The board of directors of Palinda Group Holdings Limited announced that Ms. Annie Lau (?Ms. Annie Lau?) has resigned as the company secretary of the Company and ceased to be the authorised representative of the Company, with effect from 21 December 2023. With regard to the resignation of Ms. Annie Lau, the Board also announced that Mr. Lai Nga Ming, Edmund (?Mr. Edmund Lai?) has been appointed to be the company secretary and the authorised representative of the Company, with effect from 21 December 2023, pursuant to Rules 5.14 and 5.24 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the GEM (the ?GEM Listing Rules?) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and as required under Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong). Mr. Edmund Lai is the company secretary of Luxxu Group Limited since November 2016.

He was also the company secretary of C&N Holdings Limited between July 2021 and July 2023. He has been an independent non-executive director of Founder Holdings Limited since April 2020, and he was an independent non-executive director of Peking University Resources (Holdings) Company Limited between April 2020 and September 2021; the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Edmund Lai received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He has accumulated extensive experience in auditing and accounting by working in various international firms of Certified Public Accounts, listed and multinational companies in Hong Kong such as Grant Thornaton Hong, BDO Hong Kong and SDM Education Group Holdings Limited.