Mr. Kwok is Chairman and Managing Director of the Company and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He has been with the Group for 34 years. He is also chairman of Route 3 (CPS) Company Limited and joint chairman of IFC Development Limited. He is a non-executive director of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. and an independent non-executive director of The Bank of East Asia, Limited. Mr. Kwok holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from The London Business School, University of London, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, University of London. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from The Open University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association and also a fellow of The Australia Certified Public Accountants.
He is chairman of the board of directors of the Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong. He is also an executive vice president and a member of the executive committee of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong. He also serves as a government appointed member of the Commission on Strategic Development. In July 2007, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region awarded Mr. Kwok the Silver Bauhinia Star for his distinguished community service.
In the past, Mr. Kwok served as a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Construction Industry Council, the Council for Sustainable Development, Business Facilitation Advisory Committee and as a non-official member of the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission. He also previously served as a board member of the Community Chest of Hong Kong and as a council member of the Hong Kong Construction Association.
Mr. Kwok is an Honorary Citizen of Guangzhou and a Standing Committee member of the Ninth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee.
Mr. Kwok is the son of Madam Kwong Siu-hing, the younger brother of Mr. Kwok Ping-sheung, Walter and the elder brother of Mr. Kwok Ping-luen, Raymond.
(As at 08-12-2011)
Mr. Kwok is Chairman and Managing Director of the Company and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He has been with the Group for 33 years. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Law from Cambridge University, a Master degree in Business Administration from Harvard University, an Honorary Doctorate degree in Business Administration from The Open University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Doctorate degree in Laws from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is chairman of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. and SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited and Wing Tai Properties Limited, and an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
In civic activities, Mr. Kwok is a director of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a member of the General Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and vice chairman of the council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Kwok is the son of Madam Kwong Siu-hing, and the younger brother of Messrs. Kwok Ping-sheung, Walter and Kwok Ping-kwong, Thomas.
(As at 08-12-2011)
Dr. Lee has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company for the last 39 years. He is the founder and chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited and Henderson Investment Limited. He has been engaged in property development in Hong Kong for more than 55 years. He is also chairman of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited and Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited as well as a director of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited and The Bank of East Asia, Limited. In July 2007, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region awarded Dr. Lee the Grand Bauhinia Medal for his distinguished community service.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Yip has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since September 2004. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. He joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”) in Hong Kong in 1965 with working experiences in London, China and San Francisco. Mr. Yip worked in a number of departments of HSBC, which include trade services, corporate banking, group consultancy service and regional training. His previous assignment prior to becoming CEO China had been in personal financial services, covering jobs in marketing, card products, customer service and sales, with responsibilities over consumer business in Hong Kong. From January 2003 to April 2005, Mr. Yip was appointed chief executive China business, based in Shanghai; meanwhile, he was also a director of Bank of Shanghai, Ping An Insurance and Ping An Bank in China. Since April 2005, Mr. Yip has become a general manager of HSBC. He has also been appointed executive vice president of Bank of Communications since May 2005.
Mr. Yip is an elected associated member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London and was educated in Hong Kong with an MBA from The University of Hong Kong. He has a Certified Financial Planner certificate issued by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong. He received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 1984 for his contribution to the banking industry and the community in Hong Kong. Mr. Yip was awarded the MBE by the British Government in 1984. In 1999, he was appointed Unofficial Justice of Peace in Hong Kong. In 2000, he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In June 2008, he was elected a member of Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In addition, he is the honorary chairman of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China and a member of Financial Planning Standards Council of China.
Mr. Yip is active in community and youth activities in Hong Kong and is a member of a number of service organisations such as Hong Kong Committee for United Nations Children Fund and the 8th National Council of Red Cross Society of China.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Professor Wong has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since May 2005. He is the Chairman of both the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is Professor of Economics at The University of Hong Kong. Professor Wong has been active in advancing economic research on policy issues in Hong Kong and Mainland China through his work as founding director of both the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research and Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy. Professor Wong was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his contributions in education, housing, industry and technology development. In addition, he was appointed Justice of the Peace in July 2000. Professor Wong studied Economics at the University of Chicago and graduated with a Doctorate in Philosophy.
Professor Wong serves as an independent non-executive director of CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc., Great Eagle Holdings Limited, Orient Overseas (International) Limited, Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited and The Link Management Limited as the manager of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust. He is also an independent non-executive director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (whose shares were withdrawn from listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 21 December 2010). In addition, Professor Wong was also a member of the managing board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Dr. Li was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in May 2005; and is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is also an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee and the remuneration committee of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited.
Dr. Li is the senior partner of Li, Tang, Chen & Co., Certified Public Accountants. He is also an independent non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited, Wong’s International (Holdings) Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited, China Resources Enterprise, Limited, RoadShow Holdings Limited and Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. He was an independent non-executive director of Meadville Holdings Limited which has voluntarily withdrawn listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Dr. Li is a member of The 11th National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an advisor to Ministry of Finance on international accounting standards, a convenor cum member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel and a member of the Commission on Strategic Development. He was a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the chairman of its Public Accounts Committee and was also a past president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Dr. Fung has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since February 2010. He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and also holds an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was conferred the degrees of Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Dr. Fung was the group managing director of Li & Fung Limited and became the executive deputy chairman with effect from 18 May 2011. He also serves as a non-executive director of Convenience Retail Asia Limited and Trinity Limited. Dr. Fung is also an independent non-executive director of VTech Holdings Limited, Shui On Land Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited; and an independent director of Singapore Airlines Limited. Dr. Fung resigned as a director of the formerly listed Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited on 6 April 2011.
Dr. Fung has held key positions in major trade associations. He is the past chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee. He has been awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2008.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Kwok has been with the Group for 37 years. Mr. Kwok was Chairman and Chief Executive of the Group from 1990 to 2008. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, and is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K. and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is an honorary fellow of the School of Accountancy of The Central University of Finance and Economics, honorary trustee of Tongji University and Nanjing University. He was an executive director of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. and has become a non-executive director with effect from 10 March 2011. Mr. Kwok is also a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited and director of Wilson Parking (Holdings) Limited and Hung Cheong Import & Export Company, Limited.
He is also a director of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and Tsimshatsui East Property Developers’ Association Ltd. and honorary treasurer of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners. On the community front, he is the past chairman of the Former Directors Committee of the Hong Kong Community Chest. He is also a member of MBA Programmes Committee of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and an honorary member of The Court of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Kwok is an Honorary Citizen of Beijing and Guangzhou and a Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Kwok is the committee member of the French Asian Art Society, the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur Club Hong Kong Chapter, Honorary President of The Association for the Promotion of Global Chinese Traders Fraternity Ltd. and Honorary Chairman of The Association of Global Chinese Art Collectors Fraternity. Mr. Kwok is the son of Madam Kwong Siu-hing, and the elder brother of Messrs. Kwok Ping-kwong, Thomas and Kwok Ping-luen, Raymond.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Sir Po-shing Woo has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since August 1972. He is a director of Henderson Development Limited, a non-executive director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited and a consultant of Jackson Woo & Associates in association with Ashurst Hong Kong. He was a non-executive director of Henderson Investment Limited. He was admitted to practise as solicitor in England and Hong Kong and is also a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, The Institute of Management and The Institute of Directors of England. He was awarded an Hon.LLD. by The City University of Hong Kong and is a fellow of King's College of London as well as honorary professor of Nankai University of Tianjin. He is also the founder of the Woo Po Shing Medal in Law and the Woo Po Shing Overseas Summer School Travelling Scholarship, both at The University of Hong Kong, and the Woo Po Shing Professor (Chair) of Chinese and Comparative Law at The City University of Hong Kong. He is the father of Mr. Woo Ka-biu, Jackson, an Alternate Director of the Company.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Kwan has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since July 1999 and is a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. As a managing partner with the solicitors firm of Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo, Mr. Kwan has 49 years of experience in legal practice. He is a former director and advisor and currently a voting member of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a past member of the Stamp Advisory Committee, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Scout Foundation Management Committee, vice chairman of the Scout Performing Arts Committee, chairman of Air Activities Committee, elected member of Scout Counsel of Hong Kong, president of the Hong Kong Branch of the King's College London Association, president of the Hong Kong Philatelic Society, life member of the Federation of Inter-Asia Philately, President of FIAP Grand Prix Club, a permanent advisor of Wah Yan (Hong Kong) Past Students Association, a director and honorary secretary of Wah Yan Dramatic Society, a committee member and legal advisor of South China Athletic Association and former vice manager of its Football Section as well as manager of its Ten Pin Bowling Section and an honorary legal advisor of the Hong Kong Society for Reproductive Society.
Mr. Kwan was commissioner general and vice chairman of the Organizing Committees of the Hong Kong 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2009 International Stamp Exhibitions. He served on the Hong Kong Golf Club General Committee on several occasions in various capacities. He graduated from King's College, London University and is a fellow of King's College London, the Institute of Arbitrators and the Royal Philatelic Society, London.
(As at 09-12-2011)
Mr. Wong has been a Non-Executive Director and the Group Principal Advisor of the Company since January 2010. He was an Executive Director of the Company from January 1996 to December 2009 and had been with the Group for 28 years before he retired from his executive roles. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Wong was an executive director of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd., a non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited and the deputy chairman and a non-executive director of RoadShow Holdings Limited. He was also a non-executive director, an alternate director to Mr. Kwok Ping-luen, Raymond and a member of the audit committee of Wing Tai Properties Limited.
Mr. Wong is chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association. He is a member of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service, Steering Committee on Child Development Fund, Steering Committee on Promotion of Electric Vehicles and Social Welfare Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a member and treasurer of the Council of The Open University of Hong Kong.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Chan has been an Executive Director of the Company since September 1987. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He graduated from the United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the Group in 1973 and is now responsible for land acquisitions and project planning matters. Mr. Chan is a non-executive director of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. He was awarded as honorary university fellowship of The Open University of Hong Kong in 2007.
Mr. Chan is a committee member of Infrastructure Development Services Advisory Committee and China Trade Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He is also a committee member of China Sub-Committee of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and Land Sub-Committee of Land and Development Advisory Committee. In addition, he is a director of The Hong Kong Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and a member of the MBA Advisory Board of The University of Hong Kong.
In the past, Mr. Chan was a council member of The Open University of Hong Kong and a member of the Health Care Study Group of The Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. He was also an ordinary member of the Estate Agents Authority.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Kwong has been an Executive Director of the Company since October 1992. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He graduated from the Zhong Nan Finance & Economics College of Wuhan in China. He worked for the Guangzhou office of the People's Bank of China before coming to Hong Kong in 1962 to work for Eternal Enterprises Limited. He was transferred to Sun Hung Kai Enterprises Limited in 1963. In 1972, the Company became a listed company and he has worked for it ever since. Mr. Kwong is the younger brother of Madam Kwong Siu-hing.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with distinction and holds a Master degree in International Real Estate. He is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and a registered professional surveyor. He joined the Group in 1981 and has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company since January 1996. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Company and is currently responsible for project management matters of the Group's development projects.
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Mr. Chan has been an Executive Director and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since July 2009. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Warwick, England in 1993. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA") as well as the CPA Australia. He is also a member of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Mr. Chan started his career at Ernst & Young and worked for a number of banks and listed companies in Hong Kong. He joined Hang Seng Bank Limited ("Hang Seng") in 1995, of which he became chief financial officer in 1998. He also sat on the executive committee of Hang Seng, and was an executive director of Hang Seng from 2005 till 2009. Mr. Chan was previously a vice-chairman of Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, and a director, an executive committee member and a remuneration committee member of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.
Mr. Chan is a member of the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee, the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund Board, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR") Government Scholarship Fund Investment Committee, the Investment Sub-committee of the Beat Drugs Fund Association HKSAR, a council member of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority ("HKEAA"), chairman of the finance committee of the HKEAA and a member of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research. He is also a member of the Admissions, Budgets and Allocations Committee of The Community Chest of Hong Kong and the General Committee of The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies. He is convenor of the Working Group of Finance Directors/Financial Controllers of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and a member of the Professional Development Sub-committee of the ACCA Hong Kong. He is a director of Hang Seng School of Commerce, a member of the Board of Governors of Hang Seng Management College Limited, and chairman of the finance committee of both institutions. Mr. Chan is an advisory board member of several universities in Hong Kong and a member of the Investment Committee of the Foundation of Tsinghua University Centre for Advanced Study Co. Ltd.
(As at 15-09-2011)
Mr. Lui has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 12 April 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has joined the Group since 1977 and is currently responsible for the sales and marketing of a number of large residential developments as well as acquisition and disposal of non-core property investment projects of the Group.
(As at 12-04-2012)
Mr. Woo was appointed as an Alternate Director to Sir Po-shing Woo in October 2002. Mr. Woo is a director of Kailey group of companies. He holds a Master's degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, Australia, England and Wales. Mr. Woo is currently a partner of Jackson Woo & Associates in association with Ashurst Hong Kong and was a director of N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited. Prior to that, he was a partner in the corporate finance department of Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo. Mr. Woo was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. with effect from 22 July 2011. Mr. Woo is also an alternate director to Sir Po-shing Woo, a non-executive director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited. He was an alternate director to Sir Po-shing Woo who was a non-executive director of Henderson Investment Limited. In January 2008, Mr. Woo was awarded 2008 World Outstanding Chinese Award by the United World Chinese Association and Honorary Doctor Degrees from The University of West Alabama. He is the son of Sir Po-shing Woo.
(As at 15-09-2011)