The board of directors of C-MER Eye Care Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Yin Ke ("Mr. YIN") has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 3 July 2023. Mr. YIN, aged 59, graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in economics from Zhejiang University, the PRC. Mr. YIN previously worked as a Secretary to the President of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

He also served as the Deputy General Manager and an Executive Director of Jun'an Securities Co. Ltd., a Board Director of Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., the President and an Executive Director of China United Securities Co.

Ltd., a Director and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, a Non- executive Director of CITIC Dameng Holdings Limited, an Independent Director of CCB Principal Asset Management Co. Ltd., the Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Securities International Limited and an Executive Director and the Vice Chairman of CITIC Pacific Limited. In addition, Mr. YIN served as the Vice Chairman of CITIC Securities Company Limited from 2011 to 2016 and its Executive Director from 2009 to 2017, and a Non-executive Director of CITIC Limited from 2009 to 2014, both of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

He was also a Non-executive Director of Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited from 2010 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2020, which was delisted from the Stock Exchange in 2020. He was a non-executive director of Hui Xian Asset Management Limited from October 2011 to January 2018. Mr. YIN was a member of the Financial Service Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 2017 to 2022.

Mr. YIN currently serves as an External Director of Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co. Ltd. and an Independent Non-executive Director of Hui Xian Real Estate Investment Trust (stock code: 87001), which is listed on the Stock Exchange, an Independent Non- executive Director of Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., which is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Mr. YIN also serves as a Senior Advisor to CPP Investments. He is a director of Beijing Oriental Plaza Co. Ltd. The Board announces that Mr. LI Chunshan has notified the Board that he will step down as an executive director of the Company with effect from 3 July 2023 as he is close to retirement age.

Mr. LI will however continue to serve the Group in his capacity as a director of certain of its subsidiaries in the PRC. Mr. YIN has been appointed as a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company with effect from 3 July 2023. Concurrent with Mr. YIN's appointments to these committees, Dr. Rex AUYEUNG Pak-kuen will step down as a member of the Audit Committee, and Ms. LI Xiaoting will also step down as a member of the Nomination Committee on the same date.