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2004 - Hiap Teck Venture Berhad

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT<br />

The Audit Committee was established on 17 July 2003.<br />

MEMBERSHIP<br />

The members of the Committee are:<br />

NAME DESIGNATION DIRECTORSHIP<br />

Yeoh Chong Keat Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director<br />

Kua Hock Lai Member Managing Director<br />

Ong Eng Choon Member Independent Non-Executive Director<br />

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE<br />

1. Appointment/Composition<br />

1.1 The members of the Committee shall be<br />

appointed by the Board.<br />

1.2 The Audit Committee shall consist of not less<br />

than three (3) members of whom:<br />

a) a majority shall be Independent Directors;<br />

b) at least one (1) member of the Committee:<br />

(i) must be a member of the Malaysian<br />

Institute of Accountants; or<br />

(ii) if he is not a member of the Malaysian<br />

Institute of Accountants,<br />

a) he must have at least three (3)<br />

years’ working experience; and<br />

➤ he must have passed the<br />

examinations specified in Part I<br />

of the First Schedule of the<br />

Accountants Act, 1967; or<br />

➤ he must be a member of one<br />

(1) of the associations of<br />

accountants specified in Part II<br />

of the First Schedule of the<br />

Accountants Act, 1967; or<br />

b) he must have a degree/masters/<br />

doctorate in accounting or finance<br />

and at least three (3) years’ post<br />

qualification experience in<br />

accounting or finance; or<br />

c) he must have at least seven (7)<br />

years’ experience being a chief<br />

financial officer of a corporation or<br />

having the function of being<br />

primarily responsible for the<br />

management of the financial<br />

affairs of a corporation.<br />

1.3 No alternate Director shall be appointed as a<br />

member of the Committee.<br />

1.4 A quorum shall be two (2) members and<br />

composed of a majority of Independent<br />

Directors.<br />

1.5 The Chairman of the Committee shall be<br />

appointed by the members of the Committee<br />

among their number who is an Independent<br />

Director.<br />

1.6 The Board must review the term of office and<br />

performance of the Committee and each of its<br />

members at least once every three (3) years<br />

to determine whether such Committee and<br />

members have carried out their duties in<br />

accordance with their terms of reference.<br />

1.7 The Board shall, within three (3) months of a<br />

vacancy occurring in the Audit Committee which<br />

result in the number of members reduced to<br />

below three (3), appoint such number of new<br />

members as may be required to make up the<br />

minimum number of three (3) members.<br />

2. Meetings<br />

2.1 Meetings shall be held not less than four (4)<br />

times in a year. In addition, the Chairman may<br />

call a meeting of the Committee if a request is<br />

made by any Committee members, the<br />

Company’s Executive Chairman/CEO or the<br />

internal or external Auditors if they consider it<br />

necessary.<br />

2.2 Meeting will be attended by the members of the<br />

Committee and the Company Secretary or<br />

his/her representative who shall act as the<br />

Secretary.<br />

2.3 Participants may be invited from time to time to<br />

attend the meeting depending on the nature of<br />

the subject under review. These participants<br />

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