Directors' Profiles
The Hon WOO Pak Chuen Walter KWOK Ping Sheung
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YU Shu Chuen
Raymond KWOK Ping Luen
NG Siu Chan
William LOUEY Lai Kuen
The Hon WOO Pak Chuen*, CBE, JP, LLD (Hon),
LLB, PhD, Chairman, aged 87, Director of KMB since 26 May 1969. Solicitor and Notary Public, Messrs PC Woo & Co., Solicitors. Also Chairman of Hong Kong Yakult Co. Ltd. and Director of Wo Kee Hong (Holdings) Ltd., Sun Hung Kai Securities Ltd. and Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd. Former Member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (1964-73) and Executive Council (1972-76) (Permitted by Her Majesty the Queen to retain the title "Honourable" after leaving the Executive Council); Life Member of the Court of the
University of Hong Kong and of the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Father of Miss Lana Woo, Secretary
to the Board of the Company.
Walter KWOK Ping Sheung, MSc (Lond), DIC, MICE, Vice Chairman, aged 46, Director of KMB since 15 November 1990. Chairman and Chief Executive of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., а substantial shareholder of KMB as defined in the Securities
(Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Also Director of Wilson Parking (HK) Ltd., Hung Cheong Import & Export Co. Ltd. and Chairman of The China Hotel, Guangzhou, China. Director of the Hong Kong Real Estate Developers Association; Honorary Treasurer of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners; Committee Member of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce; member of the Governor's Business Council; Chairman of Former Directors Committee of the Community Chest of Hong Kong; Board Member of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust; Founding Court Member of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to the State Council of China; Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Member of The Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the National People's Congress and Board Member of St. John's University, Shanghai, China. Brother of Mr Raymond Kwok Ping Luen, also a Director of the Company.
YU Shu Chuen, Honorary Executive Director, aged 84, Director of KMB since 1 September 1961. Vice Chairman of Kowloon Development Co. Ltd., a substantial shareholder of KMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Also Director of several private property investment companies. President of Hong Kong Yu's Clansmen Association and Adviser to the Hong Kong Taishan Chamber of Commerce. Active in community services. Made significant financial and personal contribution in 1984 towards establishing the Wu Xi Secondary School in Taishan, his hometown, and elected Chairman of its Board in 1994. The school has won numerous prizes both in the province and the city. Awarded a "Gold Plate for the Contribution to the Development of Taishan" by the People's Government of Taishan City in 1992 and also awarded a "Certificate for Devotion to Children" by the People's Government of Jiangmen City in 1993. Mr Yu had worked in KMB for over 50 years before his retirement in 1984 as Personnel Manager of the Company.
Raymond KWOK Ping Luen, MA, MBA, aged 44, Director of KMB since 1 September 1981. Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., a substantial shareholder of KMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Also Chairman of Smartone Mobile Communications Limited and Director of Airport Freight Forwarding Centre Co. Ltd. and One Country Two Systems Economic Research Institute Ltd. Member of the Hong Kong Port Development Board, the Deposit-taking Companies Advisory Committee, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel and The Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Brother of Mr Walter Kwok Ping Sheung, Vice Chairman and Director of the Company.
NG Siu Chan, aged 66, Director of KMB since 3 March 1983. Chairman of Kowloon Development Co. Ltd., a substantial shareholder of KMB as defined in the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance. Also Director of Century City International Holdings Ltd., Paliburg Holdings Ltd., Manor House Holdings Ltd., Golden Princess Amusement Co. Ltd. and Cinema City Co. Ltd. Father of Miss Winnie Ng, Director and Public Relations Manager of the Company.
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