Abraham Shek Lai-him
Independent Non-executive Director
Civil Engineering
MTR Corporation Limited
Hong Kong
Biography
Abraham Shek Lai-him, 72, has joined the Board as an Independent Non-executive Director since December 2007. Mr Shek is an independent non-executive director of Midas International Holdings Limited, Paliburg Holdings Limited, Lifestyle International Holdings Limited, Chuang’s Consortium International Limited, NWS Holdings Limited, Regal Portfolio Management Limited, Eagle Asset Management (CP) Limited, Country Garden Holdings Company Limited, SJM Holdings Limited, China Resources Cement Holdings Limited, Cosmopolitan International Holdings Limited, Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited, Lai Fung Holdings Limited, and Goldin Financial Holdings Limited. Mr Shek is chairman and an independent non-executive director of Chuang’s China Investments Limited, and vice chairman and an independent non-executive director of ITC Properties Group Limited. He is also a non-executive director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and a member of the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Mr Shek was vice chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council and a director of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Education from The University of Sydney. Mr Shek was appointed as Justice of the Peace in 1995 and was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star medal in 2013.
Research Interest
Civil Engineering