Article 26 Should a director be unable to attend the Board meeting, he may present a proxy in written form to the Board.

董事因故不能出席董事会会议，可以书面委托代理人出席董事会。

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Should any director be unable to attend the meeting, he shall authorize a representative to be present at the meeting and vote for him.

若董事不能出席会议，应授权代表出席会议，代表他投票。

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Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock was invited to the funeral, but his office said he will not be present as he had a previous commitment to attend the funeral of a former local councillor in his old south Wales constituency.

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Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock was also invited to the funeral, but his office said he will not be present as he had a previous commitment to attend the funeral of a former local councillor in his old south Wales constituency.

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