HKRITA

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Board of Directors
Chairman

Dr Harry LEE, SBS, JP
Managing Director
TAL Apparel Limited

Dr Lee joined Textile Alliance Limited (TAL) in Hong Kong in 1973. He is now Managing Director of TAL Apparel Limited, which currently employs over 20,000 employees.

Dr Lee is actively involved in a number of trade organisations in Hong Kong. He is the Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Garment Manufacturer's Association and Textile Council of Hong Kong Ltd.

Dr Lee was educated in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College, London, UK and a Doctorate from Brown University, USA.

Dr Lee was named in the Queen's birthday honours list as an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in 1996. He was appointed a Justice of Peace (JP) in 1997 and awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) at the Fourth Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR in 2001.

Directors

		Miss Janet Wing Chen WONG, JP Commissioner for Innovation and Technology Innovation and Technology Commission, The HKSAR Government
		Mr Felix Kwok Pan CHUNG Director Chungweiming Knitting Factory Limited
		Ms Meena DATWANI Executive Director (Banking Conduct) Hong Kong Monetary Authority
		Ms Katherine Suk Kwan FANG Director Fang Brothers Knitting Limited
		Mr Lawrence Ka Yuen LEUNG Managing Director Sun Hing Knitting Factory Limited
		Mr Andrew Ching Leung LO CEO Crystal Group
		Mr Arkin Ping Kin NG Chief Executive Natalia Fashion Limited
		Mr Yao Chung PEI Executive Director Pacific Chemical Works Limited
		Mr Henry TAN, BBS, JP CEO Luen Thai Holdings Limited
		Prof Xiaoming TAO Chair Professor of Textile Technology Institute of Textiles & Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
		Mr Pat Nie WOO Director Central Textiles (HK) Limited
		Dr Gordon YEN Executive Director Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited

Executive Committee

Mr Lawrence Ka Yuen LEUNG (Chairman)
Dr Harry LEE, SBS, JP
Miss Janet Wing Chen WONG, JP
Mr Felix Kwok Pan CHUNG
Ms Meena DATWANI
Prof Xiaoming TAO
Dr Gordon YEN

Technology Committee

Dr Harry LEE, SBS, JP (Chairman)
Miss Janet Wing Chen WONG, JP
Mr Felix Kwok Pan CHUNG
Ms Katherine Suk Kwan FANG
Mr Lawrence Ka Yuen LEUNG
Mr Andrew Ching Leung LO
Mr Arkin Ping Kin NG
Mr Yao Chung PEI
Mr Henry TAN, BBS, JP
Prof Xiaoming TAO
Mr Pat Nie WOO
Dr Gordon YEN

Key Executives

Mr Haider Barma, GBS, CBE, ISO, JP
Chief Executive Officer

Mr Barma majored in Economics and Political Science and graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in 1965. He joined the civil service as an Administrative Officer and held many senior posts during his career, retiring as Secretary for Transport in 1996. He was then appointed as Chairman, Public Service Commission, a post he held until April 2005. He became CEO of HKRITA in April 2006.

In recognition of his distinguished service and contribution, Mr Barma was awarded the Imperial Service Order (ISO) in 1991 and made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996. He was also awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2004.

Dr Kai-Chiu Ho, PhD, MA, FHKITA, C.TEXT, FTI, SMCTES
Director, Research and Development

Dr Ho obtained his Associateship in textile technology in 1981. He then gained his Master of Arts degree, with distinction, in Clothing Merchandising in 2001 and the Doctor of Philosophy in 2005 from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Dr Ho has more than 30 years work experience in the Hong Kong’s textiles and clothing industry and has been a part-time lecturer in textiles and clothing technologies for over 20 years. He is also a Chartered Textile Technologist and Fellow Member of the Textile Institute, a Fellow Member of Hong Kong Institute of Textile and Apparel, a Senior Member of China Textile Engineering Society, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Institute of Textiles and Clothing of PolyU, a Visiting Professor at both Donghua University and Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, as well as an Observer to Technical Committee (Textiles), ISO.

Mr Sun Tao, MSc, MBA
Director, Business Development

Mr Sun graduated from Jiangnan University with a Bachelor of Science in Cotton Spinning Engineering in 1983. He studied wool science at Massey University in New Zealand in 1997 and 1998, and obtained a Master of Science in Clothing and Textile Sciences at the University of Otago in New Zealand in 2001. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales, Newport of the UK. Mr Sun has had profound experience of management and marketing in the textiles and clothing industry. He worked as Product Development Manager in US company Burlington WorldWide and Nano-Tex, Sales and Marketing Director in a joint venture of US fiber company Unifi and China Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Company. Before joining HKRITA, Mr Sun worked as Manager Asia Pacific at BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters.

Ms Pandora J M Chan, MA
Head, Corporate Services

Ms Chan graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts degree (first class honours) in Translation and Interpretation and then obtained her Master of Arts degree in Language and Law. Before joining HKRITA, Ms Chan has served in various public organisations, including the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong Sports Development Board, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) where she was responsible for corporate administration, external relations and publicity.

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