Dr. David K. P. Li
Dr. David K. P. Li
Executive Chairman
The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
Dr. David K. P. Li is Executive Chairman of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., a major Hong Kong-based bank with extensive operations in Mainland China and overseas, including branches in Singapore, London, Manchester, Birmingham, New York and Los Angeles.
Dr. Li is also a director of The Hong Kong and China Gas Co., The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, San Miguel Brewery and Vitasoy International Holdings (all listed in Hong Kong).
He devotes considerable time to public service. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Territory, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of St. James’ Settlement. He was a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Finance Constituency from 1985 to 2012, and a Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2008.
An ardent supporter of education, Dr. Li is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong, which has supported over 230 Hong Kong students to earn an undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge since 1982.
He was a Member of The Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to the People’s Republic of China and Vice-Chairman of the Basic Law Drafting Committee, which laid the groundwork for the laws of Hong Kong after June 30, 1997. He has also served on the main boards and international advisory boards of prominent international companies based in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Dr. Li has an M.A. in economics and law from the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
