York Liao, MBE, SBS, JP (born ca.
1948) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong government official and businessman, who is or has been: Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend Caltech, where he earned a BS in physics in 1967.
He continued his studies in applied physics at Harvard University, and was awarded an MA (1968) and a Ph.D.
[3] York Liao is married and has three children.
His sister is Dr. Sarah Liao.