposal of fixed assets by the Company shall not be affected by a breach of the first clause of this Article.

Article 100 The chairman of the Board of Directors shall exercise the following functions and powers:

  1. To preside at general meetings of shareholders and to convene and preside at meetings of the Board of Directors;
  2. To examine the implementation of resolutions of the Board of Directors;
  3. To sign securities issued by the Company;
  4. To sign other important document(s) of the Company or by power of attorney authorize one or more Directors to sign other important documents of the Company;
  5. Other functions and powers conferred by the Board of Directors.

In the event that the Chairman is unable to perform his functions and power, the Chairman may designate the Vice-Chairman to perform same on his behalf.

Article 101 Board meetings shall be held regularly at least four times every year. A Board meeting

shall be

convened by the Chairman of

the Board

of Directors

and

a relevant

notice shall

be given

to all

Directors fourteen days

before the

meeting

date.

In

case

of urgent matters,

an extraordinary

Board meeting may be

proposed

by more

than

one

third

of the

Directors,

or the manager of the Company.

The abovementioned regular Board meetings shall not include approval obtained from the Board of Directors by way of circulating written resolutions to be passed.

Article 102 The method and time required for giving the notice to convene the meeting by the Board of Directors are as follows:

In the event that the Board of Directors has stipulated in advance the date and place of the regular Board meeting, it shall not require the issue of notices to convene the meeting.

In the event

that the

Board

of

Directors

has not stipulated

in

advance

the

date and

place of

the

Board

meeting,

the

Chairman

shall

through

the

Company

Secretary

inform

the

Directors

and the

Chairman

of

the

Supervisory

Committee

at

least

fourteen

days

and

at

most thirty days in advance

by sending a notice by means of telex,

cable,

facsimile,

speed

post or registered mail or courier.

The notice shall be in Chinese and its

English

version

may

be

attached

if

necessary

and

shall include the agenda and relevant documents for the meeting.

For

urgent

matters

requiring

the decision-making of the Board

of

Directors,

the

Chairman

shall instruct

the

Company

Secretary

to

inform

all

Directors

and

the Chairman

of

the

Supervisory

Committee not

less 2 days and not more than

10

days

before

the

Board

meeting the date, venue and mode by means of facsimile, telex or courier.

If a director having attended the meeting and

has

not raised

objection

for

non-receipt

of

notice in advance before or

during

the

meeting, he shall

be

deemed

to

have

received

the

notice of the meeting.

The

regular

or extraordinary

Board meeting may be held

in

the

form

of

telephone

conference or by way of similar communication equipment

so

long

as

all

Directors

participating in such meeting can hear

and

communicate with

one

another

clearly, and

all

such Directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

Article 103 The Board

meeting

shall

only

be

held

when

more

than

one

half

of

the

Directors

are

present (including the Director having been appointed by the

other

Director

by

proxy

in

writing to attend the board meeting on his behalf according to Article 104).

Each Director shall have one vote. Subject to Article 98(2) the resolution of the Board of Directors shall be passed by more than half of all Directors. In the event of having equal votes for or against the motion, the Chairman shall be entitled to cast an additional vote.

Unless otherwise specified in these Articles, where the

Board

of Directors

considers

that

a Director has a material conflict of interest in a contract or

arrangement or

proposal to

be

considered by the Board that Director shall not vote and in

calculating

the

number

of

Directors for the quorum of the meeting, that Director shall also not be counted.

Save as otherwise approved by

the Stock

Exchange

of

Hong

Kong

Limited

or

specified

by

the Articles

of

Association,

a

Director

shall

neither

vote

(nor

be

counted

in

the

quorum) on any resolution of the

Board in respect of any

contract

or

arrangement

or

other

proposals in which he himself, or any of his associate(s) (within

the meaning of the Rules

Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of

Hong

Kong),

is

to

his

knowledge materially interested. In this Article, the Director or

his

associate

entitled

to

"material

interest"

shall

mean

that the Director or his associate owns

5%

or

more

of

the

interest in such contract, transaction or

arrangement.

Article

104

The Board meeting shall

be

attended

by

the Directors

in

person.

If a Director is unable to

attend for

any

reason,

he

may

entrust

another

Director

in

writing

to

represent

him/her at

the Board meeting.

The

relevant

proxy

shall

state

the

scope

of

authorization.

A

Director

may

also

the telephone

or

other

communication

facilities

to

hold

meeting

with

other

Directors.

Provided

they

can

speak and hear clearly each

other's

conversation

that

Director is deemed to be present at the meeting in person.

A Director who attends a Board meeting on behalf

of

another Director

shall

exercise

the

rights of a Director within the given scope

of authorization

in

the

proxy.

A

Director

who

fails

to attend

a

particular Board

meeting

and

who has

not appointed

a

representative

to

do so shall be deemed to have

waived his voting rights in respect

of

that

meeting.

The

person entrusted to represent a

Director

must

himself

be

a

Director.

When

counting

whether there is a quorum for holding

a

Board

Meeting,

the

Director

be

represented

and

his own vote as

a

Director

and

separate,

and

he

also

needs

not

use

all

the

votes

to

which

he is entitled to vote for or against

a

resolution.

If

a

Director

terminate

the

representative

right to vote for him, the Director must inform the Company.

After discussion in advance, the

Board of Directors may seek

independent

professional

advice in appropriate situation. The costs shall be paid by the

Company.

The

Board

of

Directors

may

resolve

to

provide

independent

professional

advice

for

Directors

separately

in order to assist the relevant Director in performing his responsibilities to the Company.

Article

105 Costs

incurred by the Directors

in

attending

the

Board

meeting

shall be borne by the

Company. Such costs shall include

travel

expenses

for

traveling between

the

residence

of

the Directors and the location

where

the meeting

is held,

as

well as

the

expenses

for meals

and

accommodation

during

the

period

of the meeting. The

sundry

expenses

including

the

rental for the venue of the meeting and the

local

traffic

expenses

shall

be

paid

by

the

Company as well.

Article

106

The Board of Directors shall prepare minutes of the decisions on the matters discussed in

the

board meetings. After finalization

of

the

minutes,

the

Directors

attending

the

meeting and

the person taking the minutes shall sign their names on the minutes of that

meeting.

The Directors shall be responsible for the resolutions of the Board of Directors. Where a resolution of the Board of Directors is in violation of the laws and administrative regulations or the Articles of Association, thereby causing serious losses to the Company,

the Directors who took part in such resolution shall be liable to compensate the Company. However, if a Director is able to prove that he has expressed his opposition to such resolution put to the vote, and such opposition has been recorded in the minutes of the meeting, that Director may be relieved of such liability.

Article

107

In lieu of holding a Board meeting, a written

resolution

may

be

adopted

by

the Board

of

Directors provided that such resolution and its counterparts

shall

be sent

by

courier, post,

cable or facsimile to all Directors and be affirmatively signed

and

adopted

by

all

the

Directors with each counterpart signed by

one

or

more

director(s)

which

shall

be

sent

by

the foregoing means to the Company Secretary and become

the

resolution

adopted

by

the

Board of Directors, without convening a Board meeting.

Article

108

Except when specified otherwise by the

Board

of

Directors,

the manager (not

acting

as

the director concurrently) may attend the Board meeting and

be

entitled

to receive the

notice and related documents of such meetings. However, unless

the manager is also

a

director, the manager shall not be entitled

to vote in

the Board

meeting.

Chapter 11 Company Secretary to the Board

Article

109

The Company

shall have

a

Company

Secretary.

The

Company

Secretary

to the

Board

shall be a senior management officer.

Article

110

The Company Secretary appointed by the Board

shall

be

a natural person

possessing

the

professional

knowledge

and

relevant

working experience.

The

essential

duties

of

the

Company Secretary's duties are

:-

  1. to ensure that the Company has a complete set of documents and records;
  2. to ensure that the Company is able to comply with the laws and regulations in preparing

and submitting such reports and/or

documents as required

by the industrial and

commercial

regulatory authorities

and other

government

departments;

  1. to ensure that the Register of shareholders of the Company is properly set up and that each person entitled to receive relevant records and documents of the Company can timely receive such records and documents;
  2. to perform the duties of company secretary as stipulated by law and these Articles

(including reasonable request by the Board of Directors).

Article

111

A Director

or other senior management officer of the Company

may

take

up

the post

of

the Company Secretary concurrently. The accountant of

the accounting

firm

appointed

by

the Company shall not be the Company Secretary to the Board concurrently.

Article

112

In the event

that a Director takes up

the post of the

Company

Secretary

to

the Board

concurrently, whenever any particular act shall be done by the

Director

and

the

Company

Secretary to

The Board respectively,

the Director

taking up the post of Company

Secretary to the Board concurrently shall not do such act in both capacities.

Chapter 12 Company Manager

Article

113

The

Company shall

have

one

manager who shall be

appointed

or

dismissed by

the

Board

of

Directors.

The

Company

shall have one chief engineer

and one

chief

finance officer

who

shall be

nominated

by

the

Company Manager

to be appointed

or

dismissed

by

the

Board of Directors.

Article

114

The

Company manager

shall be

accountable to the

Board

of

Directors

and

shall

exercise

the following powers:

  1. to take charge of production, operation and management of the Company, and to organize the implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Directors;

(2)

to organize the implementation

of the annual operation plans and investment

schemes of the Company;

  1. to draft the scheme for establishment of the internal management organization of the Company;
  2. to draft the basic management system of the Company;
  3. to formulate the basic rules and regulations of the Company;
  4. to request the appointment, dismissal or transfer of post of the deputy manager, the

chief finance officer, the chief engineer and the chief economist of the Company;

(7)

to appoint or dismiss management personnel other than those required to be appointed

or dismissed by the Board of Directors;

  1. to convene and preside at (or entrust a deputy manager to do so) meeting of the Company Manager Office. Such Company Manager Office meeting shall be attended by the Company Manager, deputy manager or other senior Management Officers;
  2. to decide the promotion or demotion, increase or decrease of salary, appointment, employment, termination of employment or dismissal of staff of the Company;

(10)

to exercise powers

of charge, leasing, franchise or

transfer

of Company assets

within limits authorised by the Board of Directors;

(11)

other powers conferred by the Board of Directors and the Articles of

Association.

Article 115

The manager who is not a

Director, attending Board meetings

shall

not

have the right to

vote at the Board meetings.

Article 116 The Company manager and deputy manager shall exercise the powers according to the provisions of laws, regulations and the Articles of Association, and shall perform the obligations diligently in good faith.

The manager and

the

deputy manager shall

not alter

the

resolution

of

the

General

Meeting

of

Shareholders

and

the

Board

of

Directors

or

go beyond the scope

of

authorization

in

exercising their powers.

Chapter 13 Supervisory Committee

Article

117 The

Company

shall

establish

the

Supervisory

Committee,

which

is

the

permanent

supervisory organization

taking

charge

of

supervising the

Board

and

its members,

and

other senior management officers of

the

Company

with

the

purpose

of

preventing

the

abuse of their powers on the

job,

and

the

infringement

upon

the

lawful

interests

of

the

shareholders, the Company and the employees of the Company.

Article

118 The Supervisory Committee

shall comprise

three members. One

of

them

shall

act

as Chairman

of

the Supervisory

Committee.

The

tenure

of

a

Supervisor

shall

be

three

years.

A

Supervisor may serve consecutive tenure if re-elected.

The election or removal of the chairman of the Supervisory Committee shall be passed by

more than two-thirds (including two-thirds) of the members of the Supervisory Committee.

The resolutions of the Supervisory Committee shall be passed by over two-thirds (including two-thirds) of the members of the Supervisory Committee and two third of the members shall be a quorum.

Article

119

The members

of

the Supervisory Committee

comprise

two

representatives

of

shareholders

and one representative of the staff of

the

Company.

The

representatives

of

shareholders

shall be

elected

and

dismissed

at

the

General

Meeting

of

Shareholders. The

representative

of the staff shall be elected and dismissed

by

the

staff of

the

Company

on democratic

basis.

Article 120

The Directors, the manager and

other

senior

management

officers

of

the

Company

(including but not limited to the chief finance officer) shall

not

be

a

member

of

the

Supervisory committee concurrently.

Article

121

The

Supervisory

Committee

shall

convene

at

least

one

meeting

every

year.

The

Chairman

of

the

Supervisory

Committee

shall

be

responsible

for

convening

the

meeting

and

informing all Supervisors

ten

days

in

advance. In

case

of

urgent matters,

an

extraordinary

meeting

of Supervisory

Committee

may

be

convened upon

proposal

by

one-third

or more

of all Supervisors, without

the following restriction

imposed

on

the

notice

for

the

meeting

of Supervisory Committee.

In

principle, the

meeting

of

the Supervisory Committee

shall

be

held

at

the

residence

of

the Company, but may be held in other places of China as resolved by

the

Supervisory

Committee.

The notice for the meeting of the Supervisory Committee shall be as follows:

(1)

In the event that the Supervisory Committee has

stipulated in advance the

date

and place

of the regular meeting of the Supervisory Committee, it shall

not

require

the

issue

of

notices to convene the meeting.

(2)

In the event that the Supervisory Committee

has not stipulated

in

advance

the

date

and

place of the meeting of the Supervisory Committee, the Chairman of the Supervisory

Committee shall inform the Supervisors at least ten days but

at

most

thirty

days

in

advance by sending the notice by means of telex, cable, facsimile,

speed post or registered mail or courier, unless specified otherwise by the first clause of this Article.

(3) The notice

shall be in Chinese,

and its

English version

may be attached

if

necessary

,

and shall include the agenda

for the meeting. Any of the Supervisors

may

waive

the

right of obtaining the notice from the Supervisory Committee for the

meeting

of

the

Supervisory

Committee.

If the Supervisor

having attended the

meeting and has not raised objection

for

non-receipt

of the notice in advance before or

during

the

meeting,

he shall be

deemed

to

have

received the notice of the meeting issued to him.

The regular or extraordinary meeting

of the

Supervisory

Committee

may

be

held

in

the form

of telephone conference or by way of similar communication equipment

so

long

as

all

Supervisors participating in such meeting can hear

and

communicate

with

one

another

clearly,

and all such Supervisors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

In lieu of convening a meeting of the Supervisory Committee, a written resolution may be adopted by the Supervisory Committee provided that such resolution shall be sent by courier, post, cable or facsimile to all Supervisors and affirmatively signed and adopted by the number of Supervisors necessary to form a quorum, which shall become the resolution adopted at the meeting of the Supervisory Committee, without convening a meeting of the Supervisory Committee.

Article 122 The Supervisory Committee shall be accountable to the General Meeting of Shareholders and shall exercise the following powers according to the laws:

  1. to examine the financial affairs of the Company;

(2)

to

supervise

the

Directors, the

manager

and other senior management

of

the Company

in

respect

of

any violation

of laws,

administrative regulations or

the

Articles of

Association in performing their duties;

  1. when the conduct of the Directors, the manager and other senior management of the Company jeopardizes the interests of the Company, to require them to rectify accordingly;

(4)

to verify the financial

information including the accounting report, the

sales report,

and

the profit distribution scheme proposed to be tabled at the general meeting of

Shareholders

and,

if in doubt, to entrust,

in the name of the Company, any registered accountant or practising

auditor to assist in reviewing them;

  1. to propose to convene an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders;
  2. to represent the Company in negotiation with the Directors or in initiating legal proceedings against the Director;
  3. other powers authorized by the Articles of Association.

Supervisors shall attend the Board meetings.

Article 123

The meeting

of the Supervisory Committee shall be held

with more

than two-thirds of the

members of the Supervisory Committee present at the meeting.

Each

Supervisor

shall

be

entitled to one

vote. Resolutions of the Supervisory

Committee

shall

be passed

by

the

affirmative vote of more than two-thirds of the members of the Supervisory Committee.

Article 124 All reasonable expenses

incurred

by the

Supervisory Committee when

exercising its powers

of appointing professionals such

as lawyers, registered accountants and practicing auditors shall be

borne by the Company.

Article 125 Supervisors shall faithfully

perform

their

supervision duties in accordance

with the provisions

of laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of Association.

Chapter 14 Qualifications and Obligationsof Directors, Supervisors, Manager and

Other Senior Management of the Company

Article 126 None of the persons in any of the following situations may serve as the Director, the

Supervisor, the manager or any other senior management of the Company:

  1. a person incapable of having civil conduct or with limited capability of civil conduct;
  2. a person who was punished for committing corruption, bribery, misappropriation or

embezzlement of property or disrupting

social

and economic

order, and

a period

of

five years

has not elapsed since

the

punishment

was

completed,

or

who

was

deprived

of his political rights as

punishment

for

committing criminal

offence,

and

a period of five years has not elapsed since the deprivation was completed;

  1. a director, factory director or manager of a company or enterprise which entered into insolvent liquidation due to mismanagement, and who was personally liable for such insolvent liquidation and a period of three years, counting from the date of completion of its insolvent liquidation, has not elapsed;
  2. a legal representative of a company or enterprise which has had its business licence revoked and he was personally liable for such revocation and a period of three years, counting from the date of revocation of the business licence in question, has not elapsed;

(5)

a person with comparatively large personal debts which have fallen due but not settled

yet;

  1. a person who has been placed on file for investigation by judicial organizations for having violated the criminal law, and such investigation has not been concluded;

(7)

a person who is prohibited from acting as a leader of an enterprise by the provisions of

the laws and administrative regulations;

  1. a non-natural person;
  2. a person who was convicted by the relevant regulatory authority for violating securities- related laws and regulations, where such violation involved fraudulent or dishonest conduct and a period of five years, counting from the date of the conviction in question, has not elapsed.

The management officers of holding company(s) shall not also act as the Company Manager, deputy manager, chief finance officer, chief sales officer and Secretary to the Board of Directors.

Article 127

The validity of

the conduct

of the

Director,

the manager

or other senior management of

the Company on

behalf of the

Company

against

a bona fide

third party is not affected by

any non-compliance by his/her conduct during office or election or

qualifications.

Article 128

In

addition to

obligations

required

by laws,

administrative

regulations

or

listing

rules

of

the

stock

exchange(s)

on

which

shares

of

the

Company

are listed,

the Directors,

the

Supervisors, the manager or other senior management of

the

Company

shall

have

the

following

obligations to

each

shareholder

in

the

exercise

of

the powers

of the

Company

entrusted to him:

  1. not to cause the Company to exceed the scope of business stipulated in its business licence;
  2. to act honestly in the best interests of the Company;
  3. not to deprive the Company in any way of its properties, including (but without limitation) the opportunities beneficial to the Company;
  4. not to deprive the shareholders of personal interest, including (but not limited to) the allotment rights and the voting rights, but excluding the restructuring of the Company submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders for approval in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Article 129 The Directors, the Supervisors, the manager or other senior management of the Company shall be prudent, diligent and skilled in exercising the powers or in discharging the obligations, just like a reasonably prudent person under comparable circumstances.

Article 130 Directors, supervisors, managers

and

other officials shall

perform their duties in good

faith, and shall not get involved in

any

circumstances where their

own interests may be contradictory

to their obligations. This principle includes but not limited to the performance of followings:

  1. Act in good faith to the best interests of the Company.
  2. Exercise powers, rights and authorities within the defined boundary.

(3)

Exercise

discretionary power granted to them

on

their

own without

being

manipulated

by others. Unless otherwise allowed under applicable laws or administrative rules and

regulations or consented by an informed shareholders' general

meeting,

such

discretionary power shall not be transferred to others.

(4)

Shareholders of the same class shall be equally treated

and

those

of

different

classes

shall be fairly treated.

(5)

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles

of Association

or

approved

by an

informed

shareholders'

general

meeting,

no

contract,

transaction

or

arrangement

shall be entered into, established or made with the Company.

(6)

Unless otherwise approved

by an

informed

shareholders'

general

meeting,

the assets

of the Company shall not be used in any way for their own interests.

  1. Accepting bribery or other illegal earnings using their authority is not allowed. The assets of the Company, including but not limited to any opportunities in favor of the Company, shall not be seized in any manner,.
  1. Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, no commissions associated with the transactions of the Company shall be accepted.

(9)

Act

in accordance with the Articles of Association,

performed

their duties in good faith,

and

safeguard the interests of the Company. Any behaviors

leveraging their status or

authority at the Company for their own gains are not

allowed.

  1. Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, shall not engage in any form of competition against the Company. .

(11) Company's funds shall neither be diverted or granted to others as a loan,

nor

deposited

at the account opened in its own or others' name. Any personal

debts

of the

shareholders or any others shall not be guaranteed by the assets of the Company.

  1. Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, any confidential information regarding the Company obtained during the term of office shall not be disclosed or used unless it is for the Company's interests. However, the disclosure to the court or other authorities may be made under the following circumstances:
    1. Such disclosure is mandatory under the applicable laws;
    2. Such disclosure is mandatory for public interests;
    3. Such disclosure is mandatory for the interests of such directors, supervisors,

managers or other officials.

Article 131 Directors, supervisors, managers or other officials shall not direct the following person or institution ("Associate") to get involved in any activities from which such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials are prohibited to act :

  1. Spouse or minor children of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials;

(2)

Trusts of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or trusts of such persons

in Clause 1 above;

  1. Partners of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or partners of such persons in Clause 1 or 2 above;
  2. Any companies wholly controlled by such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or any companies jointly controlled by any persons or institutions

mentioned in Clause 1, 2

or 3 above and such

other directors,

supervisors,

managers or other officials at the

Company;

(5)

Directors, supervisors, managers

or other officials of the

company which

is controlled

by any persons or institutions mentioned in Clause 4 above.

Article 132 The obligations of acting in good faith of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials may survive the expiry of their terms. The obligations of confidentiality towards the trade secrets of the Company shall survive the expiry of their terms. The term of other

obligations are defined in a fair way, depending on the period between the time the event occurs and the time such term expires, and the circumstance and condition under which or on which their relationship with the Company ends.

Article

133

Unless

otherwise specified

in

Article

7.04,

an

informed

shareholders'

general

meeting

shall have the right to

relieve such directors, supervisors, managers

or

other

officials

from

any responsibilities for violation of any specific obligations.

Article

134

Directors,

supervisors,

managers

or

other

officials,

when

directly

or

indirectly

are

materially

interested

in

any

established

or

contemplated

contracts,

transactions

or

arrangements (except the engagement letter

with such directors,

supervisors,

managers

or

other officials), they

shall

disclose

the

nature

and

extent of

such interests to the board of

directors in a timely manner regardless

of

whether

the

relevant

issues

require

an

approval

by the board of directors under normal circumstances.

Unless

such

directors,

supervisors,

managers

or

other

senior

officials

have

made

such

disclosure

according

to

the

clause

above,

the

Company

shall

have

the

right to revoke

such

contracts,

transactions

or

arrangements

and

unless

the

same

has

been

approved

by

the

board

at

the

meeting

on which such interested directors, supervisors, managers

or

other

officials are not counted in the quorum and

voting, provided

that

bona

fide

third

parties

who are not

informed

of

the

violations

of

the obligations

of

such

directors, supervisors,

managers or other senior officials shall not

be affected.

Directors,

supervisors,

managers or other senior officials shall

be

deemed

to

be

interested

when the

Associate

of

such

directors,

supervisors,

managers

or other

senior

officials

are

interested in a specific contract, transaction or arrangement.

Unless otherwise specified above, any director shall abstain from any resolutions in

which such director or his associate are interested.. Such director or his associate shall not be counted for voting and quorum, except under the following situations:

(1)

Any

contracts

or

arrangements

with any

director

or

its associate established

to

secure or indemnity any obligations incurred

or assumed

under

the

loan

granted

by

such

director

or its

associate

at

the request

of the

Company

or any

of its subsidiaries

or for the benefits of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

(2)

Any

contracts

or arrangements

established to

individually

or

jointly assume

all

or

any

part of the responsibilities under the guarantee,

indemnity

or

collateral

set

up

by

such

director or its associate to cover the debts or obligations of the Company or any of its

subsidiaries;

  1. Any contracts or arrangements established for the subscription or purchase of shares, bonds or other recommended securities of the Company or any other companies in

which the Company is a sponsor or

has interest

in

while

the director

or his associate is

a participant thereby interested in the recommended underwriting or sub-underwriting;

(4) Any contracts or arrangements established under which

the

interests

of

such

director or

his associates for their subscription of

shares, bonds

or

other

securities

at

this

Company,

are the same as other holders of such shares, bonds or other securities at this Company or any of its subsidiaries;

  1. Any director or its associate holding beneficial interests in any other companies as senior

executives, chief executives or shareholders (or

any third party companies in which

such

director or his

associate

holds

interests

through

such

other

company),

or

any

contract

or arrangement under which such director

or

his

associate

holds

interests

in

such

company, provided that such director or his

associate

jointly

holds

less

than

five

percent (5%) of issued shares

or shares

of

any

class

of

voting

rights

at such company

(or any third companies

in which

such director or his associate

holds

interests

through

such other company); or

(6) Any

adoption,

modification

or

execution

of

share

option

scheme,

pension

or

retirement, death or disability benefits scheme

or

other

arrangements

associated

with

the director or its associate or

employees

of

the

Company

or

any

of its

subsidiaries,

provided that such director or its

associate

is

not

offered

any

contract under which

any

privileges

or benefits

are

not

offered

to

other

employees

involved

in

such

scheme or fund.

In this Article, "Associate" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Rules

Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Article

135

It shall

be deemed

that the directors, supervisors,

managers

or

other

senior officials

have

made

such

disclosure

in accordance with the previous clauses

of

this article

when

such

directors,

supervisors,

managers or

other

senior officials

notify

in

writing to the Board of

Directors

stating

that

he/she is interested in such

contracts,

transactions

or

arrangements

before

the

Company

considers

the

establishment

of

relevant

contracts,

transactions

or

arrangements

for

the

first time. The disclosure required

in this

article

shall

be

deemed to

have been made on such notification.

Article

136

The

Company

shall

not pay the taxes payable by the directors,

supervisors,

manager

or

other senior officials in any manner.

Article 137 The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, grant a loan or loan guarantee to the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials (or their Associates) at this Company or its parent company, except the followings:

  1. The Company grants a loan or loan guarantee to its subsidiaries;
  2. The Company as per the engagement letter approved by the general meeting grants a

loan, loan guarantee or other payments

to the

directors, supervisors,

managers

or

other senior officials to pay the expenses

incurred

for the benefits of the

Company

or

incurred during the performance of their duties;

  1. The Company shall have the right to grant a loan or loan guarantee to the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials or their Associates if such loan or loan guarantee is within normal business scope, provided that such loan or loan guarantee

is granted based on normal commercial terms.

Article 138 Any of such loans granted by the Company contrary to the article above shall be repaid immediately regardless of the term on which the loan is granted.

Article 139 The Company shall not be obliged to execute the loan guarantee granted by the Company contrary to the first clause of Article 137; except the followings:

  1. The lender is not aware that the loan granted to the Associates of the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials of the Company or its parent company violates Article 137;

(2) The collateral granted

by the Company

has been lawfully

disposed of

by

the lender to

a bona fide buyer in accordance with the laws.

Article 140 The guarantees mentioned in

the previous articles

shall include an

undertaking

by

the guarantor

or property provided to secure the performance of obligations by the obligor.

Article 141 Apart from all rights or remedies specified in applicable laws or administrative rules or regulations, if the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials fail to perform their obligations toward the Company, the Company shall have the right to:

(1)

Require the repayment of any losses incurred to the Company due to its

failure of

the

performance;

(2)

Cancel any

contracts

or

transactions

entered

into

or

established

by

the

Company

with

such

directors,

supervisors,

manager

or

other

senior officials,

or

any

contracts

or

transactions entered

into

or

established by the

Company

with

any

third

party

(provided that such party had

known

or

had

reasonable

grounds to know

that

such

directors, supervisors, manager or other senior

officials

on

behalf

of

the

Company

failed to perform their obligations toward the

Company);

  1. Order the return of any gains due to failing to perform their obligations toward the Company;

(4) Recover any payment collected

by such directors,

supervisors,

manager

or

other

senior officials that should have

been attributed to

the Company,

including

but

not

limited to commission;

  1. Order the return of any incurred or potentially incurred interest on any payment that should have been attributed to the Company;
  2. Take legal action to determine that property acquired by such directors, supervisors, manager or other senior management officer in violation of their duty should belong to the Company.

Article 142 A written contract shall be entered into with the directors and supervisors regarding their

remuneration. Such contract shall be approved by the general meeting. Such remuneration include:

  1. Remuneration when acting as a director, supervisor or other senior official at the Company;
  2. Remuneration when acting as a director, supervisor or other senior official at the subsidiary of the Company;
  3. Payment for his other services for business administration to the Company or its subsidiary;
  4. Compensations for being removed from the office or for retirement of the director or supervisor.

Except as per the contracts mentioned above, the director or supervisor shall not file a case against the Company for his vested interests referring to in the previous clauses.

Article 143

It shall be stated in the contract entered

into with the director or supervisor regarding its

compensations that such director or supervisor

shall

be

paid

compensations

or other

payments for

being removed

from the

office

or

retirement

when

the

Company

is

about to

be

acquired,

provided that

the general

meeting

has

approved such

payment

in

advance.

Such acquisition refers to one of the followings:

  1. Anyone makes a takeover offer to all shareholders;
  2. Anyone makes a takeover offer, which is designed to promote the offeree to a controlling shareholder. Such controlling shareholder shall be as defined in Article
    57 herein.

Any payments received by any director or supervisor who fail to comply with this clause shall be attributed to the seller of its shares at the Company following the aforesaid offer. Such director or supervisor shall pay any expenses incurred during the proportional distribution of such payments. Such expenses shall not be paid out of such payments.

Chapter 15 Finance and Accounting System and Appropriation of Profits

Article 144

The

Company's

financial

and

accounting

systems

are established based

on

applicable

laws, administrative rules

and

regulations,

and

the

provisions

of

the

Generally

Accepted

Accounting Principles of

China

formulated by

the

financial

authority

under

the State

Council.

Article 145 Financial

statements

shall be prepared at the end of each fiscal year. Such

statement

is subject to

examination and verification.

Article 146

A calendar year

is the fiscal

year

of

the Company,

commencing

on

each

1st

day

of January

and ending on each 31st day of December.

The Company uses RMB for accounting unit. Accounts are prepared in Chinese.

Article 147 At each annual

general meeting,

the

Board

of

Directors

shall

submit

the

financial statements

to

shareholders

which

are

mandatory

under

applicable

laws,

administrative

rules

and

regulations, and the provisions of the standards promulgated by the local government and competent

authorities.

Article 148 Such statements shall

be

made

available

to

shareholders

at

the

Company

twenty

days

before the general meeting. Each shareholder shall have

access

to

the

financial

statement

mentioned in this chapter.

The Company shall, at least twenty-one days before the

general

meeting,

deliver

such

statements (including the annexes which are mandatory

under

applicable

laws

and

administrative

regulations

and

rules

prescribed

by

the

Stock

Exchange at which the shares

are listed) and

the directors' report to

any

of the

foreign

capital

shareholders

using

a

postage-

paid mail service, based on the registered address in the register of shareholders.

Article 149

Financial statements shall,

in

addition to

be

prepared

by

the

Company

in accordance

with

the Generally

Accepted

Accounting

Principles

of

China

and applicable laws, rules and

regulations

in

China,

be

also

prepared

in

accordance

with

the

generally

accepted

accounting

principles of

the

international

community

or the

overseas

places

where

the

shares are

listed. Any

material

discrepancies

in the

two

sets

of statements

prepared

based

on above-mentioned principles shall be explained in

the

explanatory

notes

attached.

The

lower of the

after-tax

profits

of

a

specific

fiscal year

stated

in

the

statements

prepared

based on the above-mentioned principles shall prevail in the allocation of such profits.

Article 150 Quarterly reports, interim reports, annual reports or finance information made public or disclosed by the Company shall be prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of China and applicable laws, rules and regulations in China, in addition, they shall also be prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of international community or the overseas places where the shares are listed.

Article 151 The Company shall publish 2 financial report within its first accounting year, that is to

say, an

interim financial report

within

60

days

from

the

expiry

of the

first

6 months

and

an annual financial report within 120

days

from the expiry of

the

accounting

year

(the

format

of the interim financial report must

also

comply

with

the

requirement

of

the

Listing rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Apart from, the above, the Company

shall at

least

21

days

before

the

general

shareholders'

meeting

and

not

more

than 4

months

from

the

end

of the accounting

period

send

copies

of

the

Board

of

Directors'

Report

and Accounts

of

the

Accounting

year

and

the

Auditor's

Report

in

respect

thereof

to all the shareholders of the Company.

Article 152 No other

accounting records shall exist at the

Company

except

those

mandatory

under

applicable laws.

Article 153 When interim and annual

financial

statements

of

the

Company

has

been

prepared

they

should

be dealt

with

and

published

in

accordance

with

the

relevant

Chinese

Securities

Law, administrative regulations and rules prescribed

by

the

Stock

Exchange

at

which

the

shares are listed.

Article 154 Allocation of after-tax profits of the current year, shall be in the following order :-

  1. recovery of loss;
  2. allocation to the statutory provident fund;
  3. allocation to the statutory public welfare funs;
  4. payment of dividend payable on preference shares (if any);
  5. allocation to optional provident fund;
  6. payment of dividend on ordinary shares.

the properties of (5) and (6) shall be decided by the Board according to business and development needs and to be approved by the shareholders in general meeting.

Article 155 No

dividends

shall

be

allocated

or

otherwise

allocated

as bonus before

the

losses

are

recovered

and statutory provident fund

and statutory public welfare fund are reserved. No

interest is

payable on

dividend

due

to

shareholders except

those

overdue but not yet

paid

by the Company.

Article 156 The

Company

shall

allocate 10%

of

the

after-tax

profits to

statutory

provident

fund

and 10%

to statutory public welfare fund and such amount as decided by resolution of the general shareholders' meeting to the optional provident fund.

  1. Premiums as the proceeds exceeding the nominal share price ;

(2) Other gains which according to the financial authority under the State Council shall be classified as capital reserve.

Article 157

Provident funds shall only be used for the recovery of losses, the expansion

of production

capacity and the increase of registered capital.

Having been approved by the general meeting, the provident funds may be used for the increase of registered capital, shareholders are entitled to distribution of new shares in accordance with their original shareholding (or an increase in nominal value). When the statutory provident funds are so used, however, the remaining portion of provident fund shall not be less than twenty-five percent of the registered capital.

Article 158 Capital Provident fund includes :

(1) Premium obtained by reason of issues of shares at price over their nominal

value;

  1. Other income which shall be classified as "capital provident fund" as required by the financial authority under the State Council.

Article

159

The statutory public welfare

fund

shall be used for the collective

welfare of the

staff of

the Company.

Article

160

Dividends are allocated based on the shareholding of each shareholder within six months

upon the expiry of each fiscal year, subject to Articles 154, 155 and 156.

Unless otherwise determined by the general meeting,

the general meeting

shall

have

the

right to authorize the board

for the

allocation of

annual

dividends. Unless

otherwise

specified in applicable laws

or

rules

or regulations,

annual

dividends shall

not

exceed

the

amount recommended by the Board of Directors.

Article 161 Dividends may be paid in the form of:

  1. Cash; or
  2. Share (or both cash and shares).

For shareholders of domestic capital ordinary shares,

cash

dividends

or

other

payments

are

paid or made in RMB. For shareholders of overseas listed

foreign

capital shares, cash

dividends

or

other payments are denominated

in

RMB

and

paid

in

Hong

Kong

dollars according

to

the

Authority governing foreign exchange

China.

Unless otherwise specified in applicable

laws

or

rules

or

regulations,

cash

dividends

or

other payments shall be paid in

Hong Kong dollars

based

on the average mid-point of

the

exchange rate promulgated by the People's Bank of China

for the

calendar

week

before

such dividends or payments are announced for payment.

Article 162 Unless otherwise resolved by the general meeting, the general meeting may authorize the board in the allocation of interim dividends or special dividends.

Article 163 The Company shall, when allocating dividends among shareholders, withhold or pay the

tax payable in accordance with the applicable laws in China.

Article 164

The Company shall

appoint

a

receiving agent

for foreign

capital

shareholders.

Such

agent

claims on behalf of such foreign capital shareholders the

dividends or

other

payments

payable. Such appointed agent

shall comply

with

the laws

of the

jurisdiction of the listing

or

the requirements

under the

provisions

of

the

stock

exchange

where

the

shares

are

listed.

A receiving agent appointed by the Company for foreign capital shareholders of listed companies at The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited shall be a trust company registered under the Trustee Ordinance.

Article 165 Subject to China Law and administrative regulations the Company may exercise power of forfeiture in respect of unclaimed dividend but such power may not be exercised before expiry of the relevant limitation period for litigation. All payment for shares are entitled to interest if they are paid prior to call but shareholders may not claim dividend announced afterwards based on his prepaid subscription.

If dividend cheques are returned tow times the Company may stop sending same by post. Similarly if it is returned undelivered the first time it is posted. The Company may sell the shares and retain the proceeds of untraceable shareholders if

  1. within 12 years the Company declares dividend three times but were unclaimed by the shareholder; and
  2. After the 12 years period, the Company publishes a Notice that it intend to sell the shares and notify the relevant overseas securities governing authority accordingly.

Chapter 16 Appointment of Accountancy Firm

Article 166

An independent CPA established according

to applicable provisions shall

be

appointed by

the Company, responsible for the annual audit of financial statements and other

reports.

The first accounting firm of the Company,

can be appointed by the meeting

of founders

before the first annual meeting. Its term

shall end on the conclusion

of the first annual

meeting.

The board of directors can exercise the powers mentioned above if the meeting of founders fails to exercise such power.

Article 167 The appointment term of the CPA begins and ends between each two annual meetings.

Article 168 The CPA so appointed shall:

  1. Have an immediate access to review books, records or vouchers at the Company, and shall

have the right to

require the submission of

supporting documents

and information

by

the directors, managers or other senior officials;

(2) Have the right to

require the Company to take

all reasonable measures

to

obtain all material

or information from its subsidiaries which

deems necessary for

the

performance of

its

duties;

  1. Have the right to appear at the general meetings, and have access to the notification or others relevant to which any shareholder is the recipient, and comments on issues associated with its duties as CPA at any of such meetings.

Article

169

The Board of Directors can appoint another

accounting firm

to

the

post

left

vacant

by

the

CPA before a general meeting. During such vacancy, however,

if

there

are

other

existing

CPA still serving

the

Company

during

the

period,

it shall

continue

in

the

performance

of

its duties.

Article

170

Notwithstanding

any letter

of

engagement

entered

into with

CPA,

the

general

meeting

shall, through

an

ordinary

resolution, have the

right

to remove

CPA

from

the post

before

the expiry of its terms.

If the accounting

firm

so removed

shall

be entitled

to claim

against

the Company for damages in respect of such removal, such

entitlement

shall

not

be

prejudiced thereby.

Article

171

The general meeting

determines the remunerations

of CPA

or

the

way

such

remunerations

are fixed. The board shall determine the remunerations of the CPA it appointed.

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Article 172 The general meeting determines the appointment, removal or discontinuing of the appointment of CPA of the Company, and it shall file with the competent authority under the State Council.

The following applies when the general meeting determines to appoint a non-serving

auditor to fill the vacancy, reappoint an auditor appointed by the board to fill the vacancy, or remove an auditor from its post before the expiry of its terms:

(1)

The auditor to be appointed, removed or departed before the end

of the

fiscal year shall

be copied of such resolution before the notice of the general

meeting

is issued. Such

departure includes dismissal, resignation and retirement.

  1. The following applies when the outgoing auditor represents in writing and requires that shareholders shall be informed of such representation, unless such representation is received by the Company too lately.

1. The notice to shareholders regarding the resolutions determined shall state that the outgoing auditor has made a representation;

2. Any shareholder who has access to the notice to the general meeting shall be copied of such representation.

  1. Auditor shall have the right to require a presentation of such statement at the general

meeting if the Company fails to deliver the notice in

accordance with the two

clauses above. An appealing mechanism is also in place in this

case.

  1. The outgoing auditor shall have the right to appear at:
    1. The general meeting in which its term is about to expire;
    2. The general meeting convened to appoint another auditor to its post to fill the vacancy due to its dismissal;
    3. The general meeting convened to appoint another auditor to its post to fill the vacancy due to its resignation;

Any of the notice of above meetings or relevant information shall be received by the outgoing auditor who shall have the right to address the meeting regarding the issues associated with such former auditor.

Article 173 CPA shall receive a prior notice for such removal or discontinuing its appointment. CPA shall have the right to be heard in the general meeting. CPA, when submitting its resignation, shall address to the general meeting for any inappropriate events at the Company (if any).

Such resignation can be submitted by a notice made available at the registered address of the

Company. Such resignation becomes effective on the date such notice is made available or the date specified therein, whichever is later. Such notice shall include:

  1. A statement that in CPA's opinion there are no events associated with such resignation that should be addressed to shareholders or creditors, or

(2)

A statement that regarding any events associated with such resignation that should

be addressed.

The competent authority shall be sent a copy of the notice mentioned above within fourteen days upon the receipt of such notice at the Company. The duplicates of the statements in such

notice mentioned in Clause 2 above shall be made available at the Company, for shareholders' review. The Company shall also deliver the duplicate of such

statement to any of the overseas shareholders, using a postage-paid mail service, based on the registered address in the register of shareholders.

If such notice contains a statement concerning any

associated events that

should

be

addressed, CPA shall have the right to request that

an

extraordinary general

meeting

be

called by the Board of Directors for its account of the associated

events.

Chapter 17 Labor Management and Trade Union

Article 174 The Company-level institutions in such

aspects

as

labor,

personnel,

compensations,

benefits and social insurance are established

in

accordance with

the laws

and

administrative rules and regulations in China.

Article 175 Management at each level is engaged by the Company. Workers are employed on a contractual basis. Staffing and placement are made at its own discretion. Management and workers can be dismissed as per the applicable administrative rules and regulations and the contract.

Article 176 Based on the profits and to the extent allowed by applicable administrative rules and regulations, the Company shall have the final say on the compensations and benefits of management at each level and workers.

Article 177 The medical insurance, pension insurance and unemployment insurance are purchased for management and workers following the applicable administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the central government and local government of China. The Company shall implement the laws, administrative rules, regulations and provisions in respect of the insurance and labour protection of retired or unemployed workers.

Article 178

As per the Trade Union Law

of the Peoples Republic of China, staff shall

have the

rights

to

establish a trade union

at the Company and sponsor activities

accordingly.

The

Company shall provide the necessary environment for Trade Union activities.

The Company shall allocate to the union for its consumption according to the Rules and Laws of

China for the union to carry out its activities.

Chapter 18 Merger and Division of the Company

Article 179

Merger or division of the Company shall,

be

proposed by

the Board

of Directors

and be

approved

in accordance

with

the

Articles

of Association and complete the reviewing and

approval

procedures. Shareholders

opposing

such

merger

or

division

shall

have

the right

to require

the

acquisition

of

their

shares

at

a

fair

price

by

the Company

or shareholders

upholding such

merger or

division. A special

document shall be prepared for such merger

or division resolution for shareholders'

review,

and

delivered

to

foreign

capital

shareholders whose shares are listed in Hong Kong using a mail service.

Article 180 Merger may take the form of a merger or consolidation.

Each party involved shall enter into

an

agreement regarding such merger. A balance

sheet

and inventory of properties shall be

prepared

accordingly. The

Company shall

notify

creditors of such merger within

ten

days upon

the determination

and announce

such

merger in newspaper for at least three times within thirty days.

Credits and debts attributable to the parties hereto shall be taken or assumed by the company surviving such merger or the new company thus established.

Article 181 After a division of

the

Company,

a

division of

the properties

shall

be

conducted

accordingly by the Company.

Each

party

involved

shall

enter into

an

agreement

regarding such

division.

A balance

sheet

and

inventory

of properties shall

be prepared accordingly.

The

Company shall

notify creditors of such division within ten days upon the determination and announce

such division in newspaper for at least three times within thirty days.

As per

the

agreement entered into, debts attributable

to the

Company

before

the

division

shall be assumed by the companies thereby established.

Article 182 Changes

in

registration

matters (if any) after such

merger

or

division

shall

be

filed with

the registrar.

Registration

of cancellation of Company

registration

shall

be completed for a

dissolved company and registration of incorporation shall be completed for newly established companies.

Chapter 19 Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company

Article 183 The dissolution and liquidation process initiates upon the occurrence of any of the followings:

  1. The Company is dissolved as per the resolution approved by the general meeting;
  2. The Company is dissolved as a result of merger or dissolution;
  3. The Company is declared bankrupt for not being able to repay the debts due;
  4. The Company is ordered to close due to its violation of applicable laws or administrative rules or regulations.

Article 184 A liquidation committee shall be formed within fifteen days upon the dissolution of the Company as per Clause 1 above. Its members shall be designated by the general meeting through an ordinary resolution.

A liquidation committee shall be formed for

the

Company

dissolved

as

per

Clause

3

above. Its members shall be designated

by

the

court

as

per

applicable

laws,

including

shareholders, competent authorities and professionals.

A liquidation committee shall be

formed

for

the

Company

dissolved

as

per

Clause

4

above. Its

members

shall

be designated

by

the

competent

authority,

including

shareholders, competent authorities and professionals.

Article 185

When the

Company

is determined

by the Board

of Directors

to

go

into

liquidation

(except

that due to a declared bankruptcy of the Company), it shall be declared

in the notice of a

extraordinary general

meeting

that

the

board has

a

comprehensive

understanding

of

the

status of the Company, and that the Company shall be able to repay all of its debts within twelve

months upon the initiation of the liquidation.

The Board of Directors shall cease its powers or authorities upon the determination of liquidation by the general meeting.

The liquidation committee shall, based on the instructions of the general meeting, submit report to the meeting at least once a year, including such items as income and expense, the status of the business and liquidation at the Company. A final report shall be submitted to the meeting upon the conclusion of the process.

Article 186Creditors shall be informed of the establishment of the committee within ten days. Such establishment shall be announced in newspaper for at least three times within sixty days. Registration of claims shall be performed by the committee.

Article 187 During the process, the committee shall have the following right and duties:

(1) Produce an inventory of properties and balance sheet;

  1. Have the creditors informed or posted;
  2. Handle and clear up all pending businesses;
  3. Repay all taxes owed;
  4. Clear up all credits and debts;
  5. Dispose of the properties less the debts owed;
  6. Get involved in civil proceedings in the Company's name.

Article

188

A liquidation plan shall be formed

by the committee after

the

clearing up of the

properties

and preparation of balance

sheet

and

inventory of properties.

Such plan

shall

be submitted

to the general meeting or competent authority for confirmation.

Article

189

Liquidation cost including remuneration if members of

the

committee

and

their

advisers

shall be paid out if the assets of the Company in priority to the debts of creditors.

Article

190

Properties of the Company

shall be used

for the repayment

in the following

order:

  1. Liquidation cost;
  2. Labor cost and insurance charge;
  3. Taxes owed;
  4. Debts.

The properties after the repayment of above items shall be allocated among shareholders based on the category and ratio of their respective subscriptions. Unless with the approval of the Liquidation Committee nobody shall dispose of the Company's assets once a resolution to liquidate has been passed.

New operations are not allowed during the liquidation period.

Article

191

Liquidation

Committee

members should act

in

good

faith

according to law. They shall

not receive bribes or

other

unlawful income

or

expropriate

asset

of the

Company.

If

they

wilfully or due to serious default cause loss to conditions, they are liable to compensate.

Article

192

During

the

check of

the properties

and the

preparation

of

balance

sheet

and

inventory

of

properties

of

the Company which goes liquidation

due to

the

dissolution,

the

committee

shall

file

an

immediate request for declared bankruptcy with

the

court

when

the

properties

are found

not

enough

to

cover the

debts.

The

committee

shall

pass the

liquidation

matters

on to the court which determines the declared bankruptcy of the Company.

Article

193 The

committee shall produce a

liquidation

report

and

the

income

and

expenditure

statements and financial books during the

process upon

the

conclusion

of the

liquidation.

Such reports,

statements

and

books

shall

receive

a verification

by

the

certified

accountant

in China, and be submitted to the general meeting or competent authority for confirmation.

The committee shall, within 30 days upon the confirmation by the general meeting or competent authority, file such reports, statements and books with the registrar for the registration of cancellation. The cancellation shall be announced.

Chapter 20 Procedures for the Amendment of the Articles of Association

Article 194 The Articles of Association of the Company may be amended in accordance with the

provisions of laws, administrative rules and the Articles of Association.

Article 195 The following procedures shall be followed when any amendment is to be made to the Articles of Association:

  1. Prepare a revision proposal by the Board of Directors through a resolution based on the Articles of Association;
  2. Inform shareholders of such proposal and organize a general meeting for voting;
  3. The revisions proposed at the general meeting shall be made by way of special

resolution.

Article 196

Any such

amendment associated

with

the

Mandatory

Provisions becomes

effective

upon

the

approval

by

the

approval authority

authorized

by the

State

Council and

China

Securities Regulatory

Commission.

Any

associated registration

matters

shall

be registered

in accordance with the laws.

Chapter 21 Notices

Article 197 Unless

otherwise

specified

herein,

any

notices,

documents

or

written

statements

addressed to the foreign capital shareholders

shall

be

served

in

person

or by

a

postage-

paid

letter

based

on

their

respective

registered

address.

For

shareholders

who

do

not

register their addresses or who give wrong address the

notice

will

be

deemed

record

if

the

Company

post

up

the notice

at

its

legal

address

for

24

hours.

Domestic

capital

shareholders will

be deemed

to

receive

the

notice

if

the

Company

publish

the

notice

in

one

or

more

newspapers

prescribed

by

the

Securities

Management

Department

of

the

State Council.

Article 198 The notice to be

delivered

using a

postage-paid

mail

service

shall

state

clearly

the

address. The notice is deemed delivered when the

envelope

containing

such

notice

is

put

into the mailbox, and deemed to be received 5 days after the posting.

Article 199 Any Notice, domestic, information or written statements, sent by the shareholders or the Articles to the Company may be sent by hand or by registered post to the legal address of the Company or sent by hand or by registered to the registered agent of the Company.

To prove the sending of notices, documents, information or written statements as aforesaid, the shareholders or Directors must provide evidence of that the same had been sent by prepaid posts to the correct addresses.

Chapter 22 Settlement of Disputes

Article 200 The following rules on the settlement of disputes apply to the Company:

(1)

Any disputes or claims associated

with the

matters

of

the Company

based

on

the rights

or obligations

outlined in

the

Articles

of

Association,

the

Companies Law

and

other applicable laws and administrative rules and regulations between foreign capital

shareholders,

between

foreign

capital

shareholders

and

the

directors,

supervisors,

manager

and

other

senior

officials,

between

foreign

capital

shareholders

and

shareholders in China shall be settled through

arbitration.

Any of such disputes or claims submitted

for

arbitration

shall be submitted as a

whole. The Company

or

the

directors,

supervisors,

manager

and

other

senior

officials at the Company shall honor the

arbitral

award

when the Company or such

directors,

supervisors,

managers

and other

senior

officials

is/are

involved

in

the

case based on the same cause of actions

or

whose

involvement is

mandatory

for

the

settlement of such disputes or claims.

Any disputes associated with the definition

of

shareholders

or

register of

shareholders

can be settled without the aid of

arbitration.

  1. The parties hereto can choose to go to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration

Committee for arbitration based on its arbitration rules, or with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre based on its administered arbitration rules. The arbitration organization selected by the party escalating the case for arbitration shall have the jurisdiction over the disputes or claims.

If the

escalating

party

chooses

to

go

with Hong

Kong

International

Arbitration

Centre,

either party

hereto can

petition

for

arbitration

in

Shenzhen

based

on

the

administered arbitration rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

(3)

Unless

otherwise

specified

in

applicable

laws

and

administrative

rules

or

regulations in case

of

(1),

the laws

of

the

People's

Republic of China

shall

govern

the arbitration-based settlement of disputes or claims under Clause 1 above.

  1. The award of above-mentioned arbitration organ is final and binding upon both parties hereto.

Chapter 23 Supplementary Provisions

Article

201

Notices required under these Articles should

be published

in

newspaper prescribed

by the

Laws

of

China. If under these Articles, notice

should

also

be

published

in Hong

Kong

then

in

addition, the notices should be published

in the

GEM

Board website

of the

Hong

Kong Stock Exchange.

Article

202

These Articles have one Chinese and one English version. In case of conflict, the

Chinese version shall prevail.

Article 203

The following terms shall have the following meanings :-

[Board of Directors]

The Board of Directors of the Company

[Chairman

of the Board]

The Company's Chairman of Board of

Directors

[Directors]

Directors of the Company

[Legal address]

Launch Industrial Park , No. 4012 North of

Wuhe Road Bantian Street, Longgang

District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of

China

[RMB]

The legal currency of China

[Company

Secretary]

Company Secretary appointed by the Board

Directors

[Stock Exchange of Hong Kong] Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited

[Country]

[China]

People's Republic of China

Accounting firm mentioned in the Articles have the same meaning as [Auditor]

Article 204 Subject to the laws of China and the administrative regulations the Board of Directors has the right to to interpret these Articles.

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