Management Team

Chairman

Ir Dr. David Ho

David Ho joined Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited in 1981 and has been the Group General Manager since 1996. He has had over 20 years of experience in ferry operations. He has become a member of the Board of Adventure-Ship since July 2009. He has participated in various community services, having been the Chairman of the Logistics Industry Training Advisory Committee, a Director of The Shipowners’ Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (Luxembourg), the Chairman of the Transport Logistics Training Board of The Vocational Training Council, a General Committee Member and the Chairman of the Transport and Logistics Services Council of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong and a member of the Safety Committee of Outward Bound Hong Kong.

Vice Chairman

Mr. Daniel Yau

Daniel Yau joined the Adventure-Ship Youth Association in 1984 and became a member of Adventure-Ship in 1989. He has served on the Board of Directors since 1990. Daniel Yau is a technical staff member in a tertiary institution. Although suffering from poliomyelitis, Daniel is a scuba instructor. He has received the Acts of Kindness award presented by the HKJC in 1999.

Mr. Patrick Chung

Patrick Chung was chosen in the Hong Kong Round Table No. 1 (when he was Chairman in 1985) to assist in the finance and administration of Adventure-Ship. Patrick has been serving Adventure-Ship for nearly 20 years and was also the Chairman of the Board in 1991.From 1992 until his retirement at the end of 2000, he was the Executive Director of CITIC Pacific Limited, in charge of property development, infrastructure and environment management projects.

Mr. Charles Doyle

Mr Doyle is a chartered electrical engineer and holder of UK Merchant Navy Certificate. He started his career as an Apprentice Electrician for the UK Ministry of Defense in 1963. On completion of his apprenticeship he joined the merchant navy as an electrical officer for five years. He then moved to Zambia with Philips Electrical as a project engineer before coming to Hong Kong in 1978 to join Hong Kong United Dockyards as Electrical Manager. In 1982 he moved to the Hong Kong Jockey Club where he worked for 16 years as Property Controller. He moved to Cathay Pacific as Property and Services Manager until his retirement in 2007. He is a sports lover and has a wide range of interests including sailing, scuba diving, golf and hash.? He was the Commodore of Aberdeen Boat Club from 2003-2007. He started to serve the Board of Adventure-Ship in August 2008

Mr. Steve Y. O. Chor

After matriculation, Steve joined World Wide Shipping Limited as Deck Cadet in early 1970’s. Since then, he has served in different types of ship, in particular, OBO, bulk carrier and supertanker. He stayed with World Wide Shipping Limited until he received his Master’s license in Glasgow in 1984.

Steve then served in high speed ferries plying between Hong Kong and Macau and gained his command in HM5 Hovercraft. He joined Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 bringing his rich experience at sea to bear on the many training/operation issues in the Force. His last posting was the Commandant of Marine Police Training School.

After his retirement from the Force, Steve was still active in many maritime organizations apart from Adventure-Ship. He is now serving in a ferry company as Deputy General Manager.

Vice Chairman

Mr. Christopher Pooley

Christopher Pooley served at sea in the British merchant Navy, where he obtained his Master Mariner's Certificate. He first arrived in Hong Kong upon joining Swire in 1971, and also served in various overseas postings including New Zealand, Iran, United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, all in shipping related businesses, as a director since 1985. In 1989 he was posted once again in Hong Kong, serving in various senior capacities until his retirement from the Group in August 2003. His final position was as CEO of the HUD Group [a joint venture with Hutchison]. Though traveling frequently, his home base is Hong Kong, where he is actively involved in charity work. Mr. Pooley sits on the Boards of the HK Sea School, Outward Bound School and, from February 2005, Adventure Ship, where he brought his extensive experience of commercial ship-building to the construction project of the Jockey Club Huan.

Treasurer

Mr. Edward Lau

Mr. Terence Cheung

Terence is the Principal of a local special school for students with mental handicaps. He obtained his B.S. degree in educational development from Illinois State University, USA. He also acquired a Post-Graduate Certificate and Masters Degree in Special Education from the University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Patricia Yeung

Ms. Yeung has been a member of Adventure-Ship's Board of Directors since 1998. She is currently serving as an Educational Psychologist at the HKCCCU Logos Academy. She obtained her B.A. degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of California, Irvine, a M.A.degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and another M.A. degree in School Guidance and Counseling from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include early childhood education, play therapy, gifted education, creativity and cross-cultural psychology.

Ms. Cindy Yip

Cindy holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from USA and a Master Degree in Business Administration in Strategic Marketing from the UK.

She possesses over 10 years experience in business development and marketing in various industries, such as property development, property sales & leasing, retail chain, etc. She hnad worked in several reputable public listed companies in Hong Kong.