Li Fook-wo

Li Fook-wo (26 September 1916 – 4 July 2014) was a Hong Kong politician and banker. He was the Chief Manager of the Bank of East Asia, his family business, and also unofficial member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong.

Family Born into a wealthy family on 26 September 1916, Li was the son of Li Tse-fong, founder of the Bank of East Asia and first unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the Li family. His younger brother Li Fook-kow was a government official and also member of the Executive and Legislative Councils. Andrew Li, Li Fook-kow's son, was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong. He was married to Laura Jee and was father of Aubrey Li Kwok-sing and four daughters.

Business career After studying aboard in the United States, Li joined his family business at the Bank of East Asia as a junior member of staff in 1940, and rose to Chief Manager in 1972. He also served as Chief Manager of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Johnson Electric Holdings Limited from 1972 to 1976, and as chairman of the two companies from 1984 to 1997.

Public service Li was a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, chairman of the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation, vice-patron of the Community Chest of Hong Kong, vice-president of the executive committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (Po Leung Kuk).

Honours For his public services, he was made Justice of the Peace in 1946. He was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968, the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1978.