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Corporate Governance

лूמᚣ Disclosure of interest
މၪܵʮ଺࿁္၍҅ٙ༐ڦၾʮ͍׌ٙڦːd˸ʿ To foster public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the
ᒒеᆑίлूላ߉d္၍҅ྼ݄Շᄴٙ͡జлूՓ EAA, the EAA adopts a two-tier reporting system on declaration of
ܓfהϞ໨ԫ҅ϓࡰʿ໨ԫ҅։΂ϓࡰᐏ։΂ܝd interest as a safeguard against potential conflict of interest. All
̀඲Σ္၍҅͡జՉлूdԨӊϋһอ༟ࣘfϤ Board members and Board-appointed members are required to
̮d˼ࡁ඲׵္၍҅הϞึᙄɪd͡జऒʿ္၍҅ register their interests with the EAA upon their appointment to
הᄲᙄٙ΂Оᙄᕚאԫ֝ٙлूd˸ʿ΂Оၾ္၍ membership and annually thereafter. They are also required to
҅ԫਕϞлूላ߉אᆑίлूላ߉ٙԫઋfʮ଺̙ declare their interests at all EAA meetings in any subject and matter
ࠅӋݟቡা፽Ϟᗫлू͡జ༉ઋٙ೮া̅f under consideration by the EAA, and any conflict of interest or
potential conflict of interest which they may have with the affairs of
the EAA. The register of interests is available for public inspection.

Ϥ̮d္၍҅הϞࡰʈ͵඲ӊϋ͡జdϞщၾɓԬ In addition, all EAA staff also have to declare annually if they have
ձ္၍҅Ϟᘩنٙeאၾ္၍҅ϞุਕֻԸٙdא any direct or indirect financial interest in any company or
ա္၍҅ה္၍ุٙਕאዚ࿴Ϟ΂Оٜટאගટٙ organisation which competes with the EAA, which the EAA has
ৌਕлूᗫڷf business dealings with, or which is being regulated by the EAA.

ίϞᗫɺήձيุٙлू˙ࠦdהϞ္၍҅໨ԫ҅ Regarding interests in land and property, all EAA Board members
ϓࡰʿ໨ԫ҅։΂ϓࡰѩ඲͡జՉί࠰ಥאऎ̮ٙ and Board-appointed members are required to declare any such
΂ОྼूᛆूdШʔܼ̍Ϟᗫɺήאيุٙήѧ༉ beneficial interests they have in Hong Kong or overseas, without
ઋf඲೮াٙлूܼ̍jϓࡰΤɨהܵϞeאீཀ disclosing details of the addresses of such land or property.
Չ˼ʮ̡אࡈɛගટܵϞeאՉϞᛆஈໄeאঐ੽ Registrable interests include land or property owned by a member
ʕᐏ੻΂Оږ፺лूٙɺήאيุf္၍҅Б݁௅ in his/her name or held indirectly through another company or
ژٙ၍ଣᔖॴɛࡰ͵඲፭ృᗳЧٙ஝֛d͡జ˼ࡁ person. It also includes land or property which a member has a right
ٙɺήʿيุлूf over its disposition or has any pecuniary interest deriving from it.
The managerial staff of the EAA Administration are also required to
follow a similar requirement in declaring their interests in land and
property.

ਪப׌ʿீ׼ܓ Accountability and Transparency

္၍҅ൖਪப׌މዚ࿴၍طٙਿ͉˕ݒʘɓdԨਿ The EAA considers accountability one of the fundamental pillars of
׵Ϥଣׂܔ͉ͭ҅ٙݖ࿴ʿ၍ଣ˖ʷfίତБݖ࿴ corporate governance and has built its corporate structure and
ɨd໨ԫ҅඲ఱ္၍҅ٙ዆᜗ڌତਪபfБ݁௅ژ management culture based on this concept. Under the current
ࠋப၍ଣ္၍҅ٙ˚੬ุਕdԨ඲ఱՉڌତΣ໨ԫ structure, the Board is accountable for the overall performance of
҅ਪபf the EAA. The Administration is responsible for managing the EAA’s
everyday business and is accountable to the Board for its
performance.

္၍҅ீཀɽ଺ద᜗e္၍҅̊يʿՉၣ१ഃʔΝ๖ஷಬ༸dΣʮ଺೯׳Ϟ
ᗫ္၍҅ٙʈЪʿᑘણٙ༟ৃf
The public are kept abreast of the EAA’s work and initiatives through various
communication channels, such as the mass media, EAA publications and its
website.

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