Directorate

Mr Mohamed Butt has served as the Executive Director of HKPC since December 2017, leading efforts to promote new industrialisation and cultivate new productive forces. Under his leadership, HKPC provides advanced technology support, manages Government funding schemes and delivers FutureSkills training to drive Hong Kong’s transformation into an international innovation and technology hub.

Before joining HKPC, Mr Butt held senior leadership roles in a number of multinational corporations. He had served General Electric (GE) for over two decades, during which time he held a range of senior management positions, including President and CEO of GE’s transportation business in the Asia Pacific region. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing strategic leadership to drive business expansion and leading major transformational projects in collaboration with private and public sectors across the region. Before that, he was President and CEO of GE Lighting Asia and GE Security Asia respectively. 

With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, Mr Butt is deeply knowledgeable in infrastructure, manufacturing and consumer market development, backed by a profound strategic mindset and rich business insights. He also possesses excellent management skills and the ability to drive sustained service excellence and innovation in teams. In leading HKPC, he is dedicated to promoting technological innovation, particularly in the area of manufacturing technology, for SMEs to upgrade and transform. He is also keen to drive the realisation of R&D outcomes and enrich the local talent pool in innovation and technology. 

Mr Butt is Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Electronics & Technologies Association. He is advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business and the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance. In addition, he sits on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and the Port Development Committee of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and the Academic Advisory Board of the Department of Journalism and Communication of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Mr Butt graduated from Winona State University, Minnesota, US, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also possessed an Executive Master of Business Administration degree issued jointly by the Kellogg School of Management and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Dr Lawrence Cheung has over 30 years of experience in managing research and development and consultancy business portfolio. In HKPC, he currently manages broad business functions on technology research and development as well as consultancy services in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, FutureSkills training, SME and Startup support, as well as Corporate Development. He leads the development and implementation of the Technology Game Plan for HKPC in the areas of microelectronics, life and health, robotics and artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing and new energy.

He is respectively a Member of Assessment Committee of Green Tech Fund in the Environmental Protection Department; a Member of Steering Committee on Promotion of Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) and Qualifications Framework (QF) in the Education Bureau, a Member of the Sub-group on Research Postgraduate Programmes for the Planning Exercise for the 2025-28 Triennium under the University Grants Committee, and, a Member of the Peer Review Expert Panel for of Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme.

He is also an Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Electronics and Technologies Association; Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association; Member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association; Member of Innovation & Technology Development Committee in Federation of Hong Kong Industries; and Member of Industry & Technology Committee in Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Prior to joining HKPC, Dr Cheung was living in Australia holding a senior research position in Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia. He obtained Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours and Bachelor of Science degrees from Monash University in Australia. His doctorate degree on Computer Imaging research was also from Monash University. Dr Cheung joined HKPC in 1996.

Mr Edmond Lai joined the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) in 2018 and has been leading the development of digital transformation, smart manufacturing, Mainland business, and emerging industries. He is an expert in the application of Industry 4.0 (i4.0) and smart technologies. Mr Lai is familiar with the trends of digital market and emerging industries, possessing extensive experience in local and overseas business expansion. He is determined to assist companies in developing new productive forces through the services of HKPC.

Under Mr Lai's leadership, HKPC established the "Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Center" (FLAIR) under InnoHK Clusters in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University in Germany in 2020. Mr Lai also leads the team to develop new applications from emerging technologies and promote the development of related industries, such as life and health, artificial intelligence, robotics, drone applications, and more. In 2025, HKPC was appointed by the Hong Kong SAR Government as the technical cooperation partner for the "Regulatory Sandbox" project of the "Low Altitude Economy Working Group" to promote the development of the low altitude economy.

Prior to joining HKPC, Mr Lai worked for multinational corporation General Electric (GE) for over 20 years, leading various business units in the Greater China region, the United States, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, covering transportation, mining equipment, engineering plastics, power, renewable energy, aviation, finance, medical equipment, and other fields.

Mr Lai holds the Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) and Master of Philosophy (Computer Science) degrees from the University of Hong Kong.

Ms Vivian Lin joined HKPC in 2013 and has over 30 years of experience in her profession of financial management in large corporations. Ms Lin is responsible for overseeing HKPC’s secretariat service for Government funding schemes. She is tasked with leading, integrating, cross-fertilising and leveraging the funding schemes to upgrade and transform the industries as well as proactively pulsing enterprise and industry needs, developing and enhancing the schemes to serve industry-wide business. Furthermore, under her leadership, HKPC has been designated jointly by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for establishing the Hong Kong Technology and Innovation Support Centre, which will provide assistance and services to researchers and innovators, with a view to further promoting Hong Kong's development as a regional intellectual property (IP) trading centre.

Before her present position, Ms Lin has been leading the finance and procurement arm of HKPC to provide effective services and solutions to business divisions and subsidiaries to the Council, achieving operational excellence in finance and procurement through process simplification and digitalisation. She is also experienced in liaising and collaborating with government authorities. Prior to joining HKPC, Ms Lin worked in Philips Healthcare for 15 years with commercial exposure in Asia Pacific region.

Ms Lin graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and received a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from University of Manchester, UMIST, UK. She is also a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

Mr Yonghai Du joined HKPC in 2021, overseeing research and development, and consultancy services across multiple technology domains, including smart living, automotive technology, green tech, sustainable development, and professional testing. With a global perspective and a distinguished track record, he excels in technology innovation, business growth, corporate operations and project management—spanning energy transition, circular economy, food tech, and smart mobility. 

Mr Du is dedicated to greening, digitalising, and implementing innovative technologies to achieve technology commercialisation and sustainable development. Under his leadership, the industry-first “Food TranSmarter®" system gained widespread adoption and acclaim in Hong Kong. He relentlessly drives fostering cross-sector collaboration among government, industry, academia, research to applications on the ground to strengthen partnerships between Hong Kong, Mainland, and overseas counterparts. Spearheading these efforts, he led HKPC’s landmark agreement with the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Administration Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park in 2025 to jointly establish the Beijing-Hong Kong R&D Acceleration Centre, creating a successful model of Beijing-Hong Kong collaboration.

Prior to joining HKPC, he served at various multinational corporations, including Alstom and General Electric (GE). As Managing Director of GE Asia Pacific for Environmental Control Solutions, he was responsible for managing regional footprints and operating global engineering projects and technical consultancy services.

Mr Du holds bachelor's and master’s degrees in environmental engineering from Tianjin University.