Hu Xiaoming
Herman Hu Shao-ming is a Hong Kong businessman, former Chairman of the Council of City University of Hong Kong, and Chairman of Ryoden Development Ltd. He is also a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress from the Hong Kong SAR.
Background
Herman Hu studied at St. Paul's Co-educational College between 1967 and 1972[1], then attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1972 to 1976, earning a Bachelor of Science degree[2]. In 1984, he completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University.
Since the 1980s, Hu has been involved in areas beyond the business sector. In 1986, he served as Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Playground Association; in 1988, he became Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Tennis Association; from 1989 to 1990, he was Founding President of the Rotary Club of Admiralty, Hong Kong; and in 1991, he was appointed Secretary General of the Asian Tennis Federation.
From 1990 to 1996, Hu was a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and from 1993 to 1995, he was appointed as a member of the Board of Education. Politically, Hu has served as a member of the 8th and 9th Committees of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (1993–2003) and as a Standing Committee Member (2003–2013). He was also an Executive Committee Member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (2002–2012), and was appointed by the Chief Executive as Chairman of the City University Council from 2012 to 2017.
In recognition of his contributions to public administration, politics, and education, Hu was awarded the Bronze and Silver Bauhinia Stars. He was a member of the 2006 Hong Kong Election Committee, and a torchbearer in the Central and Wan Chai segment of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch Relay in Hong Kong.
He is currently a delegate to the 12th National People’s Congress from Hong Kong, an Honorary Advisor of CityU's alumni organization “City AlumNet”, and an Honorary Patron of the “CityU Friends” initiative.
See also
- Hu Fa-kuang family
References
- Hu surname
- Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Delegates to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from Hong Kong
- Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians
- Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- Delegates to the 14th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- Members of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
- Executive members of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese