Rose Lee Wai-mun joined MTR Corp. Ltd. as an independent nonexecutive director, while Alasdair George Morrison retired May 16.

Lee, who holds the same position at CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. and Swire Pacific Ltd., will also join the audit and risk committees as a member, the rail operator and property developer said in a release.

With Morrison's retirement, he also relinquished his risk committee chairmanship and audit committee membership roles. Andrew Brandler, a board director, was named chairman of the risk committee, also effective May 16.