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Howard Li - is the founder, Chairman & CEO of Waitex International Co., Ltd., Prime Time International, Inc. and Fortune USA, Inc., which began operations in 1981 in New York City. Mr. Li also is the founder and sole owner of a conglomerate of multinational companies involving logistics, information technology, real estate development, global trading and retail stores. Crain’s magazine has ranked Waitex Group of Companies as one of the top 200 privately held companies in years 2002-2005 in the greater New York Area.Mr. Li is very dedicated to the Asian American business community, and his deep rooted knowledge of both Chinese and American business methods make him a highly sought after advisor on Asian / Western economy. In 2005, Howard Li was the first Asian American in twenty-three years to Chair the National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2005 Conference Steering Committee, supported by the Minority Business Development Agency at the US Department of Commerce and also served as Co-Chairman from 2002 to 2004. In addition, he is director of the United Way of New York City, one of the largest volunteer-directed organizations, and is chairman of the US-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He has been a Board Advisor of China Properties Developments Inc. from 2004 through present. And in January 2006, President George W. Bush announced his intent to appoint Howard H. Li to serve as a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | 