{"id":4554,"date":"2021-08-13T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/176.32.230.17\/merseysidelieutenancy.co.uk\/?page_id=4554"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:35:47","slug":"brian-wong-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/176.32.230.17\/merseysidelieutenancy.co.uk\/brian-wong-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Wong &#8211; Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4554\" class=\"elementor elementor-4554\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18876ee elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"18876ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759db25c\" data-id=\"759db25c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbe133e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fbe133e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brian Wong<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd082b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd082b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JP DL BA (Hons), Dip (Econ), MA (Econ)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4463757f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4463757f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ea85a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ea85a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac23276\" data-id=\"1ac23276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fade06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fade06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/176.32.230.17\/merseysidelieutenancy.co.uk\/deputy-lieutenants-r-z\/\">&lt;&lt; Deputy Lieutenants R &#8211; Z<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb8eed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb8eed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brian Wong has been a Justice of the Peace in the City of Liverpool since 1994 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Merseyside in 2002. He served as a Board Member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum for the Department of Trade and Industry (2004-2007) and as Vice Chairman of the North West Ethnic Minority Business Forum (2006-2007). He also served as Member of the BBC\u2019s Advisory Council for the North West (1998-2003).<br \/><br \/>He was the founder of the Liverpool Chinatown Business Association 1993 and North West Chinese Council 1996, and continues to play an active role as Honorary Advisor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c08531\" data-id=\"1c08531\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1313dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f1313dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"234\" src=\"http:\/\/176.32.230.17\/merseysidelieutenancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1726719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-634\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cded197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cded197\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ad5a5\" data-id=\"80ad5a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d30c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d30c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brian is fluent in Chinese and English and has been appointed by the Home Office as an official interpreter since 2003. He was a Trustee Board Member of the Museum of Liverpool from 2004-12. He gained his MA in Economics at the University of Manchester and lectured in Economics in local colleges for many years. He was appointed by Standard Chartered Bank (Private Banking) UK as Introducer From 2009-2010.<br \/><br \/>At present Brian Wong is Managing Director of Foho Finance Business Investment.\u00a0 Over the years he has acted as consultant and adviser to many cities in China, local Chinese companies and organisations, as well as housing associations, youth organisations and community bodies in the UK.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e28bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63e28bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db8bad9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db8bad9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-207f28cf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"207f28cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57c32f48\" data-id=\"57c32f48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Wong JP DL BA (Hons), Dip (Econ), MA (Econ) &lt;&lt; Deputy Lieutenants R &#8211; Z Brian Wong has been a Justice of the Peace in the City of Liverpool since 1994 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Merseyside in 2002. 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