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Dr. William S. L. Yip was born in Hong Kong and pursued
his higher education in Canada in 1960s. Dr. Yip
conferred Bachelor of Arts and Honorary Doctor of Law
Degrees from Concordia University. |
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Business |
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• Chairman of Canada Land Limited (Former ASX code : CDL)
• Chairman of Cantravel Limited, Guangzhou (China)
• Director of Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited
(HKSE:00027)
• Director of K. Wah International Holdings
Limited
(HKSE:00173) |
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Soon after his return to Hong Kong in the early 1970s,
he founded Canada Land Limited. Today, he is the
Chairman of several of its subsidiary companies, of
which Canada Land (a listed company in Australia Stock
Exchange) is the parent, and has steered the company to
become one of the leading real estate developers. At
present, Canada Land projects in the city of Guangzhou,
a transportation hub in the People's Republic of China.
The most renowned project is the reconstruction of "Wong
Tai Sin Tourist Attraction Project" in Guangzhou. |
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Frequent author on international real estate investment
and development |
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• Concordia University Hong Kong Foundation 10th Anniversary (2009)
• Riding
South on a Crane (China Books, 2005)
• Doing Business in China (co-authored -
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1995).
• The book was used by some universities as a
textbook of MBA program.
• Numerous articles in China and international
publications |
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Awards |
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• Guangzhou
Municipal Honorable Citizen (2003)
• Honorary Doctor of Law degree – Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada (1998)
• Voyageur Award – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in
Hong Kong |
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Public Services |
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• The Honorary Standing Committee member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (2012- 2022)
• Standing Committee member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (1998-2012)
• President of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong
Kong (1998-2000)
• Chairman of Board of Governor of The Canadian Chamber
of Commerce in Hong Kong (2000-2001)
• Governor of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong
Kong (2001-present)
• President of The Canadian Universities Association
(Hong Kong) (1978-1984)
• Chairman of Board of Governors of The Canadian
University Association (Hong Kong) (1984-present) - Hong
Kong has 200,000 Canadian university graduates residing
in the city
• President of Concordia University Hong Kong Foundation
Limited (Concordia University in Montreal, Canada)
(1999-present)
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