Board of Directors

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

Mr. LAU Ming-wai has served as a Board Member of the Ocean Park Corporation since 2008. He is currently the Chairman 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.

Mr. Paulo PONG Kin-yee, JP (Deputy Chairman)

Mr. Pong is the Founder and Managing Director of Altaya Group which is an exclusive importer and distributor of internationally-acclaimed wine brands, a retailer and a provider of wine investment services. He is also a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Classified Group of restaurants which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

He is a Board Member of The Community Chest; a Council and Court Member of Hong Kong Baptist University; a Council Member of Hong Kong Arts Development Council; a Trustee of the Museum of Art as well as a Member of Commercial Letting Panel of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and a Member of M+ Food & Beverage and Retail Committee of M+ Museum. He was a Board Member of Hong Kong Tourism Board in 2013-2019.

Mr. Pong graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he got his BA in Materials Science and Engineering. He was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre de Merit Agricole, the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merit for his dedication in building business, arts and cultural links between France and Hong Kong.

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 a seasoned public affairs consultant who has over 25 years of communications experience. Ms. Cheung has founded a multi-media creative production company after working as the senior management of a new media company for years. Before that, Ms. Cheung has gained versatile experience from public, commercial and media corporations, handling issues and crisis management, government relations, integrated media public education campaign and digital marketing initiatives.
 
Ms. Cheung is a member of the Ombudsman's JP Assistance Scheme.
 
Ms. Cheung writes regularly on current affairs in local newspaper and online news platforms.

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 Real Estate Agency Limited 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), the Founding Chairman of the Institute of Shopping Centre Management in Hong Kong and member of China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA).
   
Ms. Fung is an active contributor to the society by working in Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee, Tourism Strategy Group under Tourism Commission, HKSAR Administrative Appeals Board, 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 Executive Officer of Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited.  Lanson Place is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wing Tai Properties Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong (HKEx stock code: 369), currently managing award-winning luxury boutique hotel and premium service residences in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Melbourne.
 
Mr. Hobson has more than 40 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. He began his career with Grand Metropolitan in 1978 and moved to Hong Kong after being based in the UK, Latin America and the USA. Prior to joining Lanson Place, he was Chief Marketing Officer of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Worldwide for Omni Hotels Asia-Pacific and the Group Director of Sales and Marketing of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
 
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 was formerly on the Board of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and prior to his appointment to the Board of The Ocean Park Corporation, he was a Member of the Hong Kong Government 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.

Mr. LAM Sai-Hung, JP

Mr. Lam Sai-hung is currently the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works). Mr. Lam is an experienced senior civil servant with profound knowledge and rich experience in project planning, management and delivery. He joined the government in 1986 and assumed the role of Director of Civil Engineering and Development from September 2016 to October 2018.  Mr. Lam is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Hong Kong.

Ir Enoch LAM Tin-sing

Ir Enoch LAM Tin-sing is a veteran civil engineer with over 35 years’ experience in planning, design and management of civil engineering, highways, urban and rural development, drainage and water supplies infrastructure projects. He is also proficient in formulating and implementing works policy initiatives in regard to works tendering and consultant management, construction safety, environmental friendliness, green building, manpower resources, contract advice and dispute resolution, lift and escalator safety, and land supply. Ir Lam is currently a member of the Civil Discipline Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering - Hong Kong Branch. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and a non-practising barrister.

Prof. Kenneth Mei-yee LEUNG, JP

Professor Kenneth Leung is the Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at Department of Chemistry, and the Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution in the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on marine ecology, marine pollution, ecotoxicology, biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration. 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; 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 Lantau Conservation Fund Advisory Committee. 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 19th 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. 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.

Ms. Stephanie POON

Ms. Stephanie Poon is a dedicated cultural professional with extensive experience in strategic planning, direction and idea generation. Recognised for her strengths in advisory and consultancy, as well as partnership alignment, she has over a decade of communications experience locally and globally. She has worked with a wide range of blue-chip luxury and corporate clients on crisis management, integrated public relations campaigns and digital marketing solutions. As an active contributor towards the arts industry across the region, Stephanie holds a double masters (MA) from Cambridge University and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and currently sits on the Advisory Council of Design Trust, a grant-funding platform that supports design thinking and criticality.

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. Stephen S.Y. WONG

Mr. Stephen S.Y. Wong was appointed to the Board on March 10, 2018. 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.

Ms. Bonnie Chan WOO

Ms. Bonnie Chan Woo was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2019. Ms. Bonnie Chan Woo is the CEO of Icicle Group, a leading cross-media branding, marketing and media company with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, New York and Bangalore and it is publicly traded on GEM of Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
 
Ms. Bonnie Chan Woo received the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in 2018.
 
Outside of work, Ms. Bonnie Chan Woo actively contributes to the creative industry, the arts and culture community and the education sector through her advisory roles and directorships in various Hong Kong government bureaus, NGOs and charities, including Para Site, a non-profit contemporary art institution, and Hong Kong Design Centre, where she serves as Director of the Board and Vice Chairperson respectively.

Ms. Bonnie Chan Woo earned her B.A. and M.A. from University of Oxford, reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics.  She is a Fellow of the China Fellowship, a moderator and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.