- lo k , ▁C BE , ▁J P , ▁Che val ier ▁de ▁la ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur , Sil ver ▁Bau hin ia ▁Star ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁technology ▁engineer . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁developed ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁Chinese ▁and ▁multi - ling ual ▁wireless ▁communication ▁software / system ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁is ▁ren owned ▁as ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁Multi - ling ual ▁Mess aging " ▁for ▁pione ering ▁the ▁wireless ▁communication ▁transmission ▁software ▁in ▁various ▁languages . ▁He ▁has ▁made ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁technology ▁industry ▁in ▁both ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁China ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁three ▁information ▁technology ▁companies ▁( Ch ampion ▁Technology ▁Hold ings , ▁Kant one ▁Hold ings ▁and ▁Digital ▁Hong ▁Kong . com ) ▁which ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁The ▁total ▁asset ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁companies ▁exceed s ▁ 6 ▁billion ▁dollars . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁Independent ▁Non - exec utive ▁Director ▁of ▁C LP ▁Hold ings ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Kan ▁is ▁currently ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁IT ▁Alliance ; ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Information ▁Technology ▁Indust ry ▁Council ; ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Technology ▁Services ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee , ▁H K T DC ; ▁Chair man ▁of ▁I CT ▁Working ▁Group , ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong – Un ited ▁Kingdom ▁Business ▁Part ners hip ; ▁and