York Liao,

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, SBS, JP (born ca. 1948) is a

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-born Hong Kong government official and businessman, who is or has been: * a managing director of Winbridge Company Limited, a private investment and consultancy company * an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Lung Group Ltd (since October 2003) * a Non-Executive Director of Armitage Technologies Holding Ltd (since February 2002) * a cofounder (along with Dr C C Chang and Mr James Lee) of Varitronix International Ltd in 1978, one of the first manufacturers of LCD.

Affiliations

* City Polytechnic (now City University) Council * University of Science and Technology Council * University Grants Committee (the overseeing body appointed by the government for the funding of tertiary education in Hong Kong) * Industrial and Technology Development Council * Hong Kong Industrial Technology Center,

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-sponsored incubation center * California Institute of Technology ("Caltech") Board of Trustees (since 1998)Profile
caltech.edu; accessed 20 October 2014.

Education

Born in

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and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend

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, where he earned a BS in physics in 1967. He continued his studies in applied physics at

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, and was awarded an MA (1968) and a Ph.D. (1973).Profile
sfc.hk; accessed 20 October 2014.

Personal life

York Liao is married and has three children. His sister is Dr. Sarah Liao.

References

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