Frankie Yick Chi-ming, SBS (, born 1953) is an engineer, businessman and member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" c ...

for the

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functional constituency A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China: * Functional constituency in Hong Kong * Indirectly el ...

. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.

Background

Yick received a

Bachelor of Engineering A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a college graduate majoring in an engineering discipline at a higher education institution. In the United Kingdom, a Ba ...

from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

and

Master of Science in Management A Master of Science in Management (abbreviated as MS Management or MSM) is a professional degree with a focus on management. In terms of content, it is similar to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree as it contains identical managem ...

from the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

. He became fellow of the

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide. It is a membership-based organisation with over 30,000 members in over 40 countries. This i ...

, chartered engineer of the

Engineering Council The Engineering Council (formerly Engineering Council UK; colloquially known as EngC) is the UK's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and engineering technician. The Engineering Council holds the nat ...

and corporate member of the

Institution of Engineering and Technology The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871,Engin ...

and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, all United Kingdom institutions. Yick has worked extensively in the public transportation and logistics industry. He joined

Wharf A wharf ( or wharfs), quay ( , also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more Berth (mo ...

in 1994 and has been its company director. He has been managing director and director of two of its subsidiaries,

Star Ferry The Star Ferry () is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Com ...

Company and Hong Kong Tramways, respectively. He also serves as a director of

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (), commonly known as Hactl, is one of the leading air cargo terminal operators in the world. Located at Hong Kong International Airport, it handled a total throughput of 1.65 million tonnes of cargo in 2018 ...

, an associate. Yick also held a non-executive director position in Harbour Centre Development in July 2012. In 1998, he served in the

Election Committee The Election Committee is the electoral college in Hong Kong that selects the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, elects 40 of the 90 members of the Legislative Council. Established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong Kong which states ...

for the Transport constituency. Later that year, he was elected to the

as an uncontested candidate, representing the

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, succeeding incumbent

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. He has been a director of the

Airport Authority Hong Kong The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA or AAHK) is the statutory body of the government of Hong Kong that is responsible for the operations of the Hong Kong International Airport. It is governed by the Airport Authority Ordinance (Cap. 483). His ...

since 1 June 2014.

References

1953 births Living people Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong Christians Hong Kong engineers Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 The Wharf (Holdings) Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Birmingham Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star {{HongKong-politician-stub