Arthur Li

Arthur Li Kwok-cheung
李國章
Vice-Chancellor of Chinese University of Hong Kong
In office
1996–2002
ChancellorChris Patten
Tung Chee-hwa
Preceded byCharles Kao
Succeeded byAmbrose King
Secretary for Education and Manpower
In office
1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007
Chief ExecutiveDonald Tsang
Preceded byFanny Law
Succeeded byMichael Suen
Personal details
Born (1945-06-27) 27 June 1945 (age 79)
Hong Kong, Empire of Japan
SpouseDiana Chester
RelationsKoon-chun Li (great grandfather)
Fook-shu Li (father)
Tze-ha Wu (mother)
David Li (brother)
Arthur Li
Traditional Chinese李國章
Simplified Chinese李国章
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Guózhāng
Yue: Cantonese
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Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, GBM, GBS JP (Chinese: 李國章; born 27 June 1945) is a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He is currently member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He was Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1996 to 2002 and Secretary for Education and Manpower from 2002 to 2007. Li’s dictatorial and ruthless leadership style led some to refer to him as "King Arthur" and even "the Tsar".[1] He is the grandson of the co-founder of the Bank of East Asia, Li Koon-chun, and brother of its current chairman, David Li. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Five things to know about Arthur Li's appointment as HKU council chairman". South China Morning Post. 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.