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Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2007 海爾電器集團有限公司 二零零七年年報
Corporate Governance Report
企業管治報告
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 2007, apart from
consents obtained by means of written resolutions of all
the Board members, the Board had held four scheduled
meetings at approximately quarterly intervals to review
and approve, among other things, the 2006 annual results
and 2007 interim results, discloseable 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 conducted by
the Chairman of the Board or another Executive Director
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.
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
於截至二零零七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，董事會已舉行四次定期會議，即約每季舉行
一次，以審閱及批准（其中包括）本集團二零零六
年年度業績及二零零七年度中期業績、須予披露
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。
董事會會議程序由董事會主席或另一位執行董事
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。