Nicholas Aguzin was appointed CEO of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing in 2021 to the surprise of several market observers. Prior to his current role he was CEO of J.P. Morgan’s International Private Bank. Between 1990 and 2005, he held various roles including Head of Investment Banking Division in Latin America and CEO of Latin America. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2012.

Evan joined Animoca Brands, a HK-based unicorn blockchain technology and investment company, in April 2021 as an advisor before stepping into the role of Group President in October. The Kellogg School of Management alum is also a non-executive director of the city’s Urban Renewal Authority, and chairman of non-profit think tank Civic Exchange.

Co-founder of The Caravel Foundation Indra Banga has dedicated over a decade of her life to charity and enriching the experiences of the Indian community. Wife to founder of Caravel Group HarindarpalBanga and mothers to sons Guneet and Angad, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Caravel Group. She is also President of the Hong Kong Indian Women’s Club since 2014 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at City University Hong Kong in 2022.

Amanda Croucher Buckingham is the granddaughter of Founder of Croucher Foundation Noel Croucher, a British businessman and philanthropist who served as chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and was on the board of directors for Green Island Cement and The Hong Kong and China Gas Company. She is also closely tied to The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital, a specialist pediatric hospital in SandyBay on Hong KongIsland.

Benjamin Cha is the Non-Executive Director of HKR International and founder of the Seradac Foundation. A supporter of local art, the Stanford graduate co-Chairs the Board of Asia Art Archive, chairs the Programming Committee of Tai Kwun Cultural and Arts Company Ltd, and is also on the board of M+ and West Kowloon Cultural District. He also serves on the Asia Council for the Serpentine Galleries, London. Cha was previously Chief Executive of Grosvenor Property Asia Pacific, Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management, Executive Director and Head of HKR Asia-Pacific for HKR International.

The son of real estate tycoon Ronnie Chan, chairman of Hang Lung Group, 39-year-old Adriel joined his father at the company in 2010. Today, as Vice Chair, his responsibilities include overseeing Development and Design, Project Management, and Cost & Control. The Kellogg School of Management / HKUST EMBA holder also sits on the advisory council of HKUST and is a member of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong’s executive committee.

Bonnie Chan Woo is chief executive officer of Icicle Group, across-media marketing and creative production company. Apart from work, Bonnie is actively involved in education and creative industries through her philanthropy work and her advisory roles in various Hong Kong government departments and NGOs.

Wife of late property tycoon and founder of Hang Lung Group, Chan Tseng-Hsi, she now holds the largest share in the Hang Lung Group, running the company alongside her eldest son Ronnie Chan as Chairman, whose son Adriel Chan sits on the board as Executive Director. One of Hong Kong’s richest women she doubled her wealth in 2022 after investing in one of the most downloaded social platforms on Google Play and Apple App Store, Kuaishou Technology.

The granddaughter of Ma Kam-ming and former chair of the family-owned Tai Sang Bank, Joanne Chan studied art history and fine arts and runs a boutique cultural practice, Per Artem Lumen. A supporter of the arts and youth causes, Chan used to serve on the boards of Hong Kong Dance Company and other cultural organisations. She has also recently created a series of children’s books titled Happy Gabby.

Lena Chan is Managing Director of Wellfull Securities Company Limited, a trading platform listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She is also on the board of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council since 2016.

Ronnie Chan mixes his vision for business with a passion for public service and philanthropy. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of Asia Society and Chairman of its Hong KongCenter, and has supported students at HarvardUniversity and in China through generous donations. Mr. Chan sits on the governing or advisory bodies of several think-tanks and universities, including The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Peterson Institute for International Economics.

The daughter of Star Chan, Winnie is the Director for Greater China at Swiss high-end jewellery brand Gübelin. A graduate of Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles, she is now married to Andrew Tan. As a firm believer in giving back to society, she is a loyal supporter of Yan Chai Hospital.

Following in the footsteps of his late parents, education philanthropists Dr Chan Shu-Kui and Anita Chan, Anson Chan manages three schools as well as steering Bonds Group of Companies, the property and investment concern they founded, into the modern age. His pedigree includes accountancy qualifications and a wealth of asset management experience.

Son of the late George Chao, Hing Chao succeeded his sister Sabrina to the chairmanship of WahKwong Maritime Transport Holdings. He is also an Executive Committee member of Hong Kong Shipowners Association. After graduating from Durham University, Chao served in several shipping companies to gain industry experience and knowledge. Chao is also the founder of Hong Kong Cultural Festival, chairman of the Cultural Heritage Earthpulse Society and author of multiple books, as well as a leading advocate of Chinese martial arts.

Though a trained barrister by profession, Brandon juggles many roles. He is the founder of Noblesse Lifestyle Group, the co-founder of Attire House and the founder of charity A-Life Academy. Son of Brenda and the late Kai-bong, he is known for his impeccable sense of style and his passion for martial arts. He and his wife Jenny have three sons.

As director of the Li Ka Shing Foundation, Solina Chau has shared the property billionaire’s money with hospitals, schools, and universities all over the world. A longtime partner of the Cheung Kong Group, she founded Tom.com in 1997 during the Internet boom, and two years later, hi-tech venture capital firm Horizon Ventures to support promising start-ups.

Since 2010, Ding Chen has been serving as Chief Executive Officer of CSOP Asset Management Limited. She led the company into becoming the largest global RQFII manager. In 2013, she was named CEO of the Year in Asia and was awarded Permanent Honorary Chairperson of the Chinese Asset Management Association of Hong Kong. She was formerly Assistant Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of China Southern Asset Management Co. Ltd. between 2003 and 2013.

Arts entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector Adrian Cheng’s empire has expanded from the first K11 art mall in Hong Kong to several projects across China that combine fashion retail and art.  His latest venture is the K11 Musea mall at Victoria Dockside, a contemporary cultural retail destination. The Harvard graduate is also Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of family property conglomerate New World Development.

Dorothy is the CEO of Chocolate Asset Management and also sits on the boards of International Care Ministries and the Crossroads Foundation. She was previously a director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a portfolio manager at JP Morgan. A University of Toronto graduate, she is married to Jonathan Cheng with whom she has three children.

The eldest of late billionaire Cheng Yu-tung’s four offspring, Henry Cheng leads the family’s many property enterprises at New World Development and manages several of their subsidiaries. The Grand Bauhinia prize winner also became the biggest single Chinese investor in the UK with private company Knight Dragon, which redeveloped London’s Greenwich Peninsula.

Daughter of Henry and sister of Adrian, Sonia Cheng oversees New World Development’s three-pronged hotel group business. Most notably the former investment banker has revitalized the Rosewood brand since its purchase in 2011, opening new properties in London, Beijing and Hong Kong. In June, she launched Carlyle & Co, a private members’ club occupying three floors of Rosewood Hong Kong.

Born and raised in Chongqing, and gaining Hong Kong residency in 1980, Cheung Chung-kiu became one of the youngest chairmen of a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at just 29. He later switched from trading to property development with CC Land, gaining notoriety with high-profile acquisitions of Ho Tung Gardens and London’s Leadenhall Building. He is also the chairman and managing director of YT Realty Group.

The eldest of Alice and Louis Chiu’s three children, Aaron Chiu chose to pursue the law, though he continues the family legacy – since 2012 he has been a Director of UK-incorporated Henyep Capital Markets, presenting a fresh, modern face to investments. Dating back to 1977, Henyep Group is one of Hong Kong’s enduring financial institutions. Chiu is the father of five boys. He is also co-founder of cryptocurrency platform Q9 Capital.

Son of the late Deacon Chiu of Far East Bank and ATV fame, David Chiu assumed the chair of Far East Consortium in 2011 after years of endeavour building up the family interests – Asian property and hotels (Dorsett) and gaming in Australia and Europe. Chiu, who studied at Sophia University in Japan, is a leading developer in Malaysia in his own right; he founded Malaysia Land Properties Sdn and holds the honorary titles of Dato and Tan Sri.

Daughter of toy tycoon Francis Choi, Crystal Choi is currently the Vice Chairman of Early Light International, which through one of its subsidiaries, owns the largest toy manufacturer in the world. A graduate of Boston College, she also holds a Master’s in Corporate Finance. A firm advocate of giving back, Choi has been involved with many charitable organisations such as Yan Oi Tong and the United We Stand Foundation. She currently serves as a Vice Chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.

Group Heir-apparent to the Early Light International empire, Karson Choi joined his father, Francis, after graduating from the University of Southern California. Having cut his teeth with toy-making and real estate, he was entrusted with the family’s watch-retailing arm, Halewinner. Choi successfully rebranded the company as Unique Timepieces in 2017, showcasing 30-plus brands at boutiques in Hong Kong and Macau.

Having joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 in New York, H. Chin Chou has spent over 33 years with the company, with the past 29 years having been spent in Asia. The magna cum laude University of Pennsylvania alumni and Harvard Business School graduate has led MSPE Asia’s five regional private equity funds to date, and now sits as CEO of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia as well as Managing Director of Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong.

The elder daughter of Tung Chee-chen, Leigh Tung-Chou pursues charity work with a deep and admirable passion. She is a member of the board of governors of the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation, development committee of Hong Kong Ballet, as well as a director of the Tung Foundation. Rather than going into the family shipping business, in her earlier years the Georgetown University graduate worked in fashion marketing with brands like Christian Dior and Fendi. She and husband Stanley Chou have three children.

From Hong Kong’s century-old law association to the city’s largest community benefactor, Dr. Anthony Chow Wing Kin has taken the helm of some of the city’s leading institutions and contributed to his hometown’s legal and social development. His life-long passion for law and horse racing has also had a telling impact beyond the court and racecourse. Upon admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1979, he got a job at a Hong Kong based- international firm.

Son of the late Dr Chow Yei Ching, Oscar joined the family firm, construction and engineering conglomerate Chevalier Holdings, in 2000. Having graduated with a Master’s in Engineering from Oxford University, he is currently Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. His other responsibilities include honorary consulship of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Hong Kong. Chow’s sister Lily is an Executive Director at Chevalier.

After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Chu worked as an art dealer before giving up his career to focus solely on blockchain and cryptocurrency investment. Today, he helms Kenetic, a venture capital firm helping others looking to break into the industry, and also dedicates himself to Social Alpha Foundation, the blockchain / social impact non-profit he co-founded.

After studying in San Francisco, Pollyanna Chu and her husband, Nicholas, invested in the Bay Area real estate market. She co-founded Kingston Financial Group (“KFG”) in 1992, named after their son, which has become a prominent financial services powerhouse today. KFG is also in the hospitality business which owns two hotels in Macau. Her entrepreneurial spirit remained unstoppable: she bought seven floors of a skyscraper in Central, The Center, in early 2018.

Tenniel is a Standing Committee Member of the Shenzhen CPPCC and the Secretary-General of One Asia. Serving also as Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Council, Tenniel has been at the forefront of sports and youth development. He helped establish the Tenniel Chu Chair in Sports Management programme at the University of Toronto courtesy of a record donation in 2017. Taking Mission Hills beyond golf, he spearheaded ventures with FC Barcelona,NBA, PGA of America and Top Rank Boxing.

International Parsons School of Design alumni Edwin Chuang has built on his architecture, interior design and urban planning training at a hip hotel brand. The Chuang’s Consortium scion is the CEO and Founder of Sáv hospitality, named for style, attitude and vision. The family owns the Sáv Hong Kong and Taipei hotels and manages a resort in Cebu, among others. Chuang also translated his passion for yachting and fitness into business ventures.

Dr Roy Chi Ping Chung has joined the ranks of billionaires, thanks to the rise in value of his multinational company Techtronic Industries. Prior to assuming his role as Non-executive Director, he was sitting as Group Managing Director and Executive Director in 1985 and 2007, respectively. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Engineering from the University of Warwick, UK and in Business Administration from City University of Macau. Among his many laurels throughout the decades, including Honorary Doctorates by various universities, he founded charity organization Bright Future Charitable Foundation in 2005.

A lifelong aficionado of horseracing and breeding thoroughbreds, Winfred Engelbrecht-Bresges serves as the CEO of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. He is concurrently Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, the world’s highest racing authority, and a member of the Executive Council of the Asian Racing Federation. A man of many talents, the University of Cologne alum was appointed a Justice of Peace in 2009 and also oversaw the 2008 Olympics equestrian events.

From accountant to General Manager of a failing textile factory to now billionaire CEO, Fan Hongwei and her husband Chen Jianhua took a chance on a failing textile factory then known as Wujiang Chemical Fibre Textile Factory in 1994, and built an empire in oil refining, petrochemicals, polyesters and textiles that is now known as Hengli Petrochemical. They grew from 27 employees in 1999 into the largest fiber producer in China and one of the largest weaving companies in the world.

At 43, the eldest of Timothy Fok’s three sons sits beside his father on the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. He is also vice president of family company the Fok Ying Tung Group and a member of the Hong Kong Government Commission on Youth. The Oxford University graduate has been instrumental in the family’s huge Pearl River Delta residential, commercial and lifestyle project at Nansha Bay, the ancestral home of his late grandfather, Henry Fok.

Scion of the Fus of Furama Hotel fame, Jonathan Fu settled in Edinburgh after his studies, but returned to Hong Kong to build a charitable foundation with his father, Adrian, head of the family property and financial assets conglomerate, KHI Holdings Group. The younger Fu is also a financier; he launched investment advisory firm Eurasian Management in 2008.

Since joining the family business, Li & Fung, in 2001 as a merchandiser, Spencer Fung has brought his accountancy (he’s a US-certified public accountant) and business administration degrees to the table. Swiftly rising through the ranks, today, as Group Executive Chairman, he is focused on leveraging the company’s global network and uniting its ecosystem partners to drive transformation and create the Supply Chain of the Future. His past credentials include advising the British Fashion Council and steering a Silicon Valley start-up in mainland China. She was educated at Harvard, and guided a joint venture in China with Macy’s department store.

Like his brother Victor, William Fung has dedicated his business life to the family firm. He has been instrumental in all areas of the Group, from trading, logistics and distribution to retailing – an empire that spans convenience stores, toys and high-end fashion. As chairman of Global Brands Group, he takes a special interest in brands such as Juicy Couture and Kenneth Cole.

After 16 years in investment banking, including at Goldman Sachs and UBS, where she was a managing director, Christina Gaw brought her brothers, Goodwin and Kenneth, a wealth of fund-raising experience when joining them at Gaw Capital Partners. She works closely with limited partners relating to capital raising and new product developments. She also serves as executive director of Pioneer Global Group, is also Independent Non-executive Director of CLP and is a member of the Finance & General and Sustainability Committees.

Kenneth Gaw’s mathematics and economics skills – he graduated magna cum laude from Brown University – has guided a career in finance and property investment. He began at Goldman Sachs in New York, and after joining the family business, stepped up into the managing role upon the death of his father. His knack with numbers has also contributed to the success of Gaw Capital Partners, where he serves as President.

Damien Green joined Manulife in 2018 as the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer for Asia, bringing his extensive knowledge and professional experience in the insurance industry to the company. In 2019, he was appointed as CEO of Asia Segment, replacing Anil Wadhwani who has left the company. Prior to his current position, he held leadership roles across Asia with MetLife, AIA and Australian Super.

The oldest son of Michael John Green, Joshua is a Non-Executive Director at Arnhold Group, which they oversee. He is also partner at Alvarium Investments and is Co-head of its Hong Kong subsidiary. Elder son of Michael John Green, chairman of Arnhold Group, 49-year-old Jhoshua is a Non-executive Director of the company. He is partner at Alvarium Investments, an international multi-family office with advisory services and direct investments, and Co-head of its HK subsidiary.

Peter Guenthardt has been appointed to run its Asia Pacific investment banking business in Hong Kong following the departure of his fellow co-head for private equity. Guenthardt joined Bank of America in 2014 and was appointed Co-head in 2019 alongside Alex To. He now holds sole responsibility of his role. Prior to his career with Bank of America, he was at UBS for 17 years, leaving his position as Group Managing Director, CEO of UBS Investment Bank Switzerland.

Daughter of David and Avisha Harilela, the ever-stylish Divia studied English and Comparative Literature at University of Warwick before joining South China Media as an assistant editor. By 2010, she was regularly contributing to such publications as South China Morning Post (where she remains a contributing editor), Howtospendit.com and Vogue China, and now runs her own fashion and lifestyle consultancy, The D’Vine.

Like his elder sisters, Pansy and Daisy, Lawrence Ho has made a name for himself in the Macau gaming world – but outside the family firm. Stanley Ho’s son forged his own path, taking over Melco International Development in 2001, and transforming it into City of Dreams. He produced a short film for the opening of his second Macau property, Studio City, and boasts multiple casino interests in the Philippines, Russia and Cyprus.

The fifth child of casino magnate Stanley Ho, Pansy heads Shun Tak Holdings and is Hong Kong’s second-richest woman. In 2020, she bought a HK$900 million house on the Peak, and became a Chevalier de L’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest honour. She is also co-chair of MGM China Holdings. Ho has a strong interest in art, having curated an exhibition by female artists at Sotheby’s, where she sits on the International Council.

President of The Hong Kong Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Dr Joseph Hon Ping Chung has been practicing medicine for over 33 years. He spent most of his career at Tung Wah Hospital and joined the board as Deputy Hospital Executive Director and Consultant. He specialised in dealing with burns, traumatic wounds, cleft lip and palate, facial and breast reconstruction surgery. He now focuses his efforts on teaching and passing on his valuable experiences from the field.

Fred Hu founder is CEO and Chairman of Primavera Capital. On top of overseeing the firm's overall strategy, talent development, and culture, he also assumes primary responsibility in establishing long-term partnerships with global investors. Prior to forming Primavera, the Harvard University graduate was Partner and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs and a member of Goldman’s Partnership Committee. He also served on the Hong Kong Government’s Strategic Development Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. He is currently the non-executive chairman of Yum China Holdings Inc. and serves on the boards of ICBC, Ant Group, and UBS Group AG, among other positions.

With over three decades of experience in the banking and business management, Mary joined Standard Chartered in 1991 and occupied a number of roles, the most recent of which is as Chief Executive of its Hong Kong operations and Cluster CEO of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Additionally, she represents the city’s interests at the APEC Business Advisory Council.

A scion of the Central Development property family, John Hui held court in a different way in his early years – as the bright hope of Hong Kong tennis. The Pepperdine University graduate then moved to hotel management, recently revamping The Fleming Hotel in Wan Chai, which had previously operated as a Hui-owned serviced apartment building. His wife, Jacklyn Fu, is his former mixed doubles partner.

The son of Victor Hwang and grandson of Taiwanese construction kingpin C.S. Hwang, Leo Hwang is a driving force of Parkview Group, which spans hotels (Éclat) and residential complexes (Parkview Hong Kong). He took the lead in the development of Parkview Green FangCaoDi, which opened in Beijing in 2010 and impressed with its environment-friendly credentials.

Decorated by the governments of Hong Kong, Denmark and Germany, Hans Michael Jebsen has led the family business since 2000. The Danish family has traded in Hong Kong and China for over 120 years, moving the likes of luxury cars and cameras to beer and fine wines. It now has an investment arm, Jebsen Capital. Jebsen is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-based Asian Cultural Council (ACC) and chairs ACC Hong Kong.

The son of The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Philip was appointed to the board of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels in 2017. He is also a Non-Executive Director of CLP Holdings Limited, and a Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie& Sons Limited, overseeing the Kadoorie family’s interests in Hong Kong and overseas. He is also an avid pilot.

A scion of the Keswick clan who owns Jardine Matheson, Archibald Keswick held numerous positions within the family empire. He was CEO of Pizza Hut Vietnam and held the general manager position at The Landmark, Mandarin Oriental, before joining the board of parent company Mandarin Oriental International Ltd in December 2019. An active supporter of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, he and his interior designer wife, Alice, share two daughters.

The eldest son of Kerry Group and Kuok Group founder Robert Kuok, Beau Kuok studied economics at Monash University prior to joining the family business in 1978. He sat on the board of the family’s hotel arm, Shangri-La Asia, having passed the chairmanship to his youngest sibling, Kuok Hui-kwong. Among his other responsibilities, Kuok has been an Executive Director of Beijing-headquartered China World Trade Center, a family subsidiary, since 2002.

A third-generation scion of the Kerry Group family, Justin Kuok is responsible for boosting business at their hotels, which boast an inventory of 40,000 rooms under the Shangri-La, Traders, Kerry and Hotel Jen brands. His father, Chye, has long held senior roles at Kerry and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. The younger Kuok and his wife, Chelsea Chau, are proud parents of two sons.

The youngest of Robert Kuok’s children, Yen Kuok has eschewed the family business, preferring to pursue her own passions, which include fashion and skincare. Her debut business is Guiltless, an e-commerce platform for second-hand designer wear; the brand’s first pop-up store, in Central in 2017, was targeted by robbers. Kuok benefitted from a stellar education at Diocesan Girls’ School in Hong Kong and then Stanford University.

Kam Shing Kwang’s extensive career in financial services has earned her a reputation as one of Asia’s leading female private bankers. Possessing a breadth of knowledge across Asian marketsand decades of expertise in private banking, asset management and investment banking, she has played a significant role in facilitating partnership across lines of business to improve clients’ wealth management needs. She also sits as Vice Chair of Investment Banking for Greater China, and is a member of the J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Management Committee.

Eldest son of Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Chairman Raymond Kwok, Edward Kwok serves as the Alternate Director to his father at Sun Hung Kai Properties. Edward joined the business in 2010 and is now a sales and project manager, responsible for feasibility study, marketing and planning new residential. Prior to his role at his father’s company, the Yale graduate worked for international audit firm Deloitte. His professional qualifications include being a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since September 2020 and being a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since February 2020.

Raymond Kwok is currently the sole chair of the commercial and residential property empire founded in 1963 by his father, Kwok Tak-seng. He received a stellar education at Cambridge and Harvard Universities. The devout Christian built Noah’s Ark theme park adjacent to their Park Island private housing development on Ma Wan island. He is also the chairman and a non-executive director of SmarTone Telecommunications, and a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited and Wing Tai Properties Limited.

Daughter of Peter Lam, chairman of Lai Sun Development, and sister of fellow socialite Emily Lam-Ho, Eleanor is a stalwart of Hong Kong’s social scene. Turning her love of beauty into a career, the Instagram star often partners with make-up brands like Dior and La Prairie. She is also   Assistant Vice-President at Media Asia, the entertainment business owned by her father.

The eldest of Peter Lam’s six children, Lester Lam steers the mainland China property arm of Lai Sun Group. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1997, Lai Fung Holdings has built a diverse portfolio of interests, from serviced apartments to leisure facilities. Lam studied business administration at Northeastern University in the US, and more recently, in 2016, topped this up to an MBA. He also sits on the Lai Sun Group board.

Choosing to go into law, Lai Sun scion Matthew Lam co-founded legal firm Cheng Wong Lam & Partners in 2002; CWL formally merged with Nixon Peabody four years ago. The solicitor also serves as legal advisor to Lai Sun Group and Deputy Chairman of China property developer Lai Fung Holdings. Lam shares the family passion for horseracing and is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Hong Kong.

Co-founder, GoGoVan Hong Kong-born Steven is one of the co-founders of GoGoVan, an online logistics platform founded in 2013. A scant four years later, a merger with Chinese freight company 58 Suyun transformed GoGoVan into the city’s first start-up unicorn, valuing it at more than US$1 billion. A poster boy for Hong Kong’s emerging entrepreneurial community, Lam holds a BSc from the Walter A. Haas School of B143. usiness at the UC Berkeley.

After graduating from LA’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Ella Lau’s passion for fashion veered into a love of young children and education. She founded the first PIPS at Hong Kong Parkview – owned by her father’s friend, C.W. Hwang – 30 years ago. A patron of the city’s orchestras, Lau also supports the Hong Kong Spinal Cord Injury Fund and is Vice-Chairlady of the Hwang family’s Foodlink charity. She is also actively involved with Hong Kong Philharmonic Society.

Cornell grad Lau has spent much of her career in the banking and finance spheres, most recently as Managing Director and CEO of BCT Group, an organisation that comprises eight financial institutions and boasts a total asset portfolio of HK$2.458 billion as of December 2020. Lau also undertakes public and community service, and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2013.

Daughter of Thomas Lau and sister of Kam Sen, Kam Shim has also joined the family fold at Lifestyle International Holdings as an executive director. The holder of a BA from the University of London and a Master’s in Modern Chinese History from Columbia University, she opted to start her career at Polo Ralph Lauren before eventually embracing her family’s business.

Martin joined Chinese multinational conglomerate Tencent fourteen years ago as its Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, before going on to be appointed its President in 2006 and its Executive Director in 2007. Prior to that, the Stanford University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management alum completed stints at McKinsey & Company and also was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Asia.

A long-time force in finance and securities, Laura Cha is the new Chairman of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She was formerly a non-official member of the Hong Kong Executive Council and Non-executive Director of Unilever plc. Currently, she sits as Vice Chairman of the International Advisory Council of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and a Director of the World Federation of Exchanges. She was awarded a Silver Bauhinia Star in 2001, a Gold Bauhinia Star in 2009 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2017.

Hailing from a family of textile manufacturers, Law Kar-po invested in hotels, building a hospitality empire that today spans Singapore, Japan, Maldives, China and Hong Kong. With 16 hotels in eleven cities and eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region under the Grand Park and Park Hotel brands, the Group is one of Asia’s leading players. His son, Allen, sits beside him as CEO, while daughter Wendy fills the role of Executive Director.

Formerly in fashion, Raymond Law branched out into real estate in 2013. Working with his son, Kino Law – he is also the father of Queenie Rosita Law – he  first acquired hotels in Singapore, before cashing out to establish a portfolio of niche residential properties in Hong Kong. K&K Property has developments in TuenMun, Kai Tak, Tai Po and Sai Kung.

On the board of the famed Causeway Bay property and retail family concern, Hysan, since 1994, Anthony Lee is also a shareholder in Beyond International, an Australian-listed television programmer and distributor. He had small-screen interests closer to home too, as Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University of which he is an alumnus of.

A fourth-generation scion of the Lee KumKee-owning family and son of Lee Man-tat, Charlie graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in chemical engineering before returning to Hong Kong to join the family business. Since 2012, he has been the chairman of Lee KumKee Sauce Group, while siblings Sammy and David oversee the family’s health product and charitable arms respectively.

HKSAR’s new Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is a politician and former police officer who now sits as Hong Kong’s fifth Chief Executive. He was formerly Under Secretary of Security in 2012, Secretary for Security in 2017, and Chief Secretary for Administration until 2022. During his time in the force, he served as Deputy Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2010 to 2012. In the 2022 Chief Executive Election, the former police commissioner was the sole candidate approved by the Chinese government and was appointed on 1 July 2022.

Educated in Canada, Martin Lee assumed the top job at the family conglomerate’s investment arm in 2015 when his father stepped down; he is also Chairman of Miramar Hotel and Investment, which they acquired in 1993. He and elder brother, Peter Lee, equally support Lee senior, who turned 94 this year, as vice-chairs of Henderson Land Development. He was appointed a Justice of Peace in 2017.

A law graduate with honours from the University of Sydney, Lee Seng-hui has been chief executive and executive director of Allied Group Limited since 1998 and 1992 respectively, as well as chief executive and an executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited since 2010. Together with his siblings, Lee Seng-huang and Lee Su-hwei, they are trustees of the Lee and Lee Trust, which owns about 41 percent of Allied Group, which in turn owns 75 percent of Allied Properties (HK) Ltd, the controlling shareholder of Sun Hung Kai Financial.

From a modest start at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Lee built up over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry across the region before he assumed the plum post of group chief executive and president of the AIA Group in June 2020. He held senior posts at Prudential plc, a British insurance group, before joining Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China where he rose to become co-CEO and chief insurance business officer. He holds a Master of Philosophy (Finance) degree from Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in the US.

Todd Leland is President of Goldman Sachs. He started his career with the company in 1992 in New York and has held various titles and positions across a number of its regional and global locations. In 2017, he relocated to Hong Kong, where he served as co-head of FIG EMEA from 2007 to 2012. Named co-president of APEJ, and subsequently head of IBD APEJ later that year, he held these roles until 2022. He also served as Co-chair of the Asia Pacific Management Committee, Asia Pacific inclusion and Diversity Committee, Asia Pacific Sustainability Committee and as a member of the IBD Executive Committee.

Number 30 (formerly number 24) on Forbes Hong Kong’s richest list, Edwin Leong made his money from real estate and gives back to the community through the Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation, which aids the elderly and supports education. His company, Tai Hung Fai Enterprise, has built an enviable portfolio of shops, offices, hotels and serviced apartments over more than 40 years. Leong’s late father, Henry G Leong, was a Jardine Matheson comprador. of Tai Hung Fai enterprise

Alongside younger brother Brian, Adrian sits beside his father, Bank of East Asia Executive Chairman David Li, on the BEA board and is a Member of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee. Educated at Cambridge University, where he read law, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Chicago, he joined the family concern in 2000. The lawyer and banker has supported a string of youth associations.

The stylish younger daughter of Bank of East Asia family’s Dr Edmund Li and his wife Sandra Wong, Antonia found success through Indicube, the digital creative agency she co-founded with Ruth Chao. In 2017, they sold the company to a Beijing-based agency. As a digital creative and fashion lover leaving a trail of engaging content in her wake, she is also often seen featured on social media campaigns for the likes of Tod’s, MiuMiu and Fendi.

Leaf is the mastermind behind Futu Holdings, an advanced technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitised brokerage and wealth management platform. Prior to this, the Hunan University alum enjoyed a long stint at Tencent, where he invented 23 international and domestic patents while developing products for the firm. He is also the founder of Tencent Video.

No. 22 on Forbes Hong Kong’s richest list, Richard’s entrepreneurial spirit echoes that of his father, Li Ka-shing. Going his own way, he founded investment company Pacific Century Group in 1993 after selling Star TV. Li’s businesses span media, telecom (PCCW and HKT) and insurance, returning to television in 2003 with Now TV. He is a licensed pilot and rescue scuba diver.

Vickie Li works within Henderson’s department store chain, Citistore, which was established by her father, Li Ning, in 1989. She also garnered experience at Morgan Stanley and Lane Crawford. She is also the Senior Deputy General Manager of Retail and Hotel Management for Henderson Land Development and Founder of arts initiative Hart Collective Limited. Her high-profile marriage to Jonathan Kwok made headlines in 2019.

Ophthalmologist Walton Li has guided the board at HKSH since the death of his father, Li Shu-pui, in 2005. Previously he launched an optical surgery department at the hospital, and was one of the first to practise Lasik laser eye surgery in the city. Li is also Chief Executive Officer of the HKSH Medical Group and chairs Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation, named after his late uncle, who led HKSH for 40 years. The Li brothers’ vision transformed a Happy Valley nursing home into Hong Kong’s largest private hospital.

The son of shipping magnate David Liang, Francis Liang is a Director of The Spectre Group, and is the grandson of the late Liang Yuen-cheong, who served as a Director of Hang Seng Bank and Vice Chairman of property developer New World Development. He was educated at Huron University in Ontario, Canada.

Liu Guangyuan is Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He has spent several decades in politics – particularly in foreign affairs – since 1986, starting in Diplomacy Training Program under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2021, he was appointed by the Central People's Government to take the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the administration of new Chief Executive John Lee.

After studying design and environmental analysis at Cornell University, Julian Liu began his career as a designer for New York firm Fox &Fowle Architects, followed by a stint at Gensler before moving to Hong Kong to join Kerry Properties as a project manager. For the past 14 years, he has risen through the ranks of hospitality group Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, and is now its VP of Project Management. Liu is married to Anne Wang; they met at Cornell and have two daughters.

Amy Lo is one of the city’s best known private bankers. Boasting over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, she now serves as Co-head of Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Head and Chief Executive of UBS Hong Kong, and Group Managing Director at UBS. She joined the company in 1995 and has since held a number of senior management positions. Amy chairs the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Private Wealth Management Association, and is a Board Member of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, among other roles.

The daughter of Great Eagle and Langham Hotels magnate Lo Ka-shui and elder sister of Alexander, Katherine Lo stepped down as Executive Director of the family business in 2014, empowered to reinvent her father’s first hotel project, Eaton, for the tech-savvy generation. By 2019 she had opened new Eatons in Hong Kong and Washington DC, which combine hospitality, co-working space and digital content creation. The activist and documentary-maker studied at Yale and has a Master’s degree in film production.

A child prodigy turned philanthropist and entrepreneur, Poman Lo is the heiress of Century City International and Regal Hotels – where she is Vice Chair and Managing Director to her father, Lo Yuk-sui. She also founded Century Innovative Technology, which produces educational games and videos, and the Institute of Sustainability and Technology, a non-profit organization that is supported by Century City Group and in partnership with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Sunny Lo stepped into the Chairman’s seat at Café de Coral in 2016 after the passing, of his father Victor at age 101. The Stanford chemical engineering master’s degree holder is the most senior of the family members on the board of the fast-food giant. The first catering company in Hong Kong to be publicly listed (in 1986), Café de Coral Holdings shelters a number of popular eateries including Super Super Congee & Noodles and Oliver’s Super Sandwiches.

Simon Loong is the face and brains behind WeLab, the financial technology company whose portfolio includes one of the largest digital consumer finance businesses in Asia, a pan-Asian digital bank, as well as a B2B fintech enterprise solutions business. Prior to being a driving force in the digital world, the Stanford alumnus worked in the retail banking divisions of both Citibank and Standard Chartered.

An accountant by training, William Louey has been a Director of Kowloon Motor Bus since 1993, the transport giant co-founded by his namesake, William Louey (Sui-tak), 60 years previously. He once owned a restaurant, but his main business today is Hong Kong Construction Group, which enables greener and safer building works. He is a committed philanthropist with The William S.D. Louey Educational Scholarship Foundation and is Non-Executive Director of investment platform Wallmine.

Francis Lui joined Galaxy Entertainment 42 years ago, serving as Executive Director since 1987, and now occupying the role of Deputy Chairman. He is also an Executive Director of K. Wah International Holdings, the other flagship company of K. Wah Group, owned by his father, the construction materials magnate Lui Che-woo. Outside of business, the younger Lui sits on political committees in Hong Kong and Macau.

Former minister Frederick Ma Si-hang assumes his new position at FWD Group Holdings Limited as its new Chairman, replacing Hon. Ronald Arculli, who retired as Chairman and bringing a wealth of public company Board experience and a proven public sector track record. Prior to his new role, he was serving as Independent Non-executive Director of COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd and Guangshen Railway Company Limited and HH&L Acquisition Co.

Having co-founded tech powerhouse, Tencent, 23 years ago, Pony Ma is now the third-richest man in China, with a fortune of more than US$31 billion. The visionary behind QQ and WeChat holds a degree in computer science from Shenzhen University and began his career as a programmer at paging service CMMobile. Tencent has invested in gaming, owning 40% of Epic Games, and has shares in Tesla Motors and Snapchat parent company, Snap.

Linda Ho McAfee began her career as a merchant banker in New York before joining her family shipping logistics business in Hong Kong in 1978; she became Fairmont’s Group Director a decade later. The Philippines-born Canadian national sits on the Board of Overseers of her MBA alma mater, Columbia Business School, and is a former trustee of the SDYA (Siddha Yoga) Foundation in Hong Kong.

DARYL NG WIN-KONG Deputy Chairman, Sino Group Joining his father, Robert Ng, at Sino Group after studying at Columbia, Daryl masterminded the conservation of Tai O Heritage Hotel on Hong Kong’s Lantau island and The Fullerton Heritage precinct in Singapore. The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, which opened in 2019, is also housed in a heritage-listed landmark. Ng founded the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation, and has received international recognition for his in-building hydropower and city air purification systems. He sits on the M+ museum board and the Singapore National Heritage Board.

Lyraa Ng is a respected figure in the city. She was director of the company Multi Star Toy Ltd. She is also President of Kowloon Region of Scout Association of Hong Kong. President of Kowloon region of Scout Association of Hong Kong. She also owns 9 racehorses at the Hong Kong Jockey club, 8 of whom are retired, while one,  Multisuper, currently rates at 52. In 2019, she was awarded a Arculli Trophy after Multimillion won Race 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

The daughter of Singaporean billionaire businessman Robert Ng, Nikki worked at the family-owned Sino Group as Group General Manager, her responsibilities continue as a Director of the family’s Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation. Like her brother, the Yale and University of London alumnus supports the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation and is a strong advocate of arts, culture and heritage; she initiated Sino Art in 2006 and furthered the efforts with the launch of Sino Art in Community in 2013.

A dedicated social entrepreneur, Gigi devotes her time to help empower underprivileged women through employment and helps local youths showcase their talents. Her company, Jun Enterprise, is committed to promoting embroidery as both a mindful practice and an accessible art for all. She has also served in a number of governmental and non-profit roles, and was awarded the ‘Asian Social Caring Female Leadership Award by Social Enterprise Research Academy.

Helena Pong has put her diploma in early childhood education to good use as the Supervisor and Principal of the Sophie Kindergarten and Nursery School, and as the Director of the Sophie Education Institute. A keen believer in giving back, she also sits on the board of Po Leung Kuk as Director and was formerly the Honorary Vice President of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association until 2021. She is married to Wilson Pong, and the couple have three children.

Winfull Group Holdings Ltd An alumnus of the University of British Columbia, Wilson Pong has been the Chairman of property development and investment holding company Winfull Group since 2016; he is also the sole shareholder director of its subsidiary, Virtue Partner Group. Elsewhere, Pong is involved with the Community Chest and Yan Oi Tong charities, and has three children with his wife, Helena.

Self-made billionaire Horst Julius Pudwill started a Hong Kong trading company in 1978, a few years after arriving from his native Germany to sell Volkswagens. Since co-founding TTI in 1985, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of power tools and equipment including Hoover vacuum cleaners, he has risen to become the city’s 12th richest person. Pudwill is now semi-retired, with son Stephan Horst as heir apparent.

The youngest son of Benson Pun, chairman of Keyestone Properties, Edwin first spent time in consulting, before joining the family’s expansive real estate business. Now, as its Director, he oversees multiple projects, including a mixed-use development with a theme park on the mainland set to open in 2024.

San brings over two decades of banking experience to her new role as the new chief executive officer for Hong Kong and Macau. She replaces Angel Ng as CEO of Hong Kong and Macau at Citi Group. Prior to joining Citi in April 2019, San spent 14 years in UBS, serving as APAC group regional head of compliance and operational risk control, and general counsel of wealth management for North Asia.

Jay Shaw recently returned to aviation consultancy firm Asian Sky Group, which he co-founded in 2012. Over the years he accrued plenty of air miles in sales at Metrojet, Heliservices and Bombardier Aerospace Flexjet Asia Pacific, and founded two other business jet companies. Shaw, the grand-nephew of late film mogul Sir Run Run Shaw, also co-founded Business Aviation Asia, the biggest operator of privately-owned business jets in Greater China.

Property magnate and billionaire Or Wai Shuen is Founder, Chairman and Executive Director of multinational group Polytec Asset Holdings Limited. Established in 1998, it has rapidly diversified in projects involving oil, ice manufacturing, cold storage, financial investments and especially property development in Hong Kong, Macau and across the Greater Bay Area through its subsidiary company Kowloon Development, of which he also sits as Chairman and Executive Director, while his wife, Ng Chi man and son Or Pui Kwan both sit on the board as Non-executive Director and Executive Director, respectively.

Following in the footsteps of his late father, Siu Ming, Gerald Siu runs Hong Kong Funeral Home, the city’s oldest funeral service provider. Continuing the family’s philanthropic traditions, he has championed the Community Chest, Rotary Club and Junior Police Call over the years. Siu is also a Director of San Ho Enterprises Ltd and a long-time supporter of the Open University of Hong Kong. His donation facilitated the naming of The Siu Ming & Tsang Fung Kwan Nursing Skills Education Unit in honour of his parents.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao stepped into the top position at his family’s massive Singapore-based maritime company, BW Group, in 2014 following the retirement of his father, Helmut Sohmen. His grandfather would have been proud – Sir Y.K. Pao once owned the world’s largest shipping company – as under the leadership of the Oxford-educated scion, BW has grown to amass nearly 400 ships, including the biggest fleet of gas carriers on the high seas.

Having studied economics and politics at the University of Edinburgh, Mei Mei toyed with becoming a politician, but ultimately joined her parents at Plaza Premium Group; the world’s first independent airport lounge operator founded by her father, Malaysian entrepreneur Song Hoi-see, in 1988. Today, as Brand and Product Transformation Director, she is growing its global footprint while also introducing lounge convenience to train travellers.

An engineer by training, Singapore-born MIT-graduate Jessica Tan was a Global Partner at McKinsey & Company prior to joining Ping An Group. After a series of different roles, she is now the Co-Chief Executive and Executive Vice President of the insurance giant, bringing modern technology to the world of finance. Tan also holds directorship positions in a number of the group’s subsidiaries.

It’s a family affair at Wang On Group, with co-founders Tang Ching-ho and his wife, Yau Yuk-yin, occupying the chair and deputy-chair spots, and Tang’s son and daughter also involved in a business that spans boutique property developments, wet markets and pharmaceuticals. The latter interest, Wai Yuen Tong Medicine, dates back to the late 19th century and includes the Madame Pearl’s brand. Community aware, Tang steers two cross-border associations.

Along with her brothers, Francis and Alexander Lui, Paddy Tang Lui oversees the family’s Macau casino interests at Galaxy Entertainment, as well as property group K. Wah International Holdings, whose portfolio includes J Residence and the InterContinental Grand Stanford hotel. The McGill University alumnus formerly worked as a chartered accountant in London. A patron of the arts, Tang Lui co-founded Opera Hong Kong in 2003.

Over 30 years ago, NYU alum Tom joined Meadville, the printed-circuit-board maker founded by his late father, industrialist Tang Hsiang-chien. Tang junior, then Executive Director, stayed with the company as a Director when it was sold to US firm TTM Technologies. The brother of Henry Tang, he also sat on a slew of political article trade committees including the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, of which he was Honorary Chairman.

For Tian Guoli, moving in 2017 from the smaller Bank of China to China Construction Bank, the country’s second-largest money lender, was a smooth transition since the Hubei Institute of Finance and Economics graduate had started his career there in 1983. He has also enjoyed spells at CITIC Group and China Cinda Asset Management Corporation. The multi-tasker also chairs Sino-German Bausparkassewithin the CCB group, and externally the China Banking Association and the Asian Financial Cooperation Association.

Li Tong was billed one of the Top 25 Women in Asia Pacific Finance and the Most Influential Women of the Year in 2017. She has worked with Bank of China Group for over two decades and is now CEO and Executive President of Bank of China International Holdings Limited. Since taking the lead in 2015, she has helped the bank build a more extensive network onshore and offshore. Beyond the group, she is also an Independent Director of Sun Life Everbright Asset Management Co., Ltd, the Vice President of the Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong.

Ricky Tsang Chi Ming Chairman and CEO, Goldlion Holdings Ltd The youngest son of Goldlion founders Tsang Hin-chi and Wong Lei-kuan, Ricky Tsang assumed the chair of the apparel company in 2018 when his ailing father stepped down. He has been with Goldlion for 30 years, helping to fashion its growth from neckties to full menswear brand. An honorary citizen of Guangzhou and Meizhou, Tsang established a Proactive Think Tank to facilitate links between the mainland and Hong Kong.

One of the city’s most experienced hedge-fund managers, Nissim Tse has been immersed in finance since his Canadian university days. He co-founded Pi Investment (since sold to RAB Capital), is an Asian advisor of Timbercreek Capital, and has worked at Pacific Group and Sofaer Global Research (Hong Kong) Limited. He is now the CIO of Hexa Asset Management. Tse’s interests outside the office are wide-ranging: he teaches shorinjiryu karate and is a keen boxer, golfer and amateur yogi.

Tongji Medical University alum Dr Tsoi heads HK-listed pharmaceutical firm United Laboratories. With plants in Yuen Long, Zhuhai and Inner Mongolia, it is one of China’s leading exporters of pharmaceutical primary raw materials, and produces scores of medicines for sale in the mainland and Hong Kong. His sister, Choy Siu-chit, is also with the company.

The son of former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, Alan became Chief Financial Officer of his father’s shipping conglomerate, Orient Overseas (International), in 2016. In addition to overseeing the fiscal side of the company, he also sits on the board of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum and is an executive committee member of the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners. The Princeton grad was appointed a JP in 2017.

Dedicated to helping the less fortunate, Gigi Tung is the founder of Bo Charity Foundation, though perhaps she’s best known for leading its subsidiary, Food Angel, which recycles food waste to feed the city’s underprivileged. The organisation collects some five tonnes of food to prepare roughly 17,000 meals and distributes over 11,000 other meals and food packs every day. The daughter of Hong Kong stock market

Electrical engineer Patrick Wang has led three generations of his family in business for the past 25 years. His late father and his mother (who remains as honorary chair) founded micro-motor-maker Johnson Electric in 1959. With his brother, sister and son all on board, the now electro-mechanical-component giant has acquired like-minded concerns and opened plants globally. Wang is also a committee member of electronic learning specialist VTech.

A lawyer by training, Christianson is a successful businesswoman and a powerhouse in the finance world, Wei Sun Christianson moved to Hong Kong in 1992 to focus on family. She entered the finance world and specialising in investment banking. Then in 1998, she joined Morgan Stanley where she assumed the role of Executive Director of Beijing chief representative, before moving to Citigroup to fill the role of managing director and Chairman of China, Citigroup Global Markets (Asia) Ltd. During her time as a lawyer, she was an attorney in the New York offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

After studying in Canada, Albert Wong learned the ropes, literally, at Eastern Worldwide, the freight forwarding and logistics firm established by his grandfather more than 50 years ago; he would clamber up the hulls of ships to deliver messages. Wong junior assumed the chair in 1996 upon the death of his father. Over the years he has generously supported education and children’s charities and has honed his martial arts skills and is now CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation.

Non-executive Chairman, David Wong chairs 100x Group, the parent company of BitMEX, which attracts billions of US dollars each day as the world’s leading cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform. An accomplished public speaker and leadership coach, he has 30 years of experience in global markets, investment banking and asset management, including stints at Bank of China (Hong Kong) and ABN Amro

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Wong Tok-lai, and father, Wong Chung-ming, Jimmy heads the family business, ensuring Tung Chun’s premium sauces are made in Hong Kong and guiding the household name into real estate and catering. A doctor specialising in otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), Wong is Founding President of the Hong Kong Society of Medical Professionals.

A former Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, Peter worked at Citibank and Standard Chartered prior to joining HSBC in 2005. Roles at HSBC China, Vietnam and Australia preceded his current appointment and elevation to the Group management board. The computer science whiz is also a director of Serai Limited, and holds key appointments on various political and economic bodies.

A well-known industry expert, Winnie Wong is leading one of Hong Kong’s composite insurance companies, Winnie Wong holds the position as CEO and Executive Director of Asia Insurance Company Limited. Prior to Asia Insurance, the HKUST alumni was the CEO of Aon Risk Solutions Hong Kong/Macau. She is a Board Member of the Financial Services Development Council and Convenor of the New Business Committee of FSDC. Actively involved in the community as well, she also sits on the board of several organisation and institutions. In 2021, she was appointed Justice of the Peace by the HKSAR government and is also a governing committee member of Hong Kong Federation of Insurers.

The eldest grandson of the late Woo Hon-fai, founder of Lee Cheong Gold Dealers Limited, Darrin Woo today oversees the family’s diverse investments as Managing Director of Woo Hon Fai Group. He co-founded Blake’s, a real estate company with a commitment to urban regeneration, with Alan Lo. An avid classic car fan, Woo has a personal classic car blog, Motor & Co.

The middle child of Peter and Bessie Woo, Jennifer has cut her own cloth within the family holdings, becoming a youthful force in luxury retailing. She has guided historic Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford into China and the digital age, as well as overseen the various fashion and footwear boutiques, brand management and distribution enterprises under her wing, including Joyce, Pedder Group and Imaginex. She is also a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Billionaire businesswoman Wu Yajun made her fortune at the helm of Longfor Properties, which she co-founded with her ex-husband in 1993. Rising from humble beginnings – she began her career as a journalist before moving into property – she went on to invest in such notable tech companies as Uber and Evernote. In October 2022, she was replaced by new executive director and chief executive Chen Xuping after her resignation.

Founder Ever the intrepid entrepreneur, Yang Bing began his first venture at the tender age of 18, launching sports news portal Hupu, which within three years was receiving a million visitors a day. Come 2018, he used seed funding from that business to pivot one of his apps, Poizon, into a separate e-commerce platform focusing on the secondary market of limited-edition sneakers and streetwear. Poizon is now valued at more than US$10 billion.

Chinese-born Cypriot billionaire Yang Huiyan is daughter to Founder and Chairman of Country Garden Group, one of the largest real estate developers in Guangdong. She is also Chair to Bright Scholar Education Holdings, a Chinese education company that went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2007 and was also a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars. In 2022, the Ohio State University graduate was recognised by the International Hospitality Institute on the Global 100 in Hospitality.

Director, Alisan Fine Arts Following her mother’s lead, Daphne King-Yao has been promoting Chinese contemporary artists since 1996; Alisan Fine Arts, one of Hong Kong’s oldest and most respected galleries, was co-founded by Alice King in 1981. Daphne’s cultural interests extend to the Ink Society (chaired by King), Hong Kong Ballet and Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. King-Yao was awarded the Hong Kong Women Leadership Award in 2019.

Eyewear entrepreneur Jeffery Yau has overseen a generation of well-heeled and well-framed consumers: his Puyi Optical flagship store in 1881 Heritage, Tsim Sha Tsui, famously offered high-end spectacles priced at more than HK$1 million. Having celeratedPuyi’s 20th anniversary this year, Yau expects to open six additional stores by 2021-end. His vision also extends to timepieces, as the irrepressible retailer also founded Europe Watch Company in 1997.

Through the Regal and iclub brands, Belinda Yeung is in charge of the operations of some 10,000 hotel rooms and 90-plus hotel bars and restaurants in Hong Kong and, China where the group is expanding. The US-trained hotelier also handles HR management for her employer, Century City Group – she has worked for the Lo family since 1987. Yeung is First Vice Chair of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners.

Jennifer Yeung is the niece of Charles Yeung and Yeung Chun-fan, the brothers who grew a small denim jeans factory into Glorious Sun Group, a multinational conglomerate with interests in property development, garment manufacturing, financial investments and retail. She sits on the company’s board alongside her uncles as an Executive Director, and and her responsibilities include overseeing the group’s financial investment business.

The stylish daughter of Stanley Yim, owner of electronic goods manufacturer S.A.S. Dragon Holdings, Carmen is a Director of Capital Markets at Knight Frank. The London School of Economics graduate also founded Life in Motion, a company that utilises cutting-edge LED technology with modern designs to maintain a sanitary home. A keen believer in giving back, she is also a member of the Young Entrepreneur Committee of the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation.

Founding semiconductor supplier S.A.S. Dragon Holdings in 1981 and overseeing its Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing 13 years later, Stanley Yim is several steps closer to his goal of becoming the world’s leading electronic components provider. He is the Honorary Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association, a former Chairman of Yan Chai Hospital, and holds an honorary doctorate in  business administration from Hong Kong Baptist University.

One of the richest women in Hong Kong, billionaire and businesswoman Lam Wai Ying is Co-founder of Hong Kong's Biel Crystal, an optics manufacturing company and the largest supplier of glass screens for mobile phones, tablets, and Apple watches with a 83,000-strong headcount of employees worldwide. She shares 49 percent of the company ownership with husband Yeung Kin-man, who owns 51 percent.

Cissy Yu is currently CEO of International Healthcare Institute and Supreme Care Ltd. She also founded Hong Kong Women Doctors Association and its eponymous charitable arm on which she sits as President and Chairman, respectively. The University of New South Wales graduate was formerly the Vice President of the Western Pacific region of Medical Women’s International Association from 2016 to 2019 and Hospital CEO of Tung Wah Hospital in 2017, where she served for 8 years

Aside from his role at family micro-electronic product manufacturer Dayton Industrial Co Ltd, Andrew Yuen is best known for popularising annual culture extravaganza Le French May as its Chairman. He is a faithful fundraiser for the Hong Kong Cancer Fund, which he has co-chaired since 2010, and the Society of the Academy for Performing Arts. The University of California, Berkeley alumnus co-founded PR company Occasions in 1987 with Pansy Ho.

Famously taking Chinese citizenship in 2008, former Canadian entrepreneur Allan Zeman has made Hong Kong his home for almost 50 years. Investing in the garment trade (Colby Group) and then property (Lan Kwai Fong), he has exported his LKF nightlife concept to China, with a themed district in Chengdu. The former Chairman of Ocean Park has advised the Hong Kong government on a number of committees. Zeman also owns Andara Resort & Villas in his beloved Phuket.

Billed3 one of the richest, if not the richest, self-made woman in the world, Zhong Huijuan is founder, CEO and Chairperson of HansohHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, a holding company that is involved in the research and development, production, and sale of pharmaceutical drugs such as oncology, psychoactive, antidiabetic and other drugs. Her husband, Sun Piaoyang, is also a pharmaceuticals billionaire in China. The company went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2019.

From humble beginnings to queen bee, Zhou Qunfei is currently the richest woman in China. After listing her Hunan-based company Lens Technology on the Shenzhen ChiNext market in 2015 (22 years after launching the company), her net worth skyrocketed to US$10 billion. She has become one of the world’s richest self-made businesswomen after first working in an industrial factory as a teenager before starting her first business in 1993 selling watch parts.