Geoffrey Yeh Meou-Tsen, MBE

Order of the British Empire

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, SBS

Silver Bauhinia Star

The Silver Bauhinia Star is the second rank in the Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period...

, JP

Justice of the Peace

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, FCIOB

Chartered Institute of Building

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, FInstD

Institute of Directors

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 is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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-based businessman who served as Chairman of the Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd.

Education and career

Yeh obtained a BSc

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1953, and subsequently an MSc

Master of Science

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 degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences of Harvard University

Harvard University

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 in 1954.

He served as Chair of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, until its merger into the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Furthermore, he was Independent Non Executive Director of Hysan Development Co. Ltd. between 1979 and 2001 and as Independent Non-executive Director of China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd. from January 2001 to July 15, 2007. Currently Yeh is Chairman of the Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd., founded by Godfrey Yeh, the family patriarch.

Family

Yeh married to Helen; they have one child, a son, V-nee. V-nee and his wife, Mira Yeh, a socialite, have a daughter, Nadya.

Legacy

• M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center, Newmark Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
  
  , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering