Mei Sim Lai OBE DL, co-chair

Mei Sim is founder and Principal of Lai Peters & Co and Managing Director of the management and consulting firm Lai Peters Limited. She is deputy Lieutenant of Greater London and Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Brent. Born and educated in Malaysia, Mei Sim came to London in 1970 to train as a Chartered Accountant. In 1979 she became the first Chinese and female Partner at the leading firm of City Chartered Accountants, Pridie Brewster, established in 1914. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant. Since 1991,Mei Sim holds and has held several Non Executive and Board appointments in the Public, Private, City, International business and Charity and Voluntary sectors. 

​

****************************************

​

Eddie Chan MBE, co-chair

Eddie Chan has been a founding member of London Chinese Community Network and the Chinese Welfare Trust and chairs of both organizations for many years. He is also a chartered civil and structural engineer and chartered manager with a MBA degree, and has over 20 years’ experience of working in consultancy on infrastructure development worldwide. In 2003, with the then Labour government, Eddie established the British Chinese All-Party Parliamentary Group and also became the prime promoter to encourage the Chinese community to participate in voting.  Before retiring Eddie was the Director of the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre from August 2000 and February 2019. This role has earned him a lot of recognition and praise as an effective change-maker: he transformed the Centre into a highly regarded organisation. Eddie has been a member of various UK government departments’ ministerial advisory groups and was a Steering Group member of Westminster LINK (Local Involvement Network) from 2009 to 2013 and Committee Member for Westminster Healthwatch from 2013 to 2018. He also chaired the BME Health Forum in London between 2010 and 2019.

​

*****************************************

Dr Mark Lim, trustee

Mark was born in London to Malaysian Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese  parents and has worked in the NHS for 18 years, specialising as a public health doctor in 2007. 

Mark currently works in Norwich as a Director for Clinical Services and Clinical Transformation and over the years has led on various initiatives aimed at improving care for the frail elderly, those with dementia, patients with mental illness, and sufferers of stroke, diabetes, lung disease and heart disease. 

During the pandemic, he has also worked with clinical colleagues and digital experts on projects to keep patients in touch with critical services using technology. 

Mark is also a keen chess player, Arsenal supporter, and was the Conservative Candidate for Islington South and Finsbury at the 2015 general election.  

​

******************************************

​

Geoffrey Yeung, trustee

After graduating from Harrow School as a scholar, Geoffrey Yeung went on to majoring in economics with honours at University College, London. He spent the next ten years working as a human rights lawyer with a passion for immigration, ethnic communities and civil liberties. 

Over the years, he campaigned with various charities including Care4Calais where he volunteered in "the Jungle" refugee camp, as well as speaking on numerous mainstream media, such as BBC News, LBC Radio and China's Phoenix TV as a UK immigration expert. 

Geoffrey founded the widely acclaimed British Chinese Food Awards® (www.britishchinesefoodawards.co.uk), which celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit, hard work and talent of Chinese restauranteurs across the UK every year. The first ever UK Chinese food competition of this scale brought together hundreds of participants across the nation and the sold out event served as an excellent platform to celebrate the achievements of those ambitious business people in the industry. 

Having developed a knack for business development and marketing, Geoffrey's focus as Director of Communications at the Chinese Welfare Trust is to deliver our vision and clear communication campaigns to all our stakeholders. He works closely with our dedicated team to launch highly successful events and continues to raise awareness for those who are most vulnerable and needy amongst the Chinese community in the UK. 

​

*****************************************

​

Fang Min Macdonald, trustee

Fang Min began her career as a banker at UBS Head Office in Zurich, later moving to UBS Hong Kong where she was also responsible for the opening of UBS' representative office in Shanghai. During her career at UBS Fang Min led many important client conferences and events. In 1998 Fang Min moved to London with her new family and since that time has been involved in promoting projects in the creative industries, with a focus on fine art and music.

Fang Min is delighted to join the Chinese Welfare Trust as she believes the charity has a vital role to play in our society. She looks forward to doing more to help the elderly and disadvantaged in the Chinese community in the UK.

​

******************************************

​

​

Kam Lee, trustee

Mr Kam Yee Lee was born in Hong Kong. He migrated to UK in 1982. He qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1990 and set up his professional practice in Central London in 1991. He was invited to join the then newly formed Chinese Conservative Group as its Vice Chairman in 1992. The Chinese Conservative Group was the first political group of its kind established by British Chinese in this country in 1991. In 2002, Mr Lee was invited to take over as Chairman of the group. He had then re-organized and expanded the group to build up a national network with branches in many cities all over the country.  

​

******************************************

Walter Cheung, trustee

​Mr Walter Cheung was born in Hong Kong. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1997, and has over 30 years’ experience of working in property consultancy and developer on building management.

Walter is experience working in a variety of roles in Chinese community organisations including owner incorporation and school alumni association.

 Lisa Yeung-Donaldson, project director

Lisa holds a doctorate degree in Sociology from the University of Sussex and was the recipient of Sir Run-Run Shaw Scholarship for two years during her studies.

​

She was the Project Co-ordinator of the refugee and asylum  programme at the Chinese Information and Advice Centre in the mid-2000. She took her knowledge and experience in the sector to the Southwark Citizens Advice Bureau where she helped  launch and lead an outreach advice service for refugees and asylum seekers in the London borough by working with multiple statutory and non-government stakeholders.  

​

She has returned from a stint living abroad, where she volunteered as a campaigner for Amnesty International Schweiz based in Zurich Switzerland.

​

******************************************

Landy Chung, trustee

Landy was born in Hong Kong. She holds a Bachelors degree in Accountancy from the University of South Australia.

She has over twenty years of experience working in the accounting field, including overseeing an organization’s accounting operations ensuring financial accuracy, compliance and effective reporting.

Since 2024, Landy has volunteered her time and skills with London-based Chinese community organisations such as Islington Chinese Association and Meridian Wellbeing. She is delighted to join the Chinese Welfare Trust as she believes the charity serves a crucial role in supporting people of Chinese heritage living in the UK.