The term of office of the Chamber’s 51st Committee Members expired at the end of October. In the general meeting held earlier, 21 members were elected to serve on the Election Committee tasked with the election for the 52nd term Committee Members.
Hosted and supervised by the Election Committee, the elections for the Chamber’s 52nd term Committee Members, Standing Committee Members and Chairmen have smoothly completed in October. Yuen Mo was elected Chairman; Ricky Tsang, Connie Wong, Tommy Li, Johnny Yu, Herman Hu and Rock Chen and were re-elected Vice-chairmen while Tse Yung-hoi and Charles Cheung were newly elected Vice-chairmen. Meanwhile, 45 and 115 members were respectively returned as Standing Committee Members and Committee Members. The term of office of the new Committee Members will start on 1 November 2020.
The 50th and 51st Chairman Jonathan Choi will continue serving the Chamber as Permanent Honorary President. Vice-chairman Brandon Liu and Standing Committee Wong Kwok-keung retired and act as Life Honorary Chairman.
Choi congratulated Yuen for being elected Chairman. He is confident that the new Chairman, Vice-chairmen and Committee Members will make further contribution to the growth of the Chamber, as well as to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. On the eve of his retirement as Chairman, Choi was interviewed by CGCC Vision to recapitulate his four years’ work and share his feelings as the leader of CGCC (For details, please refer to P. 38-39).
The 52nd Committee Members Assume Office
The 52nd term Committee Members will assume office on 1 November 2020 and the inaugural ceremony will be held on 24 November 2020 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Uphold CGCC’s fine tradition of loving the nation and Hong Kong, the new Committee shall work together to help CGCC members and enterprises address challenges, capture opportunities and make further contribution to the economic prosperity of Hong Kong and the country.
Chairman
Mr Yuen Mo GBS, JP
Yuen Mo, with his ancestral home in Dongguan, Guangdong, joined the Chamber in 1991. He has been the Chamber’s Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman.
Yuen is Consultant of China Merchants Group Ltd, an enterprise with businesses including shipping, infrastructure, industrial investment, economic zone development, property and finance.
Yuen is keen on fostering the interaction between the Mainland and Hong Kong. He has been Deputy to the 11th NPC (Convenor of Hong Kong Deputies). He is currently Consultant of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association.
Vice-chairman
Mr Ricky Tsang JP
Ricky Tsang, with his ancestral home in Meizhou, Guangdong, joined the Chamber in 1992. He has been Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman of the Chamber.
Tsang is Chairman & CEO of Goldlion Holdings Ltd, a company engaging in the sale of apparel and accessories as well as property investment and development.
Tsang is Member of the 13th CPPCC National Committee and Member of Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese of the CPPCC National Committee. Active in the business communities of Hong Kong and the Mainland, he holds various positions including Vice-chairman of the Guangdong Federation of Industry & Commerce, Chairman of Hong Kong Guangdong Youth Association, Executive Chairman of Hong Kong Hakka Associations, Executive Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Meizhou Associations, Chairman of Hong Kong Meizhou General Chamber of Commerce and Associate Chairman of New Territories General Chamber of Commerce. Tsang is also Vice-chairman of the Guangdong Returned Overseas Chinese Association, Vice-president of the Centum Charitas Foundation and Chairman of Proactive Think Tank Limited.
Tsang has received the Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award (2008) and is an Honorary Citizen of Guangzhou and Meizhou, China.
Ms Connie Wong SBS, JP
Connie Wong, with her ancestral home in Chaoyang, Guangdong, joined the Chamber in 2008. She has served as Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman in the Chamber.
Wong is Managing Director of Wong Sun Hing Ltd, the business of which covers manufacturing and export of clothing, hotels and properties rental.
Wong is Deputy Director of Committee for Handling Proposals of the CPPCC National Committee and Member of the 13th CPPCC National Committee. She is also Executive Member of the All-China Women’s Federation. Wong is keen on participating in local and communities’ affairs. She is Committee Member of Legal Aid Service Council, Deputy Secretary General of Hong Kong Coalition, President of Kowloon Federation of Associations, Permanent President of All-China Women’s Federation Hong Kong Delegates Association, Honorary Chairperson of Hong Kong Poverty Alleviation Association, Permanent Chairman of Federation of HK Guangxi Community Organizations and Executive Vice-chairman of Hong Kong Volunteers Federation.
Mr Tommy Li BBS, MH, JP
Tommy Li, with his ancestral home in Nanhai, Guangdong, joined the Chamber in 1991. He has served as Association Committee Member, Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman in the Chamber.
Li is Chairman of Pak Shing Tong Group, an enterprise with businesses of Chinese patent medicine, supplements and bird’s nest.
Li is Member of Deputy of the 13th National People’s Congress of the PRC and Member of Election Committee of the HKSAR. Li is committed to serve in his related industry organizations, he is Chairman of Chinese Medicines Industry Subcommittee of Chinese Medicine Development Committee and Founding President of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Industry Association. Besides, Li has a keen interest on local tourism. He is Chairman of New Tour Product Development Scheme of Hong Kong Tourism Board, Adviser of Quality Tourism Services Association and Honorary Advisor.
Li is Honorary University Fellowship of Hong Kong Baptist University. He has been awarded St John Officer Brother as well.
Mr Johnny Yu JP
Johnny Yu, with his ancestral home in Jinjiang, Fujian, joined the Chamber in 2000. He has served as Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman in the Chamber.
Yu is Vice-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HKI Group, an enterprise with businesses including manufacturing and export of clothing, tea businesses and property investments.
Yu is Standing Committee Member of the 12th CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Member of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Executive Committee Member and Chairman of Education and Manpower Standing Committee of the Chinese Manufactures’ Association of Hong Kong and Vice-chairman of Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union. Besides, Yu takes an active part in industrial and business sector of youth. He is Vice-president of the Centum Charities Foundation, Honorary President of the Y Elites Association, President of Youth Committee of Hong Kong Hubei Association and Vice-president of Hong Kong Youths Unified Association.
Dr Herman Hu SBS, BBS, JP
Herman Hu, with his ancestral home in Wuxi, Jiangsu, joined the Chamber in 2005. He has been Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman in the Chamber.
Hu is Chairman of Ryoden Development Limited. The companies engage in the property, fashion and property management.
Hu is Deputy of the 13th National People’s Congress of the PRC. He is the Chairman of Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, President of Hong Kong Shanxi Chamber of Commerce and Executive Committee Member of Employers Federation of Hong Kong. Besides, Hu is earnest about sport. He is Vice-president of Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, Honorary Patron of Hong Kong Tennis Association and President of Hong Kong Veterans’ Tennis Association.
Mr Rock Chen SBS, JP
Rock Chen, with his ancestral home in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, joined the Chamber in 2004. He has served as Committee Member, Standing Committee Member and Vice-chairman in the Chamber.
Chen is Chairman of Pacific Falcon Investment Group Limited, the business of which covers fund and investment consultation.
Chen is Member of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, Standing Committee Member of the 12th Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He is also Board Member of The Airport Authority Hong Kong and Vice Chairman of The Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. Besides, Chen takes an active part in communities’ affairs by serving as Chairman of the United Zhejiang Residents Associations (HK). Chen has a keen interest on youth affairs. He is Honorary President of the Hong Kong Award for Young People, Permanent Honorary Founding Chairman of the Committee of Hong Kong Youth Activities and Advisor of Hong Kong United Youth Association.
Chen was awarded Exemplary Representative of the State Council’s 5th Award Ceremony for National Ethnic Solidarity and Progress.
Mr Tse Yung-hoi BBS
Tse Yung-hoi, with his ancestral home in Shanghai, joined the Chamber in 2010. He has served as Committee Member and Standing Committee Member in the Chamber.
Tse is Chairman of BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Ltd, the business chiefly engaging in asset management.
Tse is Member of Election Committee (Financial Services) of HKSAR. He strives to forge closer ties between Mainland and Hong Kong in financial industry, serving as Life Honorary President of Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong, Member of Advisory Committee of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Services Cooperation Zone and Honorary Chairman of Chinese Academy of Governance (HK) Industrial and Commercial Professionals Alumni Association.
Mr Charles Cheung BBS, MH, JP
Charles Cheung, with his ancestral home in Wenchang, Hainan, joined the Chamber in 2010. He has served as Association Committee Member, Committee Member and Standing Committee Member in the Chamber.
Cheung is Chairman of Wai Ka Int’l Group Ltd. The company engage in the hotel, property management and real estate investment.
Cheung is Member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Standing Committee Member of the 7th Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Executive Vice Chairman, HKCPPCC (Provincial) Members Association. He is keen on serving Hainan fellows, holding different positions such as Ex Officio Honorary President of the Hong Kong Hainan Commercial Association and Permanent Honorary President of HK Federation of Hainan Community Organizations. Cheung is also Honorary President of the Hong Kong Chinese Importers’ & Exporters’ Association.
