title: York Liao
text: # York Liao
  
  York Liao, MBE, SBS, JP (born ca. 1948) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong government official and businessman, who is or has been:
  
  * a managing director of Winbridge Company Limited, a private investment and consultancy company
  * an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Lung Group Ltd (since October 2003)
  * a Non-Executive Director of Armitage Technologies Holding Ltd (since February 2002)
  * a cofounder (along with Dr C C Chang and Mr James Lee) of Varitronix International Ltd in 1978, one of the first manufacturers of LCD.
  
  ## Affiliations
  
  * City Polytechnic (now City University) Council
  * University of Science and Technology Council
  * University Grants Committee (the overseeing body appointed by the government for the funding of tertiary education in Hong Kong)
  * Industrial and Technology Development Council
  * Hong Kong Industrial Technology Center, government-sponsored incubation center
  * California Institute of Technology ("Caltech") Board of Trustees (since 1998)
  
  ## Education
  
  Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend Caltech, where he earned a BS in physics in 1967. He continued his studies in applied physics at Harvard University, and was awarded an MA (1968) and a Ph.D. (1973).
  
  ## Personal life
  
  York Liao is married and has three children. His sister is Dr. Sarah Liao.
  
  