The board of directors of C-MER Eye Care Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Rex Auyeung Pak-kuen ("Mr. Auyeung") and Mr. Ip Shu Kwan Stephen ("Mr. Ip") have been appointed as independent non-executive directors of the Company with effect from 6 November 2020. Mr. Auyeung, aged 68, is the chairman and non-executive director of MTR Corporation Limited, an independent non-executive director of China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited and an advisor to Nippon Life Asia Pacific (Regional HQ) Pte. Ltd. Mr. Ip joined the Hong Kong Government in November 1973 and was promoted to the rank of Director of Bureau in April 1997. He worked in the Hong Kong Government as a Principal Official from July 1997 to June 2007. Senior positions held by Mr. Ip in the past include Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner for Labour, Secretary for Economic Services and Secretary for Financial Services. Mr. Ip took up the position of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour in July 2002.