Dr Che-woo Lui, GBS, MBE, KP, LLD, DSSc, DBA
Dr Che-woo Lui, GBS, MBE, JP, LLD, DSSc, DBA
Mr Francis Lui Yiu Tung
Ms Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, JP, BBS
Mr Alexander Lui Yiu Wah
Ms Claudia Cheung Man Wan
Sir David Akers-Jones*, KBE, GBM, CMG, Hon. RICS, JP
Mr Michael Leung Man Kin, CBE, JP
Dr Robin Chan Yau Hing*, GBS, LLD, JP
Mr Robert George Nield*
Dr William Yip Shue Lam*, LLD
Professor Poon Chung Kwong*, GBS, PhD, DSc, JP
Dr. Moses Cheng Mo Chi, GBS, OBE, JP
Assisted by heads of departments (including the Qualified Accountant), the Executive Directors are under the direct responsibilities for the business and operations of the Group and the Executive Directors are therefore regarded as the senior management of the Company.
* Independent Non-executive Directors
Dr Che-woo Lui, GBS, MBE, JP, LLD, DSSc, DBA, aged 79, the founder of the Group, has been a Director since June 1989 and is the Chairman and the Managing Director of the Company. Dr Lui has been appointed the chairman of the remuneration committee of the Company in January 2009. Dr Lui is also the Chairman and an Executive Director of GEG. He has over 50 years’ experience in quarrying, construction materials and property development. He was the Founding Chairman of the Institute of Quarrying in UK (Hong Kong Branch) and the Chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Dr Lui is also the Founding Chairman of The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners, the President of Tsim Sha Tsui East Property Developers Association, the Founding President of Hong Kong — Guangdong Economic Development Association and an Honorary President of Hong Kong — Shanghai Economic Development Association. Dr Lui has been appointed as Member of Steering Committee on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) since 2007. Further, Dr Lui was a Committee Member of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Selection Committee for the First Government of the HKSAR and a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR. Dr Lui was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Government of the HKSAR in July 2005. Dr Lui has been again elected as a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR in December 2006. Dr Lui was honoured as the Business Person of the Year in DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2007 and the Lifetime Achievement Award by American Academy of Hospitality Sciences of 2007 respectively. Dr Lui is the father of Mr Francis Lui Yiu Tung and Ms Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu.
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Mr Francis Lui Yiu Tung, aged 53, joined K. Wah Group in 1979. He has been an Executive Director since June 1989. Mr Lui is also the Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of GEG. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a Master of Science degree in structural engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is a member of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and also a Committee Member of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Mr Lui is a son of Dr Che-woo Lui and the younger brother of Ms Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu.
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Ms Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, JP, BBS, aged 55, joined K. Wah Group in 1980 and has been an executive Director since June 1989. She is also an Executive Director of GEG. She holds a bachelor of commerce degree from McGill University, Canada and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Ms Tang was a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR. She is also a member of various public and social service organizations, including the Board of Ocean Park Corporation and the Chairman of the board of Opera Hong Kong Limited. Ms Tang was appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Statistic Advisory Board, the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and Tourism Strategy Group in 2007. Ms Tang was appointed the Justice of Peace by the HKSAR Government on 1 July 2005. Ms Tang has been again elected as a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR in December 2006. Ms Tang is the daughter of Dr Che-woo Lui and the elder sister of Mr Francis Lui Yiu Tung.
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Mr Alexander Lui Yiu Wah, aged 47, joined K. Wah Group in 1984 and is presently the Managing Director of Hong Kong Properties of the Group. Mr Alexander Lui is also a director of a number of affiliated companies of the Group. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA. He is a committee member of Guangzhou Committee of the 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a member of Estate Agents Authority (EAA). Mr Alexander Lui is also the vice president of The Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Real Estate and Construction Technology Limited. He has been a member of the board of directors of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong since 1999. Mr Alexander Lui has been appointed as a Director of Business & Professionals Federation of Hong Kong since 27 September 2002 and has become a director of the executive committee since 2003. He was a member of The Appeal Panel on Housing, Hong Kong during the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2008.Mr Alexander Lui is the son of Dr Che-woo Lui, Chairman & Managing Director and controlling shareholder of the Company, and the younger brother of Mr Francis Lui Yiu Tung and Ms Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, both of them are Executive Directors of the Company.
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Ms Claudia Cheung Man Wan, aged 48, joined the Group in 1993 and is presently the Director of Corporate Affairs and Human Resources Department of the Group. She holds a bachelor of social science degree in Mass Communication from the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, GBM, CMG, Hon. RICS, JP, aged 82, was Adviser to the boards of the Company and K. Wah Construction Materials Limited (now GEG*) from 1989 to 1997. He has been a Director since July 1997 and became an Independent Non-executive Director since 1998. He is an Independent Non-executive Director of China Everbright International Limited, deputy chairman and non-executive director of both CNT Group Limited and Hysan Development Company Limited, all of which are publicly listed companies on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong and is a member of many charitable organizations. He was previously a member of the Hong Kong Civil Service and held senior appointments concluding with that of Chief Secretary and acting Governor before he retired in 1987. He was awarded the highest award of the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2002 by the Government of the HKSAR.
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Mr Michael Leung Man Kin, CBE, JP, aged 70, served the Group in 1998 as Deputy Chairman (Administration) until 2001, and then as an Adviser until 2006. He was an Executive Director in September 1998 and has become a non-Executive Director since March 2001. Mr Leung has been a member of the audit committee of the Company since March 2005. He has no previous directorships in other public listed companies in the last 3 years. Mr Leung holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Hong Kong and a certificate in government and development from Oxford University, UK. He has served the Hong Kong Government for 32 years in a wide range of top level positions, including Secretary for Transport, Secretary for Education and Manpower and Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. He also served as an Official Member of the Legislative Council.
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Dr Robin Chan Yau Hing, GBS, LLD, JP, aged 76, has been a Director since June 1989 and has become an Independent Non-executive Director since 1998. A banker with over 40 years of experience, Dr Chan holds different positions in publicly listed companies on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, including the Chairman of Asia Financial Holdings Limited (the holding company of Asia Insurance Company Limited) and the Independent Non-executive Director of both Chong Hing Bank Limited (formerly known as Liu Chong Hing Bank Limited) and Keck Seng Investments (Hong Kong) Limited. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and the Ex-officio Life Honorary Chairman of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong. Dr Chan had been a Deputy to the Chinese National People's Congress from March 1988 to February 2008.
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Mr Robert George Nield, aged 57, has been an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the audit committee of the Company since September 2004. Mr Nield has been a member of the remuneration committee of the Company since December 2005. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has over 30 years of experience in professional auditing and accounting. Mr Nield worked for PwC from 1980 (partner since 1985) to 2002. In addition to being an audit partner, he was from time to time in charge of PwC's Computer Audit, Continuing Education and Human Resources departments. He retired from PwC in June 2002. Mr Nield is the President of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and a Director of Opera Hong Kong Limited.
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Dr William Yip Shue Lam, LLD, aged 71, joined the Group as Independent Non-executive Director, chairman of audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee in June 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Concordia University, Canada. He is the founder and the Chairman of Canada Land Limited, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and engaged in real estate development and tourist attraction business. Dr Yip is also an Independent Non-executive Director of GEG. He is also the Chairman of Cantravel Limited, Guangzhou. Dr Yip has been active in public services and is presently a Standing Committee Member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the President of Concordia Hong Kong Foundation Limited. He is also serving on the Board of Governors of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. In addition, Dr Yip has been elected a Guangzhou Municipal Honorable Citizen.
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Professor Poon Chung Kwong, GBS, PhD, DSc, JP, aged 69, President Emeritus of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, had devoted 40 years of his life to advancing university education in Hong Kong before he retired in January 2009 from his 18-year presidency at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was previously Professor of Chemistry and Dean of the Faculty of Science at The University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Poon graduated from The University of Hong Kong with the degrees of Bachelor of Science (General) and Bachelor of Science (Special), both with first class honours. He obtained his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of London in 1967 and worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the California Institute of Technology. He then served as Lecturer at The University of Hong Kong. During the period when Prof. Poon was serving as Lecturer at The University of Hong Kong, he was also Visiting Research Associate of the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California, as well as Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. He was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Science, which is a higher doctorate, by the University of London in 1979.
Prof. Poon is a Fellow of the University College of the University of London and Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering. He was honoured as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Hong Kong in 1979” and was appointed a Non-official Justice of the Peace (JP) in 1989. Prof. Poon received the OBE award in 1991, the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) award in 2002 and also the “Leader of the Year Awards 2008 (Education)”.
Over the years, Prof. Poon has chaired and was appointed a member of numerous committees of the Hong Kong Government and of the industrial, business and educational sectors: to name a few, he was an appointed member of the Legislative Council (1985 – 1991); the Founding Chairman of the Government's Committee on Science and Technology (1988 – 1991); and Chairman of Veterinary Surgeons Board (2000 – 2004). He also served as Member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee (1985 – 1990), Advisor on Hong Kong Affairs (1994 – 1997), Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1995 – 1997) and Member of the Selection Committee for the First (1996), Second (2001) and Third (2007) Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In addition, Prof. Poon has been a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since 1998. He is also the Honorary Professor of a number of top-rated universities in the Mainland China. In addition, Prof. Poon currently serves as Consultant of Science and Technology Consulting Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and Member of Policy Consultative Committee of Shaanxi Province in the Mainland China.
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Dr. Moses Cheng Mo Chi, GBS, OBE, JP, aged 59, is a practicing solicitor, and is a senior partner of P.C. Woo & Co., a Hong Kong firm of solicitors. He was also the founder chairman of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors of which he is now the Honorary President and Chairman Emeritus. Dr. Cheng was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the chairman of the Main Board Listing Committee and the Growth Enterprise Market Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Dr. Cheng is currently an independent non-executive director in China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, China Mobile Limited, China Resources Enterprise, Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited and Towngas China Company Limited, all being public listed companies in Hong Kong. He is also a non-executive director in City Telecom (H.K.) Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited, Kader Holdings Company Limited and Tian An China Investments Company Limited, all being public listed companies in Hong Kong. He is also an independent non-executive director of ARA Assets Management (Singapore) Limited and ARA Assets Management Limited, both of which are listed companies in Singapore. His other directorships in public listed companies in Hong Kong in the last three years include Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited and Shui On Construction and Materials Limited.
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