Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced that Effective 1 January 2021, Mr. Tai has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive of HKEX and an ex-officio member of the Board, while continuing his role as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of HKEX. In addition, Mr. Tai, as Interim Chief Executive, has taken up the following positions: HKEX: Member of Board Executive Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited: Ex-officio member of Listing Committee of the Main Board and GEM, and member of Listing Policy Panel. Mr. Tai's terms of service on the Board and its committees will be coterminous with his appointment as Interim Chief Executive of HKEX.