Mr. Liu has been a director since 2001. He is a director of CITIC HK and CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited. Before joining CITIC HK in 2000, Mr. Liu worked with the Financial and Economics Research Institute in the China Academy of Social Sciences for 5 years. Formerly, he was an Executive Director of China Everbright Group Limited, the Chairman of China Everbright Travel Inc and China PINGHE Import & Export Co., Ltd. Mr. Liu is 64.