Raymond Yip is the Assistant Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC), the statutory organisation responsible for promoting and developing Hong Kong's external trade in products and services.

Mr Yip started his career with John Swire & Sons (HK) Ltd. He joined the TDC in 1979 and has worked in a variety of positions and offices, including New York, Tokyo and London. His more recent postings include: Director, Information Service (e-commerce development); Regional Director, Western Europe/Middle East and Africa (based in London); Director, Service Promotion and Director, Industry Promotion.

He currently oversees the Exhibitions and Exhibition Services divisions, overseeing the TDC's portfolio of annual trade and public fairs in Hong Kong, which attract more than 27,000 exhibitors and 600,000 buyers from Hong Kong and around the world every year. Seven of these events are among the largest of their kind in Asia and several rank among the top three in the world.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mr Yip graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with an honours degree in Business Administration. He attended the Columbia Senior Executive Programme in 2003 and holds a Graduate Professional Diploma in E-Business, awarded by Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing of the UK.

Mr Yip is married with three children.