Board of Directors

Mr. Leo KUNG Lin-cheng, GBS, JP (Chairman)

Mr. Leo KUNG Lin-cheng joined as a Board Member of Ocean Park Corporation in 2003. He is the Executive Vice President of Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd and has held a variety of significant positions including that of a Member of The National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; a Standing Committee Member of Shanghai Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; a Board Member of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; the Honorary President of the Chinese Bankers Club, Hong Kong; the Chairman of Pasteur Foundation Asia; the Vice President of Hong Kong-Shanghai Economic Development Association Limited; the Convener of Trustees of the Helping Hand Charitable Trust and a Director of the Board; a Member of Steering Committee on Caring Company Scheme of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service; a Committee Member of Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association and a Trustee of The Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust. He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2018.

Mr. LAU Ming-wai, GBS, JP (Deputy Chairman)

Mr. LAU Ming-wai has served as a Board Member of the Ocean Park Corporation since 2008. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. His public service roles include: Member of the Sichuan Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Co-opted Member of Community Care Fund Task Force and Societal Engagement Task Force under Commission on Poverty; Council Member of City University of Hong Kong; Member of Financial Infrastructure Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee. He holds a Ph.D. (Laws) from King's College, London. Additionally, Mr. Lau is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a registered attorney and counsellor-at-law in the State of New York.

Ms. Michelle CHENG

Ms. Michelle CHENG is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Mazarine Asia Pacific, an integrated marketing communication agency with offers in advertising, digital, events, PR and marketing services. She is a Member of the Guizhou Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a Non-Official Member of the HKSAR Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee, and a Member of the Ping Wo Fund Advisory Committee.
 
Ms. Cheng also holds various positions in youth and women associations including the Deputy Secretary General of the Hong Kong United Youth Association, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong, the Honorary Vice President of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, and the Vice Chairperson of Hong Kong Island Women's Association. She is also an Executive Committee Member of the Society of Academy of Performing Arts and a Co-Chairperson of the 2014 Academy Ball. She was named “Top 100 Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs in 2009” by the Chinese Female Entrepreneurs Committee, and “Hong Kong Professional Elite Ladies Award in Industrial & Commercial Sector” by Junior Chamber International City Lady in 2012.
 
Ms. Cheng is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has accumulated over 10 years of experience in fund management, corporate finance and M&A advisory before she set up her own agency business in 2005.

Ms. Joanne CHEUNG, JP

Ms. Joanne Cheung was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2017.  She is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Looop Media Limited, a new media company which runs online and social media platforms on local news, commentaries, lifestyle, infotainment and youth education.

Ms. Cheung has over 20 years of communications experience from public, commercial and media corporations, covering issues and crisis management, government relations, integrated media public education campaigns and digital marketing initiatives.

Ms. Cheung is a member of the Ombudsman's JP Assistance Scheme and an advisor of Hong Kong Software Industry Association.

Ms. Cheung also writes regularly on current affairs and social issues in local newspapers.

Ms Loretta FONG Wan-huen

Ms Loretta Fong is currently a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Assurance Division in Hong Kong, and has served in various positions including Member of the Corporate Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”), Member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee of HKICPA, Member of Finance & Administration Committee of Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Member of the Advisory Board on Accountancy of Lingnan University.  Ms Fong is a CPA in Hong Kong, the United States of America, Canada, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). 

Ms. Maureen FUNG

With over 20 years of property industry experience, Ms. Maureen Fung is an acknowledged expert in her profession.  She is currently the Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties (China) and is responsible for strategic planning, development and management of investment portfolios, particularly in retail malls in Hong Kong and China.

Ms. Fung is a Registered Professional Surveyor (General Practice) and the President and Founding Chairman of the Institute of Shopping Centre Management in Hong Kong.
   
Ms. Fung is an active contributor to the society by working in HKSAR Economic Development Commission under Convention & Exhibition Industries Tourism Category, HKSAR Administrative Appeals Board and HKSAR Commerce & Economic Development Bureau Unsolicited Electronic Messages (Enforcement Notices) Appeal Board.  She has earned a Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service by HKSAR, Distinguished Alumni of the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning of The University of Hong Kong (1980-2010) and Hong Kong Outstanding Women Volunteer Award organised by RTHK.

Mr. Michael Hobson

Mr. Michael Hobson was appointed to the Board on 1 January, 2017. Mr. Hobson is Chief Marketing Officer of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and is responsible for overseeing the Group’s sales and marketing strategies on a global basis. He joined Mandarin Oriental in this capacity in 1994 and is based at the Group’s Hong Kong office.

Mr. Hobson has more than 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. He began his career with Grand Metropolitan in 1978, concentrating on sales and development and was stationed in the United Kingdom, Latin America, USA, Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing Worldwide for Omni Hotels Asia-Pacific. He also worked with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts as Group Director of Sales and Marketing.

Mr. Hobson holds an MBA from the University of Leicester having previously studied Hotel and Catering Operations at Brighton Technical College in the United Kingdom. He is on the Board of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited, and prior to his appointment to the Board of The Ocean Park Corporation was a Member of the Mega Events Fund Assessment Committee.

Mrs. Ann KUNG

Mrs. Ann KUNG is the Deputy Chief Executive of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited in charge of Personal Banking and Product Management, Channel Management, Private Banking, BOC Credit Card (International) Limited (“BOCCC”) and BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (“BOC Life”). She is also the Vice Chairman of BOCCC and a Director of BOC Life.

With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Mrs. KUNG possesses extensive knowledge in personal banking and a strong background in financial services. Mrs. KUNG is also the Board of Director of The Community Chest of Hong Kong, an Elected Member of General Committee and Chairman of the Banking & Financial Services Group of Employers' Federation of Hong Kong.
 

Prof. Kenneth Mei-yee LEUNG, JP

Professor Kenneth Mei-yee LEUNG is the Professor and Director of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on marine ecology, ecotoxicology and biodiversity conservation. He is currently serving as an expert member in various advisory committees for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region such as the Advisory Council on the Environment; Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene; Country and Marine Parks Board; Town Planning Appeal Board Panel, and Red Tide/HAB Expert Advisory Group.  He is also the Chairman of the Marine Parks Committee, Fisheries Enhancement Fund Management Committee, and Marine Mammal Conservation Working Group.  Owing to his professional achievements and dedicated community services, he was selected as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons” for Hong Kong by Junior Chamber International in 2010.  In 2017, Professor Leung was awarded the 19^th Biwako Prize for Ecology by the Ecological Society of Japan and conferred as a Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in recognition of his outstanding contribution and achievement in environmental science and environmental policy.

Mr. S.C. Matthias LI

Mr. S.C. Matthias LI is the Chief Executive of Ocean Park Corporation.
 
Mr. Li began his tenure with Ocean Park in 1994 as Finance Director. He worked his way up to CFO and Deputy Chief Executive and was appointed Chief Executive in 2016. He was awarded the “Leader of the China Theme Park Industry” by China Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (CAAPA) in 2015.
 
Mr. Li is currently a Vice Chairman of CAAPA, a Board Member of International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), a Vice Chairman of China Ropeway Association, a Vice Chairman of National Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Association, a Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Sports Institute, a Council Member of Open University of Hong Kong, an Advisor of National Management Accounting Advisory Committee, Ministry of Finance.

Ir MA Lee Tak, SBS

Ir MA Lee Tak is a veteran professional civil engineer with rich project management experience on general civil engineering, geotechnical, highway, railway, urban development, reclamation, drainage, sewerage and water supplies works. Ir MA is currently a Member of the Advisory Council on the Environment of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; a Member of the International Advisory Panel of the Institute of Water Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; an Executive Committee Member of the Dashun Policy Research Centre; and an Honorary Advisor for a number of plumbing and drainage engineering institutions in Hong Kong.

Mr. Vincent NG Wing-shun, JP

Mr. Vincent NG Wing-shun is an award winning architect and urban designer. He is also the Founding Director of the architectural and urban design practice AGC Design Limited. 
 
Mr. Ng is currently the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.  He is a member of Harbourfront Commission and Chairman of Task Force on Kai Tak Harbourfront Development since 2010; and a member of the Steering Committee on Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan from 2013 to 2016.  He was a member of the Steering Committee of Urban Renewal Strategy Review from 2008 to 2010.  He is a founding member and was the Vice-President (Local Policies) of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design from 2010 to 2014.  
 
Mr. Ng is also a columnist writing regularly on architecture and urban design.

Mr. Joe WONG Chi-cho, JP

Mr. Joe WONG Chi-cho joined as a Board Member of Ocean Park Corporation in February 2018, and has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former Health and Welfare Branch, the former City and New Territories Administration, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, the former Economic Services Branch, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington DC and the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau. He was Deputy Director of Housing (Corporate Services) from June 2009 to October 2011 and Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) (later retitled as Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries)) from October 2011 to July 2016, and was appointed Director of Information Services in July 2016. He has assumed the post of the Commissioner for Tourism since 20 February 2018.

Mr. Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP

Mr. Jason WONG Chun-tat is the Director and President of Hong Thai Travel Services Limited. He has held different key positions in the tourism industry, including serving as the Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Mali in Hong Kong, the Chairman of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TIC), board member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, members of the Tourism Strategy Group of Tourism Commission and the Advisory Committee on Cruise Industry (ACCI). He is also a member of the Industry Advisory Committee of School of Hotel and Tourism Management for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to foster the travel industry by formulating better training and development for the youths. He also extends his profession in different social bodies, including as a board member of the Hong Kong Statistics Advisory Board.

Mr. Stephen S.Y. Wong

Mr. Stephen S.Y. Wong was appointed to the Board on March 10, 2018. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Miles Limited. He has over 20 years of substantial experience in the loyalty, digital and airline industry, having held various management positions worldwide at Cathay Pacific Airways.
 
An ardent advocate of Design Thinking – a collaborative and customer-focused, problem-solving methodology – Mr. Wong takes special interest in a stakeholder-centric approach that uses the convergence of innovation, customer insights and technology to drive the company business. He is also a founder and lead curator of Design Thinking in Action – Asia.
 
Mr. Wong is a Sloan Fellow of the Stanford Graduate School of Business with an MSc in Management, and holds a BA in Marketing from Michigan State University. He is currently a member of the Hong Kong government’s Social Enterprise Advisory Committee (SEAC) and a member of the Entrepreneurship Committee Advisory Group (ECAG) of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Ltd.
 

Prof. Eric C. YIM, JP

Eric YIM is the founder and CEO of POSH Office Systems (HK) Ltd., a “Hong Kong Top Brand” company engaged in design, manufacture and marketing of office furniture. Mr. Yim holds a Master Degree in Architecture from the University of Cambridge and he was named “Young Industrialist of Hong Kong 2005”. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the Chairman of Design Council of Hong Kong, the Chairman of Hong Kong Furniture & Decoration Trade Association, Vice President of Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council, a Court Member of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Council Member of Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, a Director of Hong Kong Design Centre and an adviser of Hong Kong Design Institute. He is also a member of Guangxi Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and serves as a working group member of the Hong Kong Economic Commission for the HKSAR Government.