09:30 MAGICIAN IND<00526>-Announcement & Resumption of Trading(3) 3. Termination of existing service agreements with directors The existing service agreement between the Company and Mr. Kong in relation to his position as chief executive officer and executive director of the Company has been terminated with immediate effect from 10 December 2004 in accordance with the terms of the service agreement. As a result, Mr. Kong was also redesignated by the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 10 December 2004. The Board had terminated Mr. Kong's service agreement due to disagreements in relation to his management of the Group. The existing service agreement between the Company and Mr. Ku Ling Yu, John ("Mr. Ku"), previously an executive director, has been terminated with effect from 10 December 2004 by payment, in lieu of notice, of approximately HK$780,000, HK$600,000 of which being the equivalent of six months remuneration and the balance being other sums relating to his remuneration payable in accordance with the terms of the service agreement. As a result, Mr. John Ku was also redesignated by the Board from being an executive director to a non-executive director with effect from 10 December 2004. The Board had terminated Mr. Ku's service agreement as it considered that Mr. Ku had not devoted sufficient management time to the affairs of the Group. 4. Changes in Board Composition The position of each of Mr. Kong and Mr. Ku has been redesignated as non-executive director of the Company with effect from 10 December 2004. It was resolved at the Board meeting on 10 December 2004 that Mr. Kenneth Chan Chun Hing ("Mr. Chan") (subject to his consent to act) be proposed to be redesignated as executive director of the Company with effect from 10 December 2004. However, at the Board meeting on 23 December 2004, Mr. Chan had declined to accept the proposed redesignation and remains as a non-executive director of the Company. As a result, the executive directorships of Mr. Kong and Mr. Ku were replaced by the appointment of Mr. Zee. Mr. Zee was nominated by Mr. Hoon and it was resolved at the Board meeting on 10 December 2004 that Mr. Zee be appointed as a director of the Company and has been designated as an executive director of the Company with effect from 14 January 2005. In addition, it was resolved at the Board meeting on 10 December 2004 that Mr. Zee be appointed as a director of the following subsidiaries of the Company: Magician Industrial Company Limited, Grandmate Industrial Company Limited, Falton Investment Limited, Diyon Development Limited, More Concept Limited, Nicole (China) Company Limited, Magician (China) Company Limited, South Easy Limited, Treasure Trend Development Limited, Magician Investment (BVI) Limited and Hopeward Holdings Limited.