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Mr. Tong Xudong, aged 42, was appointed as the Executive Director and Vice President of the Company in March and April 2004, respectively. Mr. Tong is also the member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Tong is also the Director of APT Satellite Company Limited, APT Satellite Investment Company Limited, APT Satellite Vision Limited, APT Satellite TV Development Limited, APT Satellite Global Company Limited, APT Satellite Enterprise Limited, APT Satellite Link Limited, APT Communication Technology Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited, CTIA Vsat Network Limited and Beijing Asia Pacific East Communication Network Limited (BAPECN Limited), subsidiaries of the Company. He is also the chairman of BAPECN Limited. He is also the Director of APT Satellite International Company Limited, the substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Tong graduated from Nanjing Aeronautic Institute in 1985 and obtained a master degree from Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity, Chinese Academy of Space Technology in 1988. Immediately after his graduation, he served for the Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity. In 1993, he further pursued his studies in Samara University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Russia. From May 1995 to June 2000, he served as the Vice-Director of Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity and was appointed as professor in 1998. From June 2000 to December 2003, he was the Director of the same Institute. In 2003, he was appointed as the Vice-President of Chinese Academy of Space Technology. Mr. Tong is a standing committee member of Chinese Society of Space Research and Chairman of the Committee of Recovery and Reentry, Chinese Society of Astronautics.
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