Service Agreement between and by XDLONG INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED (the “Company”) and Lin Shuipan (“appointee”) On appointing Lin Shuipan as Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of XDLONG INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
EXHIBIT
10.34
between
and by
XDLONG
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
(the
“Company”)
and
Lin
Shuipan
(“appointee”)
On
appointing
Lin Shuipan as Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive
Officer of XDLONG INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
Contents
1.
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Definitions
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2.
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Commencement
Date, Term and Continuous Service
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3.
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Title
and Responsibilities
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2
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4.
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Location
of Office
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5.
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Remunerations
and Other Benefits
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6.
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Confidential
Information
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7.
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Exclusiveness
of Service
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4
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8.
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Receiving/Accepting
Payments and Benefits from Third Parties
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4
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9.
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Early
Termination of Appointment
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4
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10.
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Expiration
or Termination of the Term of Appointment
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5
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11.
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Restrictions
on Early Termination or Expiry of Appointment
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5
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12.
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Representations
and Warranties
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13.
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Injunctive
Relief and Damages
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14.
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Information
Protection
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15.
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Notices
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16.
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Law
and Jurisdiction
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17.
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Prior
Agreement
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18.
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Severability
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This Agreement is
entered into by and between the following two parties on April 30th,
2008:
(1)
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Xdlong
International Company Limited (the “Company”),an exempted
company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, having
its registered office at Cricket Square, Xxxxxxxx Drive, XX Xxx 0000,
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0-0000, Cayman Islands;
and
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(2)
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Lin
Shuipan (the “Appointee”) , a
natural person of Chinese nationality, holder of resident identity card
number 000000000000000000,residing at
Xx. 000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx.
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Whereas,
The two
Parties have agreed to appoint the appointee as the Chairman of the Board,
Executive Director and CEO of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
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Definitions
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1.1
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In
this Agreement, the following words and expressions shall have the
following meanings as stated below:
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“Board” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company;
“Effective Date” shall
mean April 30th, 2008;
“Group” shall mean the
Company and its affiliates, and “Group Company” shall
mean the Company or any of its affiliates;
“Party” shall mean a
party hereto;
“China” shall mean
People’s Republic of China, and for purpose of this Agreement, shall not include
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao Special Administrative Region;
“RMB” shall mean
Renminbi, the statutory currency of China;
“Securities and Futures
Ordinance” shall mean the Securities and Futures Ordinance under Chapter
571 of the Laws of Hong Kong;
“SEHK” shall mean the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; and
“Affiliates”, for
purpose of the Company, shall mean any company in which the Company controls or
holds, either directly or indirectly, the composition of the Board of Directors,
the voting rights in the general shareholders meeting or its outstanding shares
by more than one-half.
1.2
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In
this Agreement, all references to:
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(A)
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words
in the singular form shall also include the plural and vice
versa;
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(B)
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any
article or provision shall mean an article or provision
hereunder;
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(C)
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any
law, statute, regulation or rule shall include references to the
aforementioned law, statute, regulation or rule as amended, cited or
remade from time to time; and
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(D)
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this
Agreement, any of its exhibits or documents referred to herein shall
include references to this Agreement, the aforementioned exhibit or
document as amended, changed, supplemented, revised or updated from time
to time.
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2.
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Commencement Date,
Term and Continuous Service
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2.1
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall remain
valid for three (3) years or until it is terminated under Article 9 set
forth below, whichever is the
earlier.
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2.2
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This
Agreement can be renewed or extended through consultations between the
parties within six (6) months prior to expiry of the term of this
Agreement.
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3.
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Title and
Responsibilities
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3.1
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The
Company has appointed the Appointee as the Chairman of the Board,
Executive Director and CEO of the Company, and the Appointee hereby agrees
to serve the Company and/or any other member of the Group Company in the
capacity of Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and CEO of the
Company and/or any other capacity as decided by the Board from time to
time, including but not limited to guiding the strategic growth and
development of the Group Company, reviewing the implementation of the
policies and decisions of the Board as well as communicating with the
media and external parties on behalf of the Group
Company.
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3.2
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The
Appointee shall report to the Board directly or in any other manner as
instructed by the Board from time to
time.
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3.3
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The
Appointee shall perform all his actions, duties, responsibilities and
obligations as assigned by the Board from time to time and observe any and
all orders, directions, instructions and mandates of the Board; meanwhile,
the Board may, from time to time, require the Appointee to assume other
responsibilities and provide other services for any member of the Group
Company.
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4.
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Location of
Office
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4.1
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The
Company may require the Appointee to perform his duties at any premise
currently or later owned by the Company or any member of the Group
Company, in Hong Kong, China or any other
country.
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4.2
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The
Company may also require the Appointee to travel within or outside the
territory of China from time to time in order to perform his
duties.
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5.
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Remunerations and
Other Benefits
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5.1
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Salary
and Bonuses
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From the
Effective Date, the Appointee shall be entitled to an annual salary of nine
hundred and sixty thousand Renminbi Yuan (RMB 960,000), which will be paid on a
monthly basis at the end of each month.
The
Appointee shall be entitled to obtain a management bonus approved by the
Remuneration Commission of the Board solely at its own discretion by reference
to the net profit after deduction of tax and minor shareholders’ interests, but
without taking into account of the extraordinary items as shown in the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Group; however, the total amount of
management bonus paid to all executive members of the Board in any fiscal year
of the Company shall not exceed 1 percent of the net profit in the fiscal year
concerned.
5.2
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Review
Rewards and Bonuses
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The
rewards and bones as stipulated in Article 5.1 above shall be subject to review
by the Board in annual review.
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If the
parties hereto agree to make any changes in the rewards and bonuses that should
be paid to the Appointee hereunder, such changes shall not constitute a new
agreement, but subject to any expressed agreement made against contrary
provisions, the appointment of the Appointee hereunder shall continue to be
subject in every aspect to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in
which such changes are made.
5.3
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Costs/Expenditures
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The
Company shall pay, refund or reimburse or cause to pay, refund or reimburse the
Appointee any and all necessary direct costs/expenditures arising from any
reasonable travel, entertainment as well as other expenses of the same type in
duly performing his duties, which have been incurred already but are overdue;
however, the Appointee shall produce evidences in support of the aforementioned
costs and expenditures in line with the reasonable rules of the
Company.
5.4
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Others
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Any
provision hereunder shall not prevent the Board from paying the Appointee any
newly added amounts at its absolute discretion from time to time; provided
however, any newly added amounts aforementioned shall not constitute a part of
the rewards and bonuses of the Appointee hereunder, and when a decision on such
payment proposal is made at any Board meeting, the Appointee shall abstain from
voting and shall not be taken into account in calculating the
quorum.
5.5
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Taxes,
Contributions and Withholding
Obligation
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The
Company shall pay any and all taxes for the Appointee with respect to the
rewards and bonuses of the Appointee as set forth herein in accordance
with applicable laws and regulations, not including, however, any income
earned from exercising the option. The Company shall also observe its
obligation and withhold any relevant amounts from the amounts to be paid
to the Appointee hereunder and transfer them to the relevant government
agency in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
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6.
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Confidential
Information
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6.1
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During
the term of appointment hereunder, or at any time following termination of
this Agreement, except for duly performing his duties or unless being
authorized by the Board or required by any applicable law, government
agency or regulator, the appointee shall not directly or
indirectly
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(A)
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use
for purpose of himself or any other person, company, business entity or
any other organization; or
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(B)
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disclose
or leak to any person, company, business entity or any other organization
and shall make his best effort to prevent the publication or disclosure
of;
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any
know-how, technique, business secret or confidential information, including but
not limited to any document involving any client, customer list or requirements,
price list or pricing mechanism, marketing and sales information, business plan
or transaction, employee or officer, financial information, arrangement, design,
formula, product series, prototype, service, research activity, source code and
computer system, software and any document indicated as “confidential” or marked
with similar words, or any information which the Appointee has been notified as
confidential, or which the Appointee can reasonably expect to be deemed as
confidential by any member of the Group Company, or any information provided in
private to any member of the Group Company by any client, supplier or other
persons.
6.2
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Unless
made in the interest of any member of the Group Company, the Appointee
shall not take any note or write down in any memo on any matter of the
business scope, transactions or affairs of any member of the Group Company
at any time in the duration of his appointment
hereunder.
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6.3
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The
restrictions set forth in Article 6.1 above are not applicable to any
material or information which is publicly known at the time of its use,
disclosure or leakage, except for unauthorized
disclosures.
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6.4
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The
Appointee shall not make or deliver, or cause to make or deliver or
facilitate the making or delivery of any oral or written statement on any
matter of any member of the Group Company to any public news media or any
representative of TV stations, broadcasters or other medias without the
prior written consent of the relevant Group
Company.
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6.5
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The
Appointee shall pay damages to the Company in full for all the losses and
damages incurred by the Company and/or any member of the Group Company for
his breach of any provision of Article 6
hereof.
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7.
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Exclusiveness
of Service
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7.1
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The
Appointee shall devote his full time, attention, skills and efforts to his
duties hereunder and act in the best interest of all members of the Group
Company.
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7.2
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Without
the prior written consent of the Company, the Appointee shall not, either
directly or indirectly (i) be enrolled or employed in, (ii) involve in, in
any capacity, or (iii) provide service for any business or organization
which has or may constitute a conflict of interest with any member of the
Group Company or, which may have adverse effects on the effective
performance of his duties either during the term of his appointment
hereunder or, upon expiry of the term under Article 2.1 hereof or, within
one (1) year following termination of his appointment (or in any shorter
term agreed by the Company) in accordance with Article 9. Nonetheless,
however, this provision shall not prevent the Appointee from holding,
either directly or indirectly, up to 5 percent of any kind of securities
issued by any company listed on a recognized stock exchange, provided that
the business of the company which issued such securities shall not be
similar or compete with any existing business carried out by any member of
the Group Company.
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7.3
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The
Appointee agrees that the restrictive provisions contained in Article 7
are necessary for protecting the lawful interests of the Group’s business,
and are fair and reasonable in terms of scope and extent. Should any court
or arbitral agency determine that any restrictive provision contained in
Article 7 is unreasonable and unenforceable, and deletion of any part of
such restrictive provision will make it reasonable and enforceable, that
part of the restrictive provision shall be deemed as deleted on the basis
of resulting in the minimum effect on other provisions
hereunder.
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8.
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Receiving/Accepting
Payments and Benefits from Third
Parties
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Subject
to applicable regulations in writing endorsed by the Company, the Appointee, or
any of his family members, or any company or business entity in which the
Appointee or any of his family members has an interest, has no right to receive
or obtain any payment, rebate, kickback, commission or other benefits from third
parties either directly or indirectly from any business transaction conducted by
any member of the Group Company or its representative, notwithstanding whether
it be the Appointee or not. Should the Appointee or any of his family members
directly or indirectly receive or obtain any payment, rebate, kickback,
commission or other benefits from any company or business entity in which the
Appointee or any of his family members has an interest, the Appointee must
disclose such information to the Group Company. Unless a written consent is
obtained from the Company, the Appointee must pay the Company or the relevant
member of the Group Company all the amounts received or, the fair market value
of all benefits obtained.
9.
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Early Termination of
Appointment
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9.1
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The
Company may terminate the appointment of the Appointee before this
Agreement expires without notice nor payment in lieu of notice, if it
reasonably believes that the Appointee, with respect to his
appointment,
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(A)
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intentionally
disobeys lawful and reasonable
orders;
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(B)
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has
involved in any misconduct contrary to proper and honest performance of
his duties;
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(C)
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is
guilty of fraud or dishonesty;
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(D)
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neglect
his duties;
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(E)
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severely
violate any term or condition hereof or Articles of Association of the
Company;
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(F)
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has
been convicted of a criminal offense except for traffic offenses, for
which he has not been convicted to imprisonment or, is deemed as violating
applicable anti-corruption laws or any law of similar nature by a
competent judiciary or government
organ;
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(G)
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has
been disqualified from being a director of the Board by virtue of any
adjudication of a competent court;
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(H)
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has
been declared bankrupt; or
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(I)
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has
been disqualified or banned from being a director of the Company, or from
engaging in the sponsoring, establishment or management of the Company,
either directly or indirectly, or from performing any duty or function to
be performed by virtue of the appointment hereunder subject to any
applicable law or regulation, including SEHK rules or rules promulgated by
Hong Kong Securities and Futures
Commission.
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or
otherwise the Company may terminate this Agreement earlier without providing any
reason with a three-month notice in the least or, a payment in lieu of notice
equivalent to the remuneration of the Appointee of the next three months
hereunder.
9.2
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The
Company reserves the right to require the Appointee to refrain from
assuming any or all of his duties within any notice period made either by
the Appointee or the Company; however, the Company is not obliged to
assign any duty to the Appointee and may require
him
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(A)
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not
to enter the premise of the Company or any other member of the Group
Company; and/or
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(B)
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resign
immediately from any position he has held in the Company or any other
member of the Group Company; and/or
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(C)
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avoid
from discussing any business matter related to the Group Company with key
customers, clients or key employees of the Company or any member of the
Group Company.
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Provided,
however, the Company shall continue to pay the Appointee the remunerations
hereunder but it is not obliged to pay management bonus while the Appointee
remains to be assigned by the Company and observes other provisions
hereunder.
9.3
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The
Company may terminate the appointment of the Appointee on the ground of
winding-up as a result of restructuring or merger of the Group Company, or
as a part of any arrangement of restructuring or merger of the Group
Company which does not involve any
insolvency.
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10.
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Expiration or
Termination of the Term of
Appointment
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10.1
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When
the appointment expires under Article 2 hereof, or when the Company
terminates the appointment of the Appointee under Article 9 or for other
reasons, the Appointee shall
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(A)
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in
line with the instruction of the Company, return all the equipment,
correspondences, records, specifications, software, discs, recordings,
reports and other documents, together with any copy thereof, as well as
any other property that belongs to any member of the Group Company,
including but not limited to keys, credit cards, devices and entry pass
held or controlled by him. The Appointee shall confirm in writing, if the
Company so requires, that he has observed all obligations under Article
10.1(A) hereof;
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(B)
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resign
immediately from any position he has assumed in the Company or any other
member of the Group Company, as well as any related trusteeship, without
any resignation compensation; if the Appointee fails to do so, he hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Company to appoint someone else to execute any
document in his name or on his behalf, and take any necessary action to
effectuate his resignation; and
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(C)
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immediately
pay the Company or any member of the Group Company, as appropriate, any
outstanding loan or other amounts that he owes or that should be paid to
the Company or any member of the Group Company; if the Appointee fails to
do so, the Company has the right to deduct an equivalent amount from any
amounts that are owed or should be paid by the Company or any member of
the Group Company to the Appointee.
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11.
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Restrictions on Early
Termination or Expiry of
Appointment
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11.1
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The
following words and expressions referred to in Article 11 hereof shall
have the following meanings:
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“Employees of the Group
Company” shall mean any person who is employed by any member of the Group
Company on and/or at least three-months prior to the Termination Date,
and
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(A)
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with
whom the Appointee has important contacts or transactions in performing
his duties hereunder;
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(B)
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who
has had important contacts or transactions with clients in performing
his/her duties by virtue of his/her employment with any member of the
Group Company; or
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(C)
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who
has worked together with the Appointee on any product, invention or
service provision in connection with the business of any member of the
Group Company or engaged in the R&D of any member of the Group
Company;
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“Client” shall mean
any person, firm, company or other organizations for whom any member of the
Group Company has provided goods or services within twenty-four (24) months
prior to the Termination Date;
“Quasi-client” shall
mean any person, firm, company or other organizations with whom any member of
the Group Company has conducted any negotiation or important discussions on the
likeliness of providing goods or services by any member of the Group Company
within twenty-four (24) months prior to the Termination Date;
“Relevant Period”
shall mean (i) one (1) year following the Termination Date of appointment of the
Appointee, (ii) for purpose of Article 11 hereof, any substitute period
stipulated and notified in writing by the Company, whichever is
shorter;
“Supplier” shall mean
any person, corporate business entity or other organizations who has (i)
provided goods or services to any member of the Group Company at any time within
twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Termination Date; (ii) agreed to
provide goods or services to any member of the Group Company before the
Termination Date and, the provision of such goods and services begins at any
time within twelve (12) months following the Termination Date; or (iii) provided
goods or services to any member of the Group Company under special agreements or
arrangements entered between Supplier and any member of the Group Company;
and
“Termination Date”
shall mean the date of early termination of appointment of the Appointee under
Article 9 hereof or, the expiry date under Article 2 hereof.
11.2
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The
Appointee hereby agrees that, without prior written consent of the
Company, he will not, during the Relevant Period, whether on behalf of
himself or with or on behalf of any other person, firm, company or other
organization in China, Hong Kong or any other place of Asia, no matter as
employee, director, party, agent, adviser, partner, executive, shareholder
or in any other capacity, (i) be employed or enrolled in, or (ii) provide
service for, or (iii) by any means be engaged
in
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(A)
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the
research, development, manufacturing, supply or marketing of any product
which is same as or similar to any product that is being researched,
developed, manufactured, supplied or marketed by any member of the Group
Company within twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Termination
Date; or
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(B)
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the
development or supply of any service that is the same as or similar to any
service provided by any member of the Group Company within twelve (12)
months immediately preceding the Termination Date, including but not
limited to technical and product support, consultations and customer
service;
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in any
direct or indirect competition with the Company. However, this provision of
Article 11.2 shall be applicable only to products or services in which the
Appointee was involved or for which the Appointee was responsible at any time
within twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Termination Date while being
appointed or employed by any member of the Group Company.
11.3
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The
Appointee hereby agrees that, he will not, during the Relevant Period,
whether on behalf of himself or with or on behalf of any other person,
firm, company or other organization, no matter as employee, director,
party, agent, adviser, partner, executive, shareholder or in any other
capacity, compete directly or indirectly with the Company to (i) persuade,
or (ii) help persuade (iii) accept or (iv) cause to accept, or (v) deal
with any business or service of the following clients or
quasi-clients:
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(A)
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clients
or quasi-clients with whom the Appointee had personal contacts or business
relations on behalf of any member of the Group Company at any time within
twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Termination Date;
and
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(B)
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clients
or quasi-clients for whom the Appointee was responsible at any time within
twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Termination
Date.
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11.4
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The
Appointee hereby agrees that he will not, during the Relevant Period,
whether on behalf of himself or with or on behalf of any other person,
company, business entity or other organization, directly or
indirectly
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(A)
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(i)
induce (ii) persuade, (iii) entice or (iv) cause any person who is an
employee of the Group Company to resign from employment with any member of
the Group Company; or
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(B)
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engage
in (i) accepting employment or (ii) employing or using the service of any
person who is an employee of the Group Company by any other
means.
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11.5
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The
Appointee hereby agrees that he will not (i) during the Relevant Period,
and (ii) with respect to any agreement or arrangement on providing goods
and services to any member of the Group Company particularly made between
any member of the Group Company and any supplier, during the term of such
agreement or arrangement, whether on behalf of himself or with or on
behalf of any other person, firm, company or other organization, no matter
as employee, director, party, agent, adviser, or in any other capacity,
directly or indirectly,
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(A)
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interfere
with any supplier in providing goods and services to any member of the
Group Company;
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(B)
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induce
any goods or services supplier of any member of the Group Company to stop
providing or refuse to provide the aforementioned goods or services in the
future.
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11.6
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The
Appointee agrees that the restrictive provisions contained in Article 11
are necessary for protecting the lawful interests of the Group’s business,
and are fair and reasonable in terms of scope and extent. Should any court
or arbitral agency determine that any restrictive provision contained in
Article 11 is unreasonable and unenforceable, and deletion of any part of
such restrictive provision will make it reasonable and enforceable, that
part of the restrictive provision shall be deemed as deleted on the basis
of resulting in the minimum effect on other provisions
hereunder.
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12.
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Representations and
Warranties
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12.1
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The
Appointee represents and warrants that he is not subject to any agreement,
arrangement, contract, understanding, court order and whatsoever that will
limit or prohibit him in any manner, either directly or indirectly, from
performing all his responsibilities or any of the duties assigned to him
under the terms and conditions
hereof.
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12.2
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The
Appointee agrees that if an employment or enrollment proposal is received
from any person, company, business entity or other organization in the
duration of the terms and conditions hereunder or in the duration of
validity of any restriction set forth in Article 11 above, the Appointee
shall immediately provide a full and exact copy of Article 11 and 12
hereof to the aforementioned person, company, business entity or other
organization.
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12.3
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The
Appointee represents and warrants that he will not be violating any
provision of contracts, either implied or expressed, that he has entered
with third parties or restrain him from any other obligations as a result
of entering this Agreement or performing the responsibilities or
obligations hereunder.
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12.4
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The
Appointee represents and warrants that during the term of his office, he
will
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(A)
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make
his best efforts to cause the Company to observe Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and
listing rules, rules governing acquisition, merger and repurchase of
shares and articles of association which come into effect from time to
time in Hong Kong, as well as all other laws, regulations and rules that
are applicable to companies and come into effect from time to
time;
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(B)
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notify
SEHK in writing immediately if a notice is received from any
administrative or government agency or if a proceeding has been initiated
against the Company or any member of the Group Company or its directors
for violating the relevant laws, regulations and other rules with respect
to the governing, operation, behavior or regulation of listed companies
which come into effect from time to
time;
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(C)
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notify
the Company immediately if he finds himself unable to perform the
responsibilities hereunder and to act in the best interest of all members
of the Group Company.
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12.5
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As
it is anticipated that the Company could have an initial public offering
on SEHK, the Appointee is required to observe the Code of Conduct endorsed
by the Board from time to time, as well as applicable SEHK rules
(including listing rules), rules and regulations of any other relevant
regulators (including Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors
of Listed Issuers) and any other applicable laws and regulations of Hong
Kong, including but not limited to regulations on information disclosure
in Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Code on Share Repurchases and Securities
and Futures Ordinance.
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13.
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Injunctive Relief and
Damages
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The
Appointee acknowledges and agrees that any serious violation of the provisions
set forth in Articles 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 by him will result in irremediable harm
to the Company and its goodwill, the exact amount of which will be difficult or
impossible to identify, and remedies for such violations will be inadequate at
law. Therefore, the Appointee agrees that if a serous violation as set forth in
Articles 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 occurs, the Company shall have the right to actual
performance and injunctive relief in addition to any other remedies that can be
applied at law or in equity, without paying the Appointee compensation of any
nature.
14.
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Information
Protection
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14.1
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The
Appointee agrees that the Company and any other member of the Group
Company keep and dispose of, electronically and manually, its information
on the Appointee collected for the purpose of management of its employees,
appointees, service staff and its business, as well as for observing the
applicable procedures, laws and regulations by the Company in the process
of making the appointment, and transmit, store and dispose of such
information by the Company away from Hong Kong. The Appointee may contact
the secretary of the Company requiring to review and amend his personal
information.
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15.
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Notices
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15.1
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Any
notice hereunder shall be made in writing and delivered to the then
current registered address of office (in the case of a company), or an
address known most recently (in the case of the Appointee), or be
delivered in person; any notice delivered by mail shall be deemed as
received 48 hours after posting it.
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16.
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Law and
Jurisdiction
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16.1
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Laws
of Hong Kong
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
Hong Kong.
16.2
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Dispute
Resolution and Jurisdiction
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For any
discrepancy, dispute or claim (any one of which as “dispute”) arising from or
related to this Agreement or violation, termination or invalidity of this
Agreement, the Parties shall make their best effort to settle the dispute
through friendly negotiations. If a satisfactory solution cannot be reached
within thirty (30) days following such negotiations, the dispute shall be filed
with a Hong Kong arbitral tribunal or court, with each party irrevocably
accepting the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong arbitral tribunal or court
and giving up objections against the legal proceedings conducted in such court
on the basis of legal proceedings being conducted in an inappropriate
forum.
17.
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Prior
Agreement
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17.1
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This
Agreement and any document referred to therein shall constitute entire
agreement on the subject matter hereof between the Parties and shall
supersede any written or oral draft, letter of appointment, agreement,
warrant, representation and arrangement (“Prior Agreement”) of any nature
on the aforementioned subject matter between any member of the Group
Company and the Appointee, and all such Prior Agreements shall be deemed
as terminated as of the date of this Agreement by mutually agreement. If
any discrepancy or conflict exists between this Agreement and such Prior
Agreement, the relevant provisions of this Agreement will
prevail.
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17.2
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This
Agreement shall supersede all previous letter of appointment and any
existing agreement, service agreement or arrangement, in writing or
orally, on the subject matter hereof. The Appointee confirms that he has
not been lured to enter into this Agreement by any representation or
warranty other than those set forth herein, that he has executed this
Agreement through arm’s length negotiations and will not seek any remedy
on any other representation or warranty except in case of fraud. The
Appointee confirms that his legal consul has interpreted for him the
effect of Article 17.2 hereof.
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18. Severability
18.1
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Should
this Agreement or any provision in any section hereof is deemed as prohibited or
unenforceable by any court, government administration or authority, the
remaining provisions in that section or the other provisions hereof shall
be severable and enforceable to the extent that the main objectives of
this Agreement remains valid without the aforementioned provisions or
sections. The Parties shall make their best effort to negotiate with
goodwill in order to maintain the objectives and effect of this Agreement
and supersede any prohibited or
unenforceable provisions aforementioned with appropriate
provisions.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
By:
For and
on behalf of
Xdlong
International Company Limited
Signature: [Signature:
Lin Shuipan]
Witness:
[Signature: Su Zhiqiang]
By:
[Signature: Lin Shuipan]
Name:
[Signature: Su Zhiqiang]
Address:
[Handwriting: Xidelong Industrial Zone, Wudai Village, Chendai Town, Jinjiang
City, Fujian Province, China]
Title:
[Handwriting: Secretary of the Board]
Signature
of Appointee: [ Signature: Lin Shuipan]
Lin
Shuipan
Witness:
[Signature: Su Zhiqiang]
By:
[Signature: illegible]
Name:
[Signature: Su Zhiqiang]
Address:
[Handwriting: Xidelong Industrial Zone, Wudai Village, Chendai Town, Jinjiang
City, Fujian Province, China]
Title:
[Handwriting: Secretary of the Board]
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