Background
Yiu was born and educated in Hong Kong. He worked in his father’s trading business before becoming the administrator of an arts institution. He went on to become administrator of an independent organization specializing in the study and critique of Hong Kong’s arts and cultural policies. Yiu was a fellow of the Asian Cultural Council and a respected figure in the arts community.
Immigrating to Canada in 1991, Yiu and wife Angela started what is now a successful floral business in Vancouver.
TIME featured Gabriel as one of the six “People to Watch” in Vancouver. He received the Cultural Harmony Award from the City of Vancouver.
Yiu has served on numerous boards: International Centre for Asian Contemporary Arts, The Dance Centre, JumpStart Performing Society, BC Newspaper Foundation, La Salle Old Boys’ Association, Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society. He is an advisor to the UBC Museum of Anthropology.
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