Dr. Li Kwok-po David is the chairman and chief executive of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. Dedicated to serving the community, Dr. Li has served as a member of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Vice-Chairman of the Basic Law Drafting Committee, as well as adviser to or patron of a number of charitable organizations. Dr. Li attaches great importance to education. He founded The Prince Philip Scholarship Scheme to enable talented students to study at Cambridge University. Dr. Li and the Li Family have been active and staunch supporters of CUHK and its Colleges. He is currently a member of the Committee of Overseers of S.H. Ho College. In recognition of his numerous contributions to education and the community at large, the University conferred upon Dr. Li the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa.