Weekly Meeting

Speaker: DG Belinda YEUNG
Topic: Light Up Rotary

About the Speaker: District 3450, Rotary International

About the Speaker:

Belinda Bik Yiu YEUNG, District Governor 2014 – 15

DG Belinda BY YEUNG (DG BY), her partner Daniel Bong and daughter Stephanie make a very simple and happy household.

DG BY divides her time between her duties as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited, her work for various governmental and non-governmental committees and associations and her numerous services to the community through Rotary and other charitable organisations. Her career has been formulated on the premise that she gives back to society a fair measure of the benefit she has derived from her vocation.

Graduated in 1982 from the Barron Hilton School of Hotel Management of University of Houston and joined Regal in 1987, she has assumed various leadership positions in the Century City International Holdings Limited group of companies, of which Regal Hotels International is a major player. As Chief Operating Officer, she has successfully led Regal through difficult times such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 and the 2008 economic tsunami. Under her watch, Regal has grown from owning and managing seven hotels in 2007 to 24 in Hong Kong and other cities in China, operating and opening over 9,000 guest rooms, 36,800 sq. m. or 241 banquet venues and 100 restaurants and bars and bars under its portfolio, staffed by 7,800 employees.

In the public domain she has variously served as member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee, 1st Vice Chairwoman of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners, Fellow of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Chairwoman of the Industry Advisory Committee of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of the PolyU, the Corporate Partner Scheme Committee of the Wofoo Leaders’ Network. In addition she has fulfilled roles as Member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Hui Yang, Honorary President and Permanent Member of the Wai Chow Clansmen D.A.H.H. and as Honorary President and Permanent Member of the Wai Chow Sheung Shui Clansmen Association Limited.

Over the past 20 years, she has supported, and in many cases contributed as a strategic partner of, numerous charitable organisations, both in her personal capacity and in the working arena. Among these causes are the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, the Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation, Po Leung Kuk, Vocational Training Council and Wofoo Social Enterprises.

An active and enthusiastic advocate of the Rotary movement, DG BY launched the Guizhou Signature Community Service Project as Club President Elect in 2009 and, as Club President in 2010, saw the Rotary Club of Hong Kong harbour awarded the distinction of “Rotary Club of the Year 2010 – 11”, for which she received the accolade of “President of the Year 2010 – 11”.

DG BY loves to travel, play golf, work on her yoga, practice Chinese calligraphy and appreciate the finer things in life. She has toured some 50 countries so far, experiencing different cultures and ways of life.