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The Leader of the Year Award organized by Sing Tao News Corporation Limited celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.
The Awards Presentation Ceremony held on Tuesday night was particularly meaningful as 2018 was also the 80th anniversary of Sing Tao Daily and the 70th anniversary of The Standard.
Five categories of distinguished Leader of the Year winners were honored at the gala event.
Michael Wu, chairman and managing director of Hong Kong Maxim’s Group, triumphed in the Commerce & Industry/Finance category.
The Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association won in the Community/Public Affairs/Environment & Conservation category.
Li Zexiang, professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, won in the Education/Professions/Technology & Innovation category.
The winner in Sports/Culture/Performing Arts was the family of Ho Iu-kwong, a major art collection donor.
Eric Gnock Fah, Ethan Lin and Bernie Xiong, co-founders of Klook Travel Technology Limited, jointly received the Young Entrepreneur prize.
The awards recognize the achievements of the winners who have made outstanding contributions to promote Hong Kong’s development, linking the city to Greater China and the international community, and enhancing the international image and status of Hong Kong.
The Leader of the Year 2018 awards presentation ceremony was held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the ceremony, which was hosted by Sing Tao News Corporation chairman Charles Ho Tsu-kwok.
In his opening speech, Ho thanked Lam and industry leaders for their support of Sing Tao and for attending the ceremony.
Many public figures attended, creating a dynamic atmosphere.
Prize presenters included Carrie Lam, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po; the director of Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole at the University of Hong Kong, Lee Chack-fan; the president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Wei Shyy; and the president of the University of International Business and Economics, Wang Jiaqiong.
Government officials and guests from the commerce, education and entertainment sectors also attended.
Guests included Chief Secretary for Administration, Matthew Cheung Kin-chung; Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah; senior government officials Law Chi-kwong, John Lee Ka-chiu, Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, James Henry Lau Jr, Sophia Chan Siu-chee; Commissioner of Police, Stephen Lo Wai-chung; and Youth Development Commission vice-chairman Lau Ming-wai.
All members of the judging panel, chaired by Chow Chung-kong, non-official member of the Executive Council, are community leaders.
The six committees were chaired by: permanent honorary president of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong Chan Wing-kee; the adviser of the chairman at Hang Lung Properties Limited Philip Chen Nan-lok; Legislative Council president Andrew Leung; Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Arthur Li Kwok-cheung; president of the World Organization of Family Doctors Donald Li; and the founding president of the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong, Tsui Lap-chee.
Over the years, the awards have acknowledged more than 100 outstanding leaders for their contributions to Hong Kong and for serving as an inspiration to the younger generation.
| The Leaders of the Year winners |
Commerce & Industry/Finance
Michael Wu
Chairman and managing director of Hong Kong Maxim’s Group
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Community/Public Affairs/Environment & Conservation
Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association
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Education/Professions/Technology & Innovation
Li Zexiang
Professor of the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Michael Wu is the third-generation leader of Maxim’s. He expressed his heartfelt thanks to his grandfather, Wu Shun-tak, and uncle James Tak Wu, the founders of Maxim’s Group, for their inspiration and unconditional support.
As well as developing its own brands, Wu continuously reinvigorates its older businesses to keep abreast of the times, and brings in well-known international brands, including Starbucks. He also expanded its footprint to mainland China and Southeast Asia. Supported by more than 30,000 local and overseas employees, the group has over 1,300 outlets in Asia. Looking forward, Wu hopes the group can become a leading catering brand in Asia.
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For more than 60 years, the association has been committed to organizing top-level local and international invitational games, encouraging local track and field athletes to go on exchanges, thus improving their performance.
The association has also cooperated with different institutions to organize track and field events to promote and popularize sports. Among them is the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which has been held since 1997.
The chairman of the association, Kwan Kee received the award. He said he was very happy that the association receives recognition for its years of work, hoping track and field events can become the most popular sport among citizens.
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Li Zexiang has excelled in the academia and research field of robotics, manufacturing and automation, incubating high-technology projects. Over the years, he has nurtured talent in the field of innovation and technology. Frank Wang Tao, who founded DJI, the renowned brand manufacturing drones, was one of Li’s students.
On the award, Li thanked the judging panel for the recognition and expressed gratitude to HKUST for allowing him to develop his own interest. He attributed DJI’s success to his students’ hard work. As the teacher, his role was to assist students in setting up the company, recruiting talent and providing advice.
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Sports/Culture/Performing Arts
Family of Ho Iu-kwong
Art collection donor
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Young Entrepreneur
Eric Gnock Fah, Ethan Lin and Bernie Xiong
Co-founders of Klook Travel Technology Limited
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Ho Sai-chu, the eldest son of Ho Iu-kwong, represented the family to receive the award. He said his father has a great passion for Chinese culture. Having witnessed the social chaos brought about by the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ho Iu-kwong admired the artworks of the Ming loyalists in the Qing dynasty which depict their lofty aspirations and noble integrity. He was not willing to let the paintings be sold to foreigners, so he bought many of them.
In July 2018, representing Chih Lo Lou Art Promotion (Non-Profit Making) Limited founded by his father, Ho Sai-chu donated its private collection of more than 350 Chinese painting and calligraphy artworks, estimated to have a total value of HK$38 billion, to Hong Kong Museum of Art. |
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Three men born in the 1980s, Gnock Fah, Lin and Xiong, founded the travel booking platform in 2014. The platform has reshaped the thoughts of self-guided travelers. Apart from successfully exploring markets in Asia, the company has set up offices in 20 cities globally and employed more than 1,000 staff. In addition, the company has received total financing of US$300 million (HK$2.34 billion) in just four years.
With the increasing number of competitors in the market, Gnock Fah said they had to establish their global business so as not to be replaced by other companies. The company aimed to satisfy the needs of customers so it could face challenges from competitors. |
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