Donor

Dr Yeung Kin Man, SBS, JP

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Biel Crystal (HK) Manufactory Limited's Founder and President Dr Yeung Kin-man is a locally-groomed industrialist as well as self-made entrepreneur. After its inception in 1989, his company has set up factory in Shenzhen to produce watch cover glass using high technology. Boasting a client list of top luxury watch brands around the world, the company has made its mark in the industrial arena worldwide.

From 2004 onwards, Biel Crystal has been making inroads into mass production of smartphone glass screens and is now the world's largest maker of its kind. An industrial park in Huizhou has been established in between to cope with demands for high output. With an extensive sphere of business reaching global dimensions, the company now has over 80,000 staff in its employ. While Hong Kong as a whole managed to keep up with global developments back in the last century, its manufacturing industry, widely perceived to be in its sunset years, has been in decline. With his laser-sharp vision, innovative drive and business savvy, however, Dr Yeung, the "King of Touchscreens", has succeeded in putting Hong Kong manufacturers on the global map again.

As a professional engineer with entrepreneurial zeal, tech insight, and business acumen, Dr Yeung has deservedly garnered a string of coveted awards including Leader of the Year Award (Commerce & Industry/Finance Category) from Sing Tao News Corporation in 2015 and Industrialist of the Year Award from Federation of Hong Kong Industries in 2016. Apart from striving for the advancement of technological innovation, Dr Yeung has also been putting his best foot forward to give back to society as an ardent supporter of worthy causes, especially higher education.

Appointee

Professor Lim Kai H.

Professor Lim Kai H. is currently the Chair Professor of the Department of Management and Marketing at PolyU. Prior to joining PolyU, he was the Chair Professor of the Department of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong, which has consistently ranked among the top five IS departments worldwide in terms of research output in top-tier journals in the past 20 years. In addition, he also taught at the Case Western Reserve University and the University of Hawaii.

Professor Lim’s research focusses on the effects of information technology (IT) on individual and organisational behaviours, covering cross-cultural issues related to IS management, IT-enabled business strategies and organisational change, e-Commerce, e-Health, and digitalisation and platformisation. His research output has been widely published in the most prestigious journals.

A highly regarded scholar with international standing, Professor Lim has made tremendous contributions to the global IS community. He was Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly and Associate Editor of Information Systems Research, two of the leading journals in his discipline. He has also been an active player in international conferences of the IS profession. An Honorary Professor of Fudan University since 2013 and once an Honorary Professor of Wuhan University, Professor Lim is a frequent speaker on many occasions and a mentor to junior colleagues, devoted to fostering the growth and development of the academic community. In recognition of his contributions, he was conferred the title of Fellow by the Association for Information Systems in 2017. He won a number of awards, including the Teaching Excellence Award and Research Excellence Award from the City University of Hong Kong.