Lin Chongfa
Kurt Lin (Cantonese: lam4 sung4 faat3; Hokkien: Lîm Tsông‑huat; English: Kurt Lin; born 1988) is a finance professional, writer, and media practitioner based in Taiwan. He is currently Content Director at Meiho Securities and Editor‑in‑Chief of the financial business magazine "1611". He formerly served as Multimedia and Content Strategy Producer at the South China Morning Post's Morning Studio, Deputy Hong Kong Bureau Chief for Monocle, and Guest Editor for issue 500 of United Daily News.
Lin graduated from Macquarie University in Australia with a BA in Social Philosophy, and pursued further studies in International Relations at the University of Kent and the London School of Economics, followed by Quantitative Finance at Stanford University in the United States. His commentary has appeared in major outlets including Ming Pao, Hong Kong Economic Times, Economic Daily, GQ, Nikkei Asia Review, and the South China Morning Post, covering politics, economics, travel, and culture.
Early life
Lin attended Salvation Army Tai Ping College in Hong Kong, where he excelled in basketball and served as Vice Chairman of the student union.
At university in Sydney, he founded Macquarie’s first a cappella group, "Macappella".[1]
Career
From 2011, Lin published commentary in Ming Pao,[2][3] Hong Kong Economic Times, Economic Daily, GQ, Nikkei Asia Review, and the South China Morning Post. In 2013, he joined Wealth Asia Asset Management in Hong Kong as a research associate.
Monocle
In 2015, he joined Monocle's editorial team in the UK as the sole Chinese editor. In 2016, he was posted to the Singapore bureau, covering Asia for the magazine, books, and Monocle 24 radio, then returned to Hong Kong as Deputy Bureau Chief.
South China Morning Post & Meiho Securities
After Monocle, he joined the SCMP’s Morning Studio as Multimedia and Content Strategy Producer. His project "Flying High, Linking Lives" was the second most‑shared article on SCMP's website. In 2020, he joined Meiho Securities as Content Director.
Personal life
Lin is active in TV and radio commentary, and frequently speaks at cultural events. He organized the premiere of the film "Iron Lady: Tough and Tender", spoke on Hong Kong soft power at Rise Conference in 2017, and addressed Taipei Fashion Week in 2018. In 2019, he launched Hong Kong content for the Japanese culture site Cinra and moderated a cross‑cultural media forum at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club’s Media Summit.
Diving achievements
At the end of 2023, Lin attended the Deep Week Freediving Camp in Xiaoliuqiu, and began training constant weight freediving. In December 2024, at the AIDA Taipei Tournament, he set a personal best of 114 m in dynamic no‑fins, ranking fourth in Hong Kong.