The audit committee is currently composed of three non-executive independent directors, Mr. Franco Bernabè, Mr. Cui Junhui and Mr.Chen Zhiwu, and one non-executive director, Mr. Wang Guoliang. Mr. Franco Bernabè serves as the chairman of the committee. Under the audit committee charter, the chairman of the committee must be an independent director and all resolutions of the committee must be approved by independent directors. The audit committee’s major responsibilities include:  reviewing and supervising the engagement of external auditors and their performance; reviewing and ensuring the completeness of annual reports, interim reports and quarterly reports, and related financial statements and accounts, and reviewing any material opinion contained in the aforesaid statements and reports in respect of financial reporting; reporting to the board of directors in writing on the financial reports of the Company and related information, having considered the issues raised by external auditors;
reviewing and scrutinizing the work conducted by the internal audit department in according with the applicable PRC and international rules; monitoring the financial reporting system and internal control procedures of the company, as well as checking and assessing matters relating to, among others, the financial operations, internal control and risk management of the Company; receiving, keeping and dealing with complaints or anonymous reports regarding accounting, internal accounting control or audit matters and ensuring the confidentiality of such complaints or reports; reporting regularly to the board of directors in respect of any significant matters which may affect the financial position of the Company and its operations and in respect of the self-evaluation of the committee on the performance of their duties;and performing other responsibilities as may be required under relevant laws, regulations and the listing rules of the stock exchanges where the shares of the company are listed (as amended from time to time). |