The Audit Committee of the Company was established in 1999. The Audit Committee currently comprises three members and all of them are Independent Non-executive Directors, namely:
The primary duties of the Audit Committee are to ensure the objectivity and credibility of financial reporting, the effectiveness of the audit process in accordance with applicable standards, the effectiveness and adequacy of the Group's risk management and internal control systems as well as to maintain an appropriate relationship with the independent external auditor of the Company.
The Audit Committee regularly meets with the representatives of the management and the independent auditor of the Company to discuss the auditing and financial reporting matters, in particular to review and discuss about: