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MEMBERS OF BOARD AND PROFILES 79 Mr Victor SO Hing-woh, SBS, JP Mr Victor So has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Urban Renewal Authority since 15 June 2013. Mr So has extensive experience in the development and management of commercial and residential portfolios. He was the executive director of Kerry Properties Limited from 2008 to 2010, executive director and chief executive officer of the Link Management Limited from 2004 to 2007, executive director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited from 2002 to 2004, executive director of the Hong Kong Housing Society from 1990 to 2002 and property director of Mass Transit Railways Corporation from 1981 to 1990. Mr So holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and Hong Kong Institute of Housing. Mr So had been member of a number of statutory bodies including the Town Planning Board, the Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Land and Buildings Advisory Committee, the Long Term Housing Strategy Advisory Committee (1999 - 2003), the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Managing Board, the Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Supervisory Board of the Hong Kong Housing Society. Currently, he is a council member of Mental Health Foundation and a member of the Hong Kong Housing Society. Ir WAI Chi-sing, GBS, JP, FHKEng Ir Wai Chi Sing has been appointed the Managing Director of the Urban Renewal Authority since 15 June 2016. By virtue of holding that office, he is also the Deputy Chairman of the Board. He has also been appointed a Director of the Board of Urban Renewal Fund since 13 July 2016. Ir Wai is an engineer by profession. He joined the Hong Kong Government in August 1980, and has since served in the Transport Department, the Highways Department, and the former Environment, Transport and Works Bureau. He was the Director of Highways from November 2006 to June 2010 and was Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) from June 2010 to April 2015 before retirement. Ir Wai holds a master’s degree in transportation engineering from Purdue University in the United States. He has professional experience in civil, structural and geotechnical engineering, and is a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences. CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR