Li Xiuheng

Eddy Li Sau Hung, was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician. He served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Executive Director of the China Overseas Friendship Association, and President of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Association. He held important positions in numerous business organizations, including the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong and the Chinese Importers' and Exporters' Association of Hong Kong.

Li was engaged in the watchmaking industry for over 20 years. His founded company, Jumbo Group, achieved an annual turnover exceeding HK$1 billion. Beyond timepiece manufacturing and watch parts trading, the business expanded into electronics, transportation, finance, and real estate. He served as a director of several listed companies in Hong Kong and was appointed as an advisor to numerous major official and semi-official bodies, including the Trade Advisory Board, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Productivity Council, Town Planning Board, and the Commission on Youth.

Background

Li was born in Hong Kong and attended SKH St. James' Primary School and Lingnan Secondary School. After high school, he entered the business sector and later completed an MBA at the University of California and a Ph.D. in Economics at Jinan University. In 1991, he was selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong. He received the Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award in 1993, was appointed a Hong Kong Affairs Advisor in 1994, and became a member of the Election Committee for the first HKSAR Government in 1996. He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2000 and the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2017. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the 11th CPPCC National Committee as a specially invited member from Hong Kong, and served on the Proposals Committee.

Aside from serving as President of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (elected on 11 November 2014, served from 2015 to 2017), he was also appointed as visiting professor by institutions such as Xi'an Jiaotong University, Southwest Jiaotong University, Capital University of Economics and Business, and Beijing College of Economics. He served as an advisor to the China Business Programs at Hong Kong Baptist University and City University of Hong Kong.

In the field of arts, his photography work was published in 2018 in the photo book *Belt and Road*, authorized by *National Geographic* and published by Boulder Books. It showcased landscapes and cityscapes from Belt and Road regions, including China, Central Asia, West Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Business Projects

He held hotel and commercial real estate projects at locations including 39 and 41–43 Wong Chuk Hang Road in Aberdeen, Phase 1 and 2 of the Grandtech Centre, KC100 at 100 Kwai Cheong Road in Kwai Hing, and Wing Shan Industrial Building in Cha Kwo Ling.