Donald Liao
Donald P. H. Liao David Robert Ford | |
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| Born | 29 October 1929 |
Donald Liao Poon-huai,
Early life and education
Liao was born in
Government career
Liao became the first member of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects. 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
He later joined the Hong Kong government to become the Commissioner of Housing in 1968 and a member of the
Honours and personal life
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.[1] He married ballet dancer Christine Yuen Ching Me and has three children. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Hong Kong's pre-eminent social housing pioneer honoured in the UK". Durham University. 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Campaigning for Twentieth century architecture". C20 Society.
- ^ "Poon Huai Liao CBE, JP". Bloomberg.