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Victor So Hing Woh SBS MBE JP (born 13 July 1946) is a Hong Kong business executive who served as the first Chief Executive Officer of Link Real Estate Investment Trust.

Early life and education

Victor So was born in Hong Kong on 13 July 1946. He attended Tak Sun School before entering Chong Gene High School in Sham Shui Po, where he completed Form 5 in 1963. He then studied Form 7 at Ying Wah College, graduating in 1965. In 1983 he resumed his studies and obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Career

So is a registered professional housing manager and senior member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Housing (UK), the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, and the Hong Kong Institute of Housing Managers. From 1972 to 1981 he was Assistant General Manager at Hutchison Properties Limited. From 1981 to 1990 he served as Property Director of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation. Between 1990 and 2002 he was Executive Director of the Hong Kong Housing Society, then Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Development Limited from 2002 to 2004. On 31 March 2008 he was appointed Executive Director of Kerry Properties Limited (HKEX: 0683), overseeing the company’s mainland property portfolio.

After the Link REIT IPO in 2005, So and the concurrently serving Chair C.Y. Cheng faced opposition from some unitholders—especially TCI—and came under pressure. He announced his departure upon contract expiry in July 2007. On 15 June 2013 he became Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority. During his URA tenure, criticisms emerged over his management style, including allegations of ignoring public petitions and prompting senior staff resignations, which affected morale.

Personal life

In 1976 So married Annie Shu. They have one son and one daughter.

External links

• Kerry Properties announcement of Executive Director appointment (31 March 2008)