Mr Ronnie Chichung Chan
Chairman

Aged 60, Mr Chan joined the Group in 1972 and became Chairman in 1991. He is also Chairman of the Group’s major subsidiary, Hang Lung Properties Limited, which is publicly listed. Mr Chan is a Vice-President of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a Vice Chairman of the Asia Society and Chairman of its Hong Kong Center, and an advisor to the China Development Research Foundation of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. Mr Chan also serves on the governing or advisory bodies of several think-tanks and universities, including the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Southern California, USA, where he received his MBA. Mr Chan is a brother of Mr Gerald Chan, a Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Mr Shang Shing Yin
Vice Chairman (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Aged 79, Mr Yin joined the Group in 1970, held various positions on the Board, including Managing Director between 1986 and 1992, and has been the Vice Chairman since 1992. He has over 20 years of experience in the fields of property investment and development, and is a qualified banker with a Banking Diploma from The Chartered Institute of Bankers in London, UK. Mr Yin is also the Vice Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Limited.

Mr Philip Nan Lok Chen, SBS, JP
Managing Director

Aged 54, Mr Chen joined Hang Lung Group Limited and Hang Lung Properties Limited as Managing Director in July 2010. Mr Chen has more than 30 years of management experience, mostly in the aviation industry, acquiring a wealth of experience in Hong Kong, mainland China and beyond. Mr Chen graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the same university.

Mr Gerald Lokchung Chan
Non-Executive Director

Aged 59, Mr Chan has been a Director of the Company since 1986. As co-founder of Morningside, Mr Chan has been active in venture capital and private equity investments since 1987. He sits on the boards of several private companies. He serves on the advisory boards of numerous universities including the University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University and Fudan University. Mr Chan received his undergraduate training in engineering at the University of California at Los Angeles and his Doctor of Science degree from Harvard University, USA. He is a brother of Mr Ronnie Chan, Chairman of the Group.

Dr Hon Kwan Cheng, GBS, OBE, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director

Aged 83, Dr Cheng joined the Group in 1993. Dr Cheng obtained an engineering degree from Tianjin University and a post-graduate diploma from Imperial College, London, UK, of which he is a Fellow. He is a past President, Honorary Fellow and Gold Medallist of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, and past Vice President, Fellow and Gold Medallist of The Institution of Structural Engineers, Fellow of The Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, Honorary Fellow of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, and an Authorized Person and Registered Structural Engineer in Hong Kong, State Class/Registered Structural Engineer qualification. Dr Cheng was a Member of both the Executive and Legislative Councils and Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. Dr Cheng is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wing Hang Bank Limited, Agile Property Holdings Limited and Tianjin Development Holdings Limited. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Lung Properties Limited.

Ms Laura Lok Yee Chen
Independent Non-Executive Director

Aged 62, Ms Chen joined the Group in 1997. She has been involved in the banking, real estate, and financial service industries for over twenty years, both in Hong Kong and in the USA. Since 1993 she has been a director of the Sterling Group — a private investment entity — and managing investment portfolios in global capital markets, with special interests in emerging markets and high-yield products. Over the past few years her professional career has transitioned into the direction of the development and management of philanthropic programs and activities. She is the Executive Chair of Hong Kong based ZeShan Foundation. On a personal level, she serves on the advisory councils of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center — a joint program between the Johns Hopkins and Nanjing universities, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, and numerous non-profit organizations. Ms Chen holds an MBA from the George Washington University in Washington DC, USA, and a post-graduate certificate in International Banking from the University of Virginia, USA. Ms Chen is also an Independent Non- Executive Director of Hang Lung Properties Limited.

Mr Simon Sik On Ip, CBE, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director

Aged 61, Mr Ip joined the Board in 1998. Mr Ip is a solicitor and Notary Public. Mr Ip has a distinguished record of public service. A former Legislative Councillor, past President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, he is a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, a member of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants, a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and holds honorary positions in two local universities and Tsinghua University.

Dr York Liao, SBS, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director

Aged 64, Dr Liao was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in 2003. Dr Liao is currently a Council member of The University of Hong Kong, Managing Director of Winbridge Company Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Armitage Technologies Holding Limited. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation in 2003. Dr Liao obtained a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Applied Physics from Harvard University, USA in 1968 and 1973 respectively, after graduating from California Institute of Technology in 1967.

Mr William Pak Yau Ko
Executive Director

Aged 51, Mr Ko joined the Group in 1994 as Senior Project Manager and was promoted to Assistant Director in 2002. He became Executive Director of the Company’s subsidiary, Hang Lung Properties Limited in 2005 and is responsible for property development and project management both in Hong Kong and China. In February 2010, he was appointed Executive Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Liverpool, UK. He also has an Executive MBA degree jointly awarded by The Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University, USA and The School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and The Hong Kong Institute of Architects. He is a Registered Architect in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Ko practised architecture in the United Kingdom, United States and Hong Kong.