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Donald Liao was born on 29 October, 1929 in Kobi, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan, is a Donald Liao Poon huai, CBE, JP is born Hong Kong government official. Discover Donald Liao's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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94 years old |
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Scorpio |
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29 October, 1929 |
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29 October |
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Kobi, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan |
| Nationality |
Taiwan
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Donald Liao Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Donald Liao's Wife?
His wife is Christine Yuen Ching Me
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Christine Yuen Ching Me |
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Donald Liao Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Donald Liao worth at the age of 94 years old? Donald Liao’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Taiwan. We have estimated Donald Liao's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Donald Liao Poon-huai, CBE, JP (born 29 October 1929) is a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong government official and landscape architect.
Liao was born in Yunlin County (part of Tainan Prefecture under Japanese rule), Taiwan on 29 October 1929.
He moved to Hong Kong to learn English after finishing his basic education in Taiwan.
He attended the St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong and subsequently the University of Hong Kong.
He later furthered his study at the King's College of the Durham University after winning a British Council scholarship, where he graduated with a degree in landscape design.
Liao became the first member of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects.
He took an instrumental role in the expansion of the public housing in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 70s, designing new types of public estates and was Secretary for Housing and chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority from 1980 to 1985.
In 1960, he started working for Hong Kong government's Housing Division, designing and managing some of Hong Kong's biggest social housing projects during the 1960s and 70s at the time of the Ten-Year Housing Programme carried out by Governor Murray MacLehose.
He took a leading role in revolutionising social housing in order the address the overcrowding housing condition.
He applied his own design in Wah Fu Estate, the "Twin Tower Block": like Scottish "Z-plan" castles, these each comprised two juxtaposed towers of a hollow, internally galleried plan.
The second design innovation was an adaptation of the comprehensive land-use planning of the English New Towns.
He later joined the Hong Kong government to become the Commissioner of Housing in 1968 and a member of the Town Planning Board.
He proposed the Home Ownership Scheme, which allowed those who lived in rented public housing to buy their own flats.
He became Secretary for Housing and chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority from 1980 to 1985.
During his government service, he was also an official member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 1980 and of the Hong Kong Executive Council in 1985.
He was also a member of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group.
He became the Secretary for District Administration from 1985 to 1989.
He kept on serving in several senior government posts including the Secretary for District Administration from 1985 until his eventual retirement in 1989.
He served on the Council of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from 1991 to 1995.
In 1992, he was appointed Hong Kong Affairs Advisor by the Beijing government.
For his public service, he was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
In 2011, he was made Honorary Doctor of Science at the Durham University.
He married ballet dancer Christine Yuen Ching Me and has three children.
He is also a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
