Profile of the board Directors
Executive Director
Mr. TJIA Boen Sien (“Mr. Tjia”), aged 79, is one of the co-founders of the Group. He is the Managing Director and Chairman of the Company. Mr. Tjia is the member of remuneration committee and the member of nomination committee of the Board. Mr. Tjia is well respected and has established connections in the PRC construction industry through his extensive experience. He has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry in the PRC and Hong Kong. Mr. Tjia is responsible for the overall corporate strategy and the daily operations of the Group, including business development and overall management.
He graduated from chemistry studies at the Huaqiao University (華僑大學) in the PRC in July 1966. He was admitted as member of The Chartered Institute of Building in November 1996 and is a professional member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors since October 2002. Mr. Tjia previously served as the vice chairman and honourable member of Zhan Tian You Civil Engineering Science and Technology Development Fund Management Committee (詹天佑土木工程科學技術發展基金管理委員會)
Mr. Tjia is father of Mr. Tjia Wai Yip, William (Executive Director of the Company) and Ms. Tse Hoi Ying, Irene (Executive Director of the Company).
Executive Director
Mr. WANG Jing Ning (“Mr. Wang”)), aged 67, is an executive Director of the Company and was appointed as a director of the Company in September 1993. Mr. Wang is a member of the remuneration committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Board. He is also a director of various main operating subsidiaries of the Group, among others, Deson Ventures (HK) Limited, Winsome Properties Limited and Honour Advance Limited. Mr. Wang has over 40 years’ experience in hotel management and construction engineering in Mainland China and Hong Kong. He is responsible for managing the Group’s projects in Mainland China.
Executive Director
Mr. TJIA Wai Yip, William (“Mr. William Tjia”) , aged 47, is an executive Director of the Company since January 2015. Mr. William Tjia joined the Group in February 2000. He is a director of Deson Innovative Limited since July 2005, one of the subsidiaries of the Company. He has over 23 years of experience in business management. He is responsible for A.I. business of the Group and the Group’s development including property investment and overall management. He graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree in Information Systems in 1998. He is the son of Mr. Tjia Boen Sien, the Managing Director and Chairman of the Group and the younger brother of Ms. Tse Hoi Ying, Irene, the Executive Director of the Company.
Executive Director
Ms. TSE Hoi Ying, Irene (“Ms. Tse”), aged 51, is an executive Director of the Company since 1 March 2022. Ms. Tse joined the Group in August 1999. She is the director of the Group’s subsidiaries, Medical Technologies Limited, Allied Health Elements Company Limited and Medical Technologies Engineering Limited. She is also the director of the Group’s associate company, namely UltraX Technologies Company Limited, a Taiwan company which holds appropriate importer medical equipment license as well as providing medical equipment distribution to Taiwan hospitals. Ms. Tse is also a director of another associates start-up company, Hope4Care Ltd. with the cooperation of the professor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong which aims to bring HK invented technologies into the world. In 2022-23, Hope4Care products has won some major awards such as TSSSU+ (the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong as well as silver award in International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023. Ms. Tse is responsible for building distribution network for medical and healthcare equipment, sometimes with engineering work required to get the site ready for equipment installation. Ms. Tse has set up a medical engineering company for the Group for building the first medical grade modular hydrotherapy pool in Asia. As for the emerging market for occupational safety, Ms. Tse also introduces different safety tools to prevent work injuries. She also provides related consulting business for the Group regarding healthcare area. Ms. Tse graduated from the University of British Columbia (Canada) with a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) in May 1995.
Ms. Tse was elected as the President of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (RCOHK), the most senior club in HK, for 2023/2024. RCOHK is dedicated to bringing business and professional leaders together to provide humanitarian services to the community and promote high ethical standards in all vocations.
She is the daughter of Mr. Tjia Boen Sien, the Managing Director and Chairman of the Group and the elder sister of Mr. William Tjia, an executive Director of the Company.
Independent non-executive director
Dr. HO Chung-Tai, Raymond (“Dr. Ho”), SBS, MBE, S.B. St. J., JP, aged 84, is an independent non-executive Director of the Company and was appointed as a director of the Company in September 1993.
Dr. Ho has 60 years’ experience in the fields of civil, structural, energy, environmental and geotechnical engineering and direct project management of many mega size engineering projects including 50 years in Hong Kong and 10 years in the United Kingdom. He has direct management responsibility in the HK$3.0 billion (cost at the time) project of Electrification and Modernisation of Kowloon-Canton Railway (now called “The East Rail”) from the mid-70’s till early 80’s; and all the government-funded infrastructure works for Shatin New Town and Tseung Kwan O New Town from early 80’s till the end of 1993, experience including construction of tunnels, bridges, flyovers, roads, dockyards, wharves, jetties, hospitals, hotels, incinerators, high-rise commercial/residential buildings, slopes, reclamation, chimneys, Hong Kong Ocean Park, environmental studies and environmental protection projects.
Dr. Ho holds a doctorate degree in civil engineering from the City University of London, United Kingdom; Honourary Doctor of Business Administration from the City University of Hong Kong; Honourary Doctor of Laws from University of Manchester, United Kingdom; a postgraduate diploma in geotechnical engineering from Manchester University, United Kingdom; and a bachelor degree in civil engineering from the University of Hong Kong; and was awarded Honourary University Fellow of The University of Hong Kong and Honourary University Fellow of The University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Dr. Ho was formerly a partner and senior director of Maunsell Consultants Asia Limited from January 1976 to August 1993. Dr. Ho was formerly Hong Kong Deputy to the 10th & 11th terms of National People’s Congress of the PRC, member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th terms of Legislative Council (Engineering Functional Constituency) (1998-2012), member of the Provisional Legislative Council (1996-1998), President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (1987/1988), Member of the Former Basic Law Consultation Committee, Founding Council Chairman of the City University of Hong Kong, Council Chairman of the former City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Chairman of Hong Kong Technology Committee of the Industry & Technology Development Council (ITDC) and member of ITDC, Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Affairs Adviser, Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Services Advisory Committee of the HKTDC, board member of the Hong Kong Airport Authority (2008 – 2014), member of the Court of the City University of Hong Kong, member of the Chinese Medicine Consultative Committee of the School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University, member of Consultative Committee on the New Airport and Related Projects, Professional Advisor (Architecture, Engineering and Surveying) to the Ombudsman of HKSAR and member of the Gas Safety Advisory Committee. Currently, Dr. Ho is Honorary Chairman and Past Chairman of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Plant, LingAo Nuclear Plant Safety Consultative Committee.
Dr. Ho currently is the director of the following companies which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”):
An Independent Non-executive Director
GCL Technology Holdings Limited (formerly known as GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (stock code: 3800)
ChinLink International Holdings Limited (stock code: 997)
AP Rentals Holdings Limited (stock code: 1496)
Superland Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 368)
Dr. Ho has been the director of the following companies which are listed on the Stock Exchange in the past three years:
the non-executive chairman of Veson Holdings Limited (formerly known as SCUD Group Limited) (stock code: 1399) for the period from 27 September 2018 to 16 June 2020; and
an independent non-executive director of Fu Shek Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 2263) for the period from 22 January 2020 to 1 October 2021.
Independent non-executive director
Ir SIU Man-po (“Ir Siu”), is an independent non-executive Director of the Company since September 2001.
Ir Siu was awarded the MEDAL OF HONOUR (MH) by the Chief Executive of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in July 2004 for his dedication and meritorious services to the development of engineering profession in Hong Kong.
Ir Siu, aged 85, obtained his Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1963 from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A.
Ir Siu has extensive experience in construction field including the construction of Tsing Yi Power Station in 1966-1977, MTR stations in 1977-1987, and Hong Kong Baptist University campus development in 1989-1999. Ir Siu was the Managing Director of Ho Wang Siu Mak Management Ltd. (an engineering consultancy company) from 2008 to 2019.
Ir Siu is a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Independent non-executive director
Mr. SIU Kam Chau (“Mr. Siu”), aged 58, joined the Company in March 2014 as an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Siu is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and member of the Nomination Committee of the Board. Mr. Siu graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (practising) in Hong Kong. Mr. Siu has over 30 years of working experience in auditing, accounting, company secretarial and corporate finance. Mr. Siu was an executive director of Power Financial Group Limited (stock code: 397) from 29 April 2020 to 21 June 2021 and is currently an independent non-executive director of Wang On Group Limited (stock code: 1222) both of which are companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Independent non-executive director
Mr. SONG Sio Chong (“Mr. Song”), aged 68, is an independent non-executive Director of the Company in May 2023. Mr. Song is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, the member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Board.
Mr. Song has more than 25 years of experience in structural design, site supervision and contract management. Mr. Song graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist College (now known as the Hong Kong Baptist University) Civil Engineering Department with a Diploma in June 1979 and was awarded Associateship in Civil and Structural Engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in November 1982. Mr. Song obtained a Master Degree of Business Administration and a Doctoral Degree of Chinese Literature from Hong Kong Chu Hai College (formerly known as Chu Hai University) in July 1983 and June 1988, respectively. He also obtained a Bachelor Degree in Law, Master Degree in Civil Law and Doctoral Degree in Constitutional and Administrative Laws from Peking University in July 1991, July 1996 and July 1999, respectively, and further received his Certified Postgraduate Examination Diploma in English Law and Hong Kong Law from The Manchester Metropolitan University of the United Kingdom (‘‘UK’’) in September 2001. Mr. Song is a member of both The Institution of Structural Engineers of the UK and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer (Structural) in Hong Kong and a Class 1 Registered Structural Engineer in the People’s Republic of China.
Mr. Song was appointed as the honorary consultant of China Law Office from July 2003 to July 2008. He served as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2008 and was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies from 2016 to 2022. He has been a full-time professor of the Centre for Basic Laws of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Region at Shenzhen University from 2010 to 2022.
