Businessman government official
Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend Caltech, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1967. He continued his studies in applied physics at Harvard University, and was awarded an Master of Arts (1968) and a Doctor of Philosophy (1973).
A Managing Director of Winbridge Company Limited, a private investment and consultancy company an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Lung Group Limited (since October 2003) a Non-Executive Director of Armitage Technologies Holding Limited (since February 2002) a cofounder (along with Doctor C C Chang and Mr James Lee) of Varitronix International Limited in 1978, one of the first manufacturers of liquid crystal display. 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) Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend Caltech, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1967.
