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ROMA GROUP LIMITED

羅 馬 集 團 有 限 公 司*

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 8072)

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

The Board is pleased to announce that with effect from 5 June 2017:

  1. Mr. Lum has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Group;

  2. Mr. Wong has been appointed as the chief strategy officer of the Group; and

  3. Mr. Yue has ceased to act as chief executive officer of the Group, and shall remain as an executive Director, company secretary and compliance officer of the Company.

The board (the ''Board'') of directors (the ''Directors'') of Roma Group Limited (the ''Company'') is pleased to announce that (i) Mr. Lum Pak Sum (''Mr. Lum'') has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Company and its subsidiaries (the ''Group'');

(ii) Mr. Wong Kam Hong (''Mr. Wong'') has been appointed as the chief strategy officer of the Group; and (iii) Mr. Yue Kwai Wa Ken (''Mr. Yue'') has ceased to act as chief executive officer of the Group, and shall remain as an executive Director, company secretary and compliance officer of the Company with effect from 5 June 2017.

The biographical details of Mr. Lum and Mr. Wong are set out as follows:

Mr. Lum

Mr. Lum aged 56, possesses over 20 years working experience in money market and capital market. Mr. Lum is currently an independent non-executive director of Great China Properties Holdings Limited (stock code: 21), Beautiful China Holdings Company Limited (stock code: 706), Yuhua Energy Holdings Limited (stock code: 2728), Kwan On Holdings Limited (stock code: 1559) and Anxian Yuan China Holdings Limited (stock code: 922), all

* For identification purpose only

of which the shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ''Stock Exchange'') and i-Control Holdings Limited (stock code: 8355), whose shares are listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (''GEM'') of the Stock Exchange.

Mr. Lum was also an independent non-executive director of Pak Tak International Limited (stock code: 2668) from June 2014 to November 2014, Sinogreen Energy International Group Limited (stock code: 1159) (now known as ''Jimei International Entertainment Group Limited'') from April 2009 to November 2014 and Asia Resources Holdings Limited (stock code: 899) from November 2010 to January 2015, whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Lum was also a non-executive director of Orient Securities International Holdings Limited (stock code: 8001), whose shares are listed on GEM, for the period from April 2011 to June 2015. He has also been an independent director of Asia Green Agriculture Corporation, a company trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board in the United States of America, since September 2011 and privatised in November 2014.

Mr. Lum obtained a master's degree in business administration from The University of Warwick in 1994 and a bachelor's degree in laws from University of Wolverhampton in 2002. He has been currently a non-practising fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. U.K. since 1996 and 1993 respectively.

Mr. Lum has entered into a service agreement with the Company for a term of three years with effect from 5 June 2017, provided that either party may terminate such service agreement at any time by giving at least three months' notice in writing. Pursuant to the service agreement, Mr. Lum is entitled to a remuneration of HK$45,000 per month, which is determined and will be reviewed annually by the remuneration committee of the Company and the Board with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company, the Company's performance and the prevailing market situation.

Following Mr. Lum's appointment, Mr. Yue shall cease to act as the chief executive officer of the Group with effect from 5 June 2017, and shall remain as an executive Director, company secretary and compliance officer of the Company.

Mr. Wong

Mr. Wong, aged 54, has 30 years' experience in real estate, securities and media industries. He was former deputy chairman and senior executive director of Midland Holdings Limited (stock code: 1200), chief executive officer of mReferral Mortgage Brokerage Services (associated company of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (stock code: 0001) and Midland Holdings Limited), and held other senior executive positions with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 388) (before its shares were being listed on the Stock Exchange), and South China Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 619).

Mr. Wong has entered into a service agreement with the Company for a term of three years with effect from 5 June 2017, provided that either party may terminate such service agreement at any time by giving at least three months' notice in writing.

As at the date of this announcement, each of Mr. Lum and Mr. Wong has no interest in any shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance; and does not have other relationship with any Directors, senior management, substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company (within the meaning of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM (the ''GEM Listing Rules''). Save as disclosed above, each of Mr. Lum and Mr. Wong has not held any directorship in any listed public companies in the last three years preceding the date of this announcement or any other position with the Company and other members of the Group or other major appointments and professional qualifications.

Save as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any information in relation to the appointments of Mr. Lum and Mr. Wong that is required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 17.50(2)(h) to (v) of the GEM Listing Rules and there is no other matter that needed to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

The Board would like to express its warmest welcome to Mr. Lum and Mr. Wong for joining the Group.

By order of the Board Roma Group Limited Yue Kwai Wa Ken

Executive Director and Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 5 June 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Dr. Cheung Wai Bun Charles, J.P., Ms. Chan Hong Nei Connie and Mr. Yue Kwai Wa Ken, the non-executive Director is Mr. Yim Wai Ning and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Ko Wai Lun Warren, Mr. Lou Ming and Mr. Wong Tat Keung.

This announcement, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the GEM Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained in this announcement is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this announcement misleading.

This announcement will remain on the ''Latest Listed Company Information'' page of the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk for at least seven days from the day of its posting. This announcement will also be published on the website of the Company at www.romagroup.com.

Roma Group Ltd. published this content on 05 June 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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