Sir David Li
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Dr the Honourable Sir David Kwok-po Li GBM, GBS, Kt, JP |
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| 李國寶 | |
Sir David Li Kwok-po at Horasis Global China Business Meeting, 2009
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| Chairman of the Bank of East Asia | |
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Assumed office 9 April 1997 |
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| Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1 November 2005 – 16 February 2008 |
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| Appointed by | Donald Tsang |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 30 October 1985 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | Financial/Finance |
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In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) |
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In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Ng Leung-sing |
| Constituency | Finance |
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13 March 1939 London, England, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Penny Poon Kam-chui |
| Children | Adrian David Li Man-kiu Brian David Li Man-bun Stephan David Li Man-kaw |
| Alma mater |
Imperial College London Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Religion | Church of England |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Léih Gwok bóu |
| Jyutping | Lei5 Gwok3 bou2 |
Dr the Honourable Sir David Kwok-po Li GBM GBS JP (Chinese: 李國寶; born 13 March 1939, London, England) is a British-Hong Kong banker and politician. He is the current Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank of East Asia, and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
The Li family, with roots in Heshan, Guangdong, has long had a prominent position in Hong Kong. David Li's great-grandfather, Li Shek-tang, made his fortune bringing rice to Hong Kong from Vietnam. In 1918, Li's grandfather, Li Koon-chun, along with his great-uncle, founded the Bank of East Asia, the first Chinese-owned bank in the territory. His father, F S Li, was a director of the Bank of East Asia, an Unofficial member of the Legislative Council and council member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Li's younger brother is Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, former Secretary for Education and Manpower and Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong. David's cousins include the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal's first Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang. One of his uncles is the late Simon Li Fook-sean, a senior judge who ran in the first election for chief executive in 1996, whose daughter is prominent democrat, barrister Gladys Li, and another the late Ronald Li Fook-siu, the disgraced former chairman of the .
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