Yvonne Lui
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Yvonne Lui (born 1977) is partner of Hong Kong
property and real-estate billionaire
Joseph Lau
, whom she met in 2001 while studying in London
.
. Her father had established a successful plastics manufacturing business.
After her early secondary education in Hong Kong
, at the age of 16, Lui went to Canford
, a private boarding school in the United Kingdom
and went on to study a BSc in Chemistry
and Management
at King's College London
, She also spent a year at the University of Toronto
in Canada
as an exchange student studying Forensic Science before returning to King’s to study for a PhD on gas hydrates in oil industry.
She is the Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Exchange Foundation, an organization that promotes interaction and collaboration between China and Hong Kong youngsters by offering exchange programmes and internships, in which students from the two sides get to work with successful entrepreneurs, business and political leaders respectively. She has participated in the establishment of a wing overseeing disaster relief activities and operations, which has contributed to the relief programmes of the 2008 Sichuang earthquakes
and victims of Ching Hai earthquakes in 2010. She is also the Honorary President of Hong Kong Federation of Women.
Lui is also a trustee of several universities, including Beijing University and the University of International Business and Economics
in China.
In 2007, she travelled to underdeveloped provincial towns of Hubei Province, Northeastern China, and donated US$1 million to an aid project to build local medical and sanitary clinics for remote peasant communities. She was then appointed a member of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consulative Conference Committee
, the second highest-ranked governing body in the province.
In 2008, as Beijing hosted the Olympics, Lui was made executive vice president of the executive committee of Youth Movement For 2008 Beijing Olympics, which aims to boost grassroots support for and participation in sport, and to raise awareness of the importance of health and sports among young people.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
property and real-estate billionaire
Billionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau Luen Hung is a billionaire Hong Kong real estate investor who owns a 61% stake in Chinese Estates Holdings. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $4.3 billion.-Wealth:...
, whom she met in 2001 while studying in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Early life and education
Lui was born in Hong Kong, the youngest of four children and the only daughter of parents who had come to Hong Kong from Mainland ChinaMainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
. Her father had established a successful plastics manufacturing business.
After her early secondary education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, at the age of 16, Lui went to Canford
Canford School
Canford School is a coeducational independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, in South West England. The school was founded in 1923. There are approximately 600 pupils at Canford, organised into houses...
, a private boarding school in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and went on to study a BSc in Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, She also spent a year at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
as an exchange student studying Forensic Science before returning to King’s to study for a PhD on gas hydrates in oil industry.
Positions and charity work
Lui has contributed to several charities, a hospital and medical groups as well as projects relating to the arts and education in Hong Kong and China.She is the Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Exchange Foundation, an organization that promotes interaction and collaboration between China and Hong Kong youngsters by offering exchange programmes and internships, in which students from the two sides get to work with successful entrepreneurs, business and political leaders respectively. She has participated in the establishment of a wing overseeing disaster relief activities and operations, which has contributed to the relief programmes of the 2008 Sichuang earthquakes
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
and victims of Ching Hai earthquakes in 2010. She is also the Honorary President of Hong Kong Federation of Women.
Lui is also a trustee of several universities, including Beijing University and the University of International Business and Economics
University of International Business and Economics
The University of International Business and Economics , is a university in Beijing, China. Currently, UIBE has over 11,000 students from China and over 2,500 international students from more than 100 countries....
in China.
In 2007, she travelled to underdeveloped provincial towns of Hubei Province, Northeastern China, and donated US$1 million to an aid project to build local medical and sanitary clinics for remote peasant communities. She was then appointed a member of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consulative Conference Committee
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...
, the second highest-ranked governing body in the province.
In 2008, as Beijing hosted the Olympics, Lui was made executive vice president of the executive committee of Youth Movement For 2008 Beijing Olympics, which aims to boost grassroots support for and participation in sport, and to raise awareness of the importance of health and sports among young people.