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Corporate
Governance Report
企業
管治報告
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Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2006
海爾電器集團有限公司 二零零六年年報
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Cont’d)
Supply of and access to information
Newly appointed Directors will receive induction packages containing
the duties and responsibilities of directors under the Listing Rules
and other applicable rules and regulations.
All the Directors are briefed and updated from time to time on the
latest legislative and regulatory developments to ensure that they
are fully aware of their responsibilities under the Listing Rules,
applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
In order to ensure that their duties can be properly discharged, the
Directors are entitled to seek advice from independent professional
advisers whenever deemed necessary by them at the Company’s
expense.
Board Meetings
During the year ended 31 December 2006, apart from consents
obtained by means of written resolutions of all the Board members,
the Board had held five scheduled meetings at approximately
quarterly intervals to review and approve, among other things, the
2005 annual results and 2006 interim results, major and connected
transactions and continuing connected transactions of the Group.
The Company’s board meetings (the “Board Meeting(s)”) are
permitted to be held by means of telephone or other means of
electronic communication under the Bye-laws.
Reasonable notices are served and comprehensive information is
provided to the Board members in advance of all the Board Meetings
in order to enable them to make informed decisions on all matters
transacted at the Board Meetings.
The proceedings of the Board Meetings are normally conducted by
the Chairman of the Board who ensures that sufficient time is
allowed for discussion among the Directors and equal opportunities
are being given to the Directors to express their views and share
their concerns.
The Company Secretary/Qualified Accountant attends the Board
Meetings to advise Directors on corporate governance practices,
and statutory compliance, accounting and financial issues whenever
deemed necessary by the Board.
The Company Secretary is responsible for preparing minutes
recording all matters transacted and resolved at the Board Meetings.
All the Board Minutes are kept by the Company Secretary and are
open for inspection by the Directors.
董事會 （續）
資料之提供與取閱
新委任之董事將接獲一套就任須知，當中包括
董事根據上市規則以及其他適用規則及法規之
職責與責任。
全體董事均會不時獲介紹及更新法例及法規之
最新發展，以確保彼等全面瞭解其根據上市規
則、適用法例及規管規定之責任。
為確保董事能妥善履行其職責，董事有權在彼
等認為有需要時尋求獨立專業顧問之意見，費
用概由本公司承擔。
董事會會議
於截至二零零六年十二月三十一日止年度內，
除透過書面決議案以取得全體董事會成員之同
意外，董事會已舉行五次定期會議，即約每季
舉行一次，以審閱及批准（其中包括）本集團二
零零五年年度業績及二零零六年度中期業績、
主要及關連交易以及持續關連交易。本公司之
董事會會議（「董事會會議」）獲准以電話或根據
公司細則以其他電子通訊方式舉行。
於所有董事會會議前，董事會成員均會事先獲
發出合理通知及獲提供全面資料，以讓彼等得
以在董事會會議上就所處理之一切事宜作出知
情決定。
董事會會議程序一般由董事會主席主持，而主
席亦會確保董事獲充裕時間進行討論，而各董
事亦獲同等機會發表其意見及提出所關注之事
宜。
如董事會認為有需要，則公司秘書合資格會
計師會出席董事會會議，以就企業管治常規、
法規遵守、會計及財務等事項提供意見。
公司秘書負責編製會議紀錄，載列在董事會會
議上所處理及議決之一切事宜。公司秘書會保
管所有董事會會議紀錄，有關紀錄可供董事查
閱。