Mr. Li Zhong (李中), JP, aged 55, was graduated from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (北京化工大學) with a major in polymer materials, and obtained a master degree in business administration from Saint Mary’s University of Canada in 1997. He has served in national state-owned enterprises and international well-known 500 enterprises in the Mainland China and Hong Kong for over 20 years. Since 2002, he has dedicated himself to urban public utilities with a focus on water affairs, as well as the investment, management and operation of infrastructure projects. Since 2004, he has been a director of Shenzhen Bus Group Co. Ltd. Mr. Li Zhong also serves as executive director of the China Overseas Friendship Association, a Hong Kong member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議北京市港區常務委員) and the honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Volunteers Association. Currently, he is also an executive director of China Water Affairs Group Limited (“China Water”, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 855). He joined the Group in 2019.