Ms Lisa Li, of Auckland, MNZM for services to the tourism industry
Ms Lisa Li established the New Zealand branch of China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd to handle ground arrangements for Chinese tourists, and has grown it into one of the premier China specialists for inbound Chinese tourists to New Zealand. She is active in Auckland’s business and Chinese communities, as a founding member and Executive Board member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand, where she has contributed to building the New Zealand-China bilateral economic relationship and raised more than $200,000 for local charities. Ms Li has been appointed to numerous boards, including as Co-Chair of New Zealand Asian Leaders.