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Proposed Change Of Auditor
Proposed Change Of Auditor
About this update from Bdo Unibank, Inc.
(TheNewswire) VANCOUVER, May 15, 2025 – TheNewswire - This announcement is made by China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) pursuant to Rule 13.51(4) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and to Section 4.11 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”). The Board announces that the current auditor of the Company, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (“Deloitte”), will retire as auditor of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company to be held on June 26, 2025 (the “AGM”). Taking into account that Deloitte has served as auditor of the Company for 15 consecutive years, the Board is of the view that a change of auditor after an appropriate period of time is a good corporate governance measure to ensure the independence and objectivity of external audit services. The Company has communicated with Deloitte on the proposed change of auditor and learned that it has no disagreement with such proposed change. The Company has received a confirmation letter from Deloitte confirming that there are no matters in respect of its retirement as auditor of the Company that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”). The Board has confirmed that there are no matters in respect of the proposed change of auditor that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders. There are no “reportable events” (as defined in Section 4.11 of NI 51-102), between the Company and Deloitte. The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Deloitte for its professional services rendered to the Company over the past years. With the recommendation of the audit committee of the Company (the “Audit Committee”), the Board has resolved to propose to the Shareholders to appoint BDO Limited (“BDO”) as the new auditor of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the AGM, and subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the AGM and the completion of BDO’s client acceptance procedures. The Audit Committee has considered a number of factors when endorsing BDO to the Board as the new auditor of the Company, including but not limited to (i) their experience in handling audit work for companies li...