HKF - Key Persons


Dr. Lam Ko Yin

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Colin ( Chairman )
SBS, FCILT, FHKIoD, DB (Hon), DBA (Hon), DSSc (Hon), was appointed on 1 July 1986, is the Chairman of the Company. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Dr. Lam holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from The University of Hong Kong and has over 49 years' experience in banking and property development. He is also a Vice Chairman of Henderson Land Development Company Limited ("Henderson Land") and Henderson Investment Limited, a non-executive director of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited and an executive director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, all of which are listed public companies. He is also a director of Wiselin Investment Limited ("Wiselin"), Henderson Development Limited ("Henderson Development"), Graf Investment Limited ("Graf"), Mount Sherpa Limited ("Mount"), Paillard Investment Limited ("Paillard"), Hopkins (Cayman) Limited ("Hopkins"), Rimmer (Cayman) Limited ("Rimmer") and Riddick (Cayman) Limited ("Riddick"). Henderson Land, Wiselin, Henderson Development, Graf, Mount, Paillard, Hopkins, Rimmer and Riddick have discloseable interests in the Company under the provisions of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2017. Dr. Lam is the Deputy Chairman of The University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research, a Director of Fudan University Education Development Foundation, an honorary Court member of Hong Kong Baptist University, a member of the Court of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a member of the Court of City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lam was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by The University of Hong Kong in 2008 and an Honorary Fellowship by The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2019. He was also conferred with a degree of Doctor of Business (Honoris Causa) by Macquarie University in 2015, a degree of Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2021 and a degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (Honoris Causa) by The University of Hong Kong in April 2023. Dr. Lam is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong and a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Mr. Chan Wai Yan

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company on 20 March 2023. He is also an independent non-executive director of Powerlong Commercial Management Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 9909), whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"), since December 2019. Mr. Chan founded Chartwell Capital Limited, an investment management company in October 2007 and is currently the chief investment officer. He has been its responsible officer for Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance since November 2008 and February 2008, respectively. From July 2016 to July 2022, he served as a member of the Listing Committee of the Main Board and GEM of the Stock Exchange. From December 2017 to December 2021, Mr. Chan was an independent non-executive director of Wine's Link International Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 8509), whose shares are listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and accounting from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University in the United States in May 2002.

Mr. Chow Tung Ming

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Nomination Committee

Mr. Ho Hau Chong

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Norman ( Chairman )
BA, ACA, FCPA, was appointed on 28 March 1995, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Ho is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Ho is an Executive Director of Honorway Investments Limited and Tak Hung (Holding) Company, Limited and has over 40 years of experience in management and property development. He is also a Director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, Vision Values Holdings Limited, Shun Tak Holdings Limited and SJM Holdings Limited, all of which are listed public companies. Mr. Ho resigned as an independent non-executive director of Lee Hing Development Limited on 19 October 2022, the shares of which were listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until they were delisted on 18 October 2022.

Mr. Lau Yum Chuen

was appointed on 5 May 1988, is a Non-executive Director of the Company. He has over 50 years of experience in banking, finance and investment. Mr. Lau is also an Executive Director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, a listed public company. He previously served as an Executive Director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited, a listed public company, until his retirement on 8 June 2020.

Mr. Lee Gabriel - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
was appointed as the Group General Manager of the Company on 4 October 2021 and an Executive Director of the Company on 3 January 2023. He has over 20 years of experience in business management. He is also the Director - Corporate Affairs and Communications of Union Medical Centre Limited, a company ultimately controlled by the private family trusts of Dr. Lee Shau Kee, a deemed substantial shareholder of the Company by virtue of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). Mr. Lee served as an executive director of EC Healthcare (Stock Code: 2138), a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") since its listing in March 2016, and acted as its chief operating officer since April 2014, and tendered his resignation from such positions with effect from 1 October 2021. Prior to joining EC Healthcare, Mr. Lee commenced his career at Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (國泰航空有限公司) ("Cathay Pacific") (Stock Code: 293), an international airline listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, and held various managerial roles in Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, including but not limited to overseeing the Hong Kong International Airport operations and the cargo operations of the airline in 14 cities in the People's Republic of China, as well as being seconded to Air China Cargo Company Limited (中國國際貨運航空有限公司) in Beijing where he served as the assistant president of its commercial (sales and marketing) division. Mr. Lee holds a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting and finance from The University of Hong Kong and attended the SWIRE Management Programme organised by INSEAD Graduate Business School in Singapore. Mr. Lee also attended the SWIRE Accounting and Control Programme and SWIRE Advanced Management Programme organised by INSEAD Graduate Business School in Fontainebleau, France.

Mr. Leung Shu Keung

BA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, PgD, is the Internal Audit Manager of the Company. He joined the Company in 1992 and has over 33 years of experience in accounting, auditing and management assurance.

Mr. Li Ning

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
BSc, MBA, was appointed on 20 October 1989, is an Executive Director of the Company. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Li is also an Executive Director of Henderson Investment Limited, a listed public company. He holds a B.Sc. degree from Babson College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Southern California. Mr. Li is the son-in-law of Dr. Lee Shau Kee.

Mr. Wong Kam Chuen

MCF, BA(Hons), FCCA, CPA, ACG, HKACG, has been the General Manager of Finance and Accounts Department of the Company since 2022. He joined the Company in 1995 and has over 20 years of experience in accounting, auditing and corporate finance.

Mr. Wu King Cheong

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
  • Group General Manager
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
BBS, JP, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 17 January 2005. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. He is the Life Honorary Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Honorary Permanent President of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society and the Permanent Honorary President of the Hong Kong Securities Association Limited. Mr. Wu is currently an independent non-executive director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited ("Henderson Land"), Henderson Investment Limited, Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited and Yau Lee Holdings Limited, all of which are listed public companies. Henderson Land has discloseable interests in the Company under the provisions of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mr. Wu was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Lingnan University in 2009.

Ms. Wong Yu Pok

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
JP, was appointed on 8 May 2008, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. She is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Ms. Wong joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1968 and was responsible for the development of the firm's business in Mainland China since 1980. After her retirement as a partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers in July 2004, she joined Tricor Services Limited as a director from September 2004 to February 2006. Ms. Wong was a member of a number of Government advisory and other bodies in Hong Kong, including The Dental Council of Hong Kong up to August 2021 and was the Chairman of The Applied Research Council up to February 2017. Ms. Wong is the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Women. An accountant by training, Ms. Wong is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kerry Properties Limited, Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited, Kerry Logistics Network Limited and SJM Holdings Limited, all of which are listed public companies in Hong Kong.

OBE, FCA

OBE, FCA, FCCA, FCPA, FCIB, FHKIB, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 17 January 2005 and re-designated as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 7 November 2005. Mr. Au was a well-known banker in Hong Kong and had more than 32 years' experience in local and international banking business, having been the Chief Executive Officer of Hang Seng Bank Limited (from October 1993 to March 1998) and of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited in Singapore (from September 1998 to April 2002). He was formerly a non-executive director of a number of leading companies including The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, MTR Corporation Limited and Hang Lung Group Limited. He was an executive director and the chief financial officer of Henderson Land Development Company Limited ("Henderson Land") from December 2005 to June 2011. He stepped down from the position of chief financial officer and was re-designated as a non-executive director of Henderson Land on 1 July 2011. On 18 December 2012, Mr. Au was re-designated as an independent non-executive director of Henderson Land until his retirement on 2 June 2015. In December 2018, Mr. Au rejoined Henderson Land as an independent non-executive director. Currently, he is an independent non-executive director of Henderson Investment Limited, Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited and Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, all of which are listed public companies. He is the chairman and a non-executive director of Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited, the manager of the publicly-listed Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust. An accountant by training, Mr. Au is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Henderson Land has discloseable interests in the Company under the provisions of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.