Donald has worked globally as architect and developer for more than 40 years. He believes in the power of design and technology to empower society. Clients have included Hong Kong Government, Airport Authority, Mass Transit Railway Corporation, Urban Renewal Authority, Public Works Canada, British Columbia Buildings Corporation, NGOs, and the private sector.

He was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chinachem Group, the Managing Director of Nan Fung Group and a Director of Foster and Partners as well as the Authorised Person – Architect for the Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal (Hong Kong Institute of Architects Silver Medal Winner) and many infrastructure projects at Chek Lap Kok (CLK). The CLK airport was awarded the Top Ten Construction Projects of the 20th century in the World and has won numerous awards including the Best Airport in the World since opening in 1998. The Mills, a project initiated while Donald was at Nan Fung, won the Award of New Design in Heritage Contexts of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. A Chinachem project in collaboration with Urban Renewal Authority, Central Market, has won numerous awards, including the Quality Building Award 2022 Grand Award – Hong Kong Building (Renovation/ Revitalisation), Quality Building Award 2022 Sustainable Development Award, and Hong Kong Institute of Planners Awards 2021 - Silver Award. The en-bloc acquisition of D-park under Donald’s leadership at Chinachem was selected by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in 2024 to receive the Best Deal of the Year Award.

Donald was awarded the Executive of the Year Award 2021 by DHL-SCMP, recognized by Tatler in 2021 as one of Asia’s Most Influentials – HK, and won the CEO of the Year Award 2022 given by Real Estate Asia.