Japhet Sebastian Law

Mr. Law graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a doctor of philosophy degree in mechanical/industrial engineering in 1976

Previously, Mr. Law was a professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1986 and retired in August 2012. Before retirement, Mr. Law was a professor in the Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics. He was the associate dean and subsequently the dean of the Faculty of Business Administration of The Chinese University of Hong Kong from 1993 to 2002. Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Mr. Law was the director of Operations Research at the Cullen College of Engineering and the director of Graduate Studies in Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston and was also involved with the U.S. Space Program in his career with McDonnell Douglas and Ford Aerospace in the United States. Beside acting as an independent non-executive director of Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited (SEHK:694) (from June 2008 to June 2020), he had acted as a consultant for various corporations in Hong Kong and overseas. Mr. Law was active in public services and serves as a member of the Provisional Regional Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and various other committees. He also served on the boards of profit, non-profit and charitable organisations in Hong Kong and overseas.

Currently, Mr. Law is an independent non-executive director of each of Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited (SEHK:8271), Tianjin Port Development Holdings Limited (SEHK:3382), Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited (SEHK:694), Binhai Investment Company Limited (SEHK:2886), Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited (SEHK:78) and Tianjin Binhai Teda Logistics (Group) Corporation Limited (SEHK:8348) respectively and an independent supervisor of Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited (SEHK:694), all of which are listed companies in Hong Kong.