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Mr Yau Wah Yau graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic with a Higher Certificate in Electronic Engineering in 1983. In 1991, he founded the Realink Group which specialized in providing a numeric pager consulting service. Under Mr Yau's innovative leadership, the Group has expanded its business over the years to include information technology, as well as financial information and brokerage services. It is lauded as one of the most successful enterprises in the field. In recognition of his accomplishments in advancing telecommunications, Mr Yau was presented the coveted Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong in 1998 by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.
While heavily engaged in his business, Mr Yau also shows great care for the community. He believes in giving back to society and set up the Yau Wah Yau Charitable Foundation Limited in 1999 to support various charitable causes. In 2005, the Foundation was honoured with a Silver Award by ORBIS for its outstanding contribution to the fight against worldwide blindness. The Realink Group was also named among the companies which had made the most generous donations to The Community Chest of Hong Kong in 2007.
In recent years, Mr Yau has been playing an active role in PolyU's fundraising activities which cater for the University's long-term development. Apart from donating to the University, he has also accepted the invitation to serve as Chairman of the University's Fund-raising Committee in 2010. |
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Mr Yau Wah Yau(in alphabetical order by name) |