He joined the British Film Institute as chief production officer in the Central Office of Information's film division before being appointed its director from 1948 to 1955.

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The guest list for the reception to mark the first anniversary of Yip's Institute, for example, included two Democratic Party leaders, a Xinhua director and the Taiwan Information Office's local representative.

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