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Professor Lawrence J. Lau has been serving as Vice-Chancellor (President) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong since 1 July 2004. Born in 1944, Professor Lau graduated with a B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics and Economics from Stanford University in 1964, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development at Stanford University in 1992. From 1992 to 1996, he served as a Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and from 1997 to 1999, as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He became Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, Emeritus, at Stanford University in 2006. He is concurrently Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Lau specializes in economic development, economic growth, and the economies of East Asia, including that of China. He has authored, co-authored, or edited five books and published more than 160 articles and notes in professional journals. Professor Lau was awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa, by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999, and was conferred the degrees of Doctor, honoris causa, by Soka University and Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by Waseda University in 2007. Professor Lau has been rendering academic and professional services to a large number of institutions. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, and an Honorary Professor of the Institute of Systems Science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin University, Nanjing University, Renmin University of China, Shantou University, Southeast University and the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. Professor Lau is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Professor Lau also serves as a member of the HKSAR Government’s Commission on Strategic Development, the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Steering Committee on Innovation and Technology, the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and its Currency Board Sub-Committee, and the Honours Committee. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 2007. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the US-based Achievo Corporation, as well as those of the Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. as an independent director and the Shin Kong Financial Holding Corporation as an independent supervisor, the latter two being companies listed in Taiwan. Professor Lau was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 31 August 2005.