Kong's profile in this important regional business forum". Li served as a council member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, but his association with the university has since ended. He is a full member of the Hong Kong Computer Society. Philanthropy In 2006, Li donated CA$1 million to the Canadian National Arts Centre Foundation in Ottawa, which led to the establishment of the Annual Richard Li Young Artist Chair, putting young musicians each year under the mentorship of musical maestros. Through PCCW, Li has overseen a number of relief efforts and charity programs. During the 2002–03 SARS outbreak, PCCW provided telecommunication services to patients, medical staff, and fundraisers. Li also established a story time program for children kept home to prevent infection, and call centre support for charity fundraisers and community activists. Under Li, PCCW also donated $1 million to the Business Community Relief Fund for Victims of SARS, with employees volunteering man-hours as well. Later in 2007, PCCW volunteers participated in the District Elderly Campaign, which delivers gift packages to the elderly. After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Li's PCG donated surgical masks to health care workers and NGOs in Hong Kong in February 2020. Recognition Li was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia in November 2011. He has also been presented with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for "outstanding business and charitable contributions to Canada." Personal life Li's girlfriend Isabella Leong, a former Hong Kong singer, gave birth to their son Ethan in April 2008, followed by twin sons in June 2010. Leong announced in March 2011 that the couple had amicably ended their relationship and that both would be caring for the children. Li is a licensed pilot in the United States and Canada, as well as a licensed divemaster. In 2016, Li bought his own top-level domain (.richardli) for $250,000. References External links Richard Li at Pacific Century Group 1966 births Living people Bank of East Asia Hong Kong billionaires Hong Kong chief executives Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Hong Kong financial businesspeople Hong Kong philanthropists Naturalized citizens of Canada Pacific Century Group Stanford University alumni Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College People who fabricated academic degrees Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026