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Su Zeguang

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Jack So Chak-kwong[1] (born 12 March 1945) is a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He is the former Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, former Vice Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW, former Chairman and CEO of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (now MTR Corporation), and former Chairman and Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Biography

So graduated from La Salle Primary School[2] (Primary 6 graduate in 1959), La Salle College (Form 5 graduate in 1964 and Form 7 in 1966), and the University of Hong Kong (Economics major, graduated in 1969 with second-class honours), and was trained in banking at First National City Bank in the US from July to October 1968.

After graduation, he joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. In 1978, he left the civil service and moved into the private sector, holding senior management positions in the securities, banking, and real estate industries. From 1985 to 1992, he served as Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and from 2007 to 2015 as its Chairman. He was Chairman and CEO of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation from 1995 to 2003. Between 2003 and 2007, he was Vice Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW.

So has also served as a non-official member of the Economic Development Commission of the HKSAR Government; Chairman of the Council of Harrow International School Hong Kong; Chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society; Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Honorary Advisor to the Mayor of San Francisco and International Business Advisor to the Mayor of Beijing; Member of the Lantau Development Advisory Committee; Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group Limited and China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.; and Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse Greater China. He was an Independent Director of HSBC (2000–2007) and Cathay Pacific (2002–2015).[3]

He was appointed Justice of the Peace and was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2011 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2017. He also received an honorary Doctor of Social Sciences degree from the University of Hong Kong in 2011.[4][5]

Public Service

  • 1985: Appointed Executive Director of the HKTDC[6]
  • 1995: Appointed Chairman and CEO of the MTR Corporation[7]
  • 2000: Appointed to the HKU Council
  • 2003: Appointed Vice Chairman and Group MD of PCCW[8]
  • 2005: Appointed Chairman of the Film Development Council
  • 2006: Appointed Chairman of HKU Campus Development and Planning Committee
  • 2007: Appointed Chairman of the HKTDC[9]
  • 2011: Awarded Gold Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government[10]
  • 2013: Appointed CPPCC National Committee Member[11]
  • 2013: Appointed non-official member of the Economic Development Commission and convenor of the Tourism & Convention Task Group
  • 2013: Appointed Chairman of the Hong Kong–Mainland Economic Cooperation Advisory Committee[12]
  • 2014: Appointed Chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society[13]
  • 2015: Appointed Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong[14][15]
  • 2015: Appointed to the Lantau Development Advisory Committee[16]
  • 2017: Awarded Grand Bauhinia Medal

Controversy

  • Between 1992 and 2011, So held an offshore company called Jaderich Limited. Another shareholder was Solid Foundation Limited (SFL), whose ownership was unclear. There were concerns about offshore companies being used for tax evasion or other improper purposes. So stated the company had ceased operations but did not provide details about its business over the 19 years.[17]

Related People

  • Yeung Kai-yin
  • Lo Ka Shui

References

  1. ↑ Jack So reappointed as Chairman of HKTDC, Asia Pacific Daily, 9 August 2013
  2. ↑ Alumni reminisces – worked hard to catch up with English proficiency, Apple Daily, 17 March 2012
  3. ↑ * Board of Directors, Airport Authority Hong Kong
  4. ↑ HKTDC Blog
  5. ↑ HKSAR Government Gazette
  6. ↑ Jack So worries HK lagging in infrastructure
  7. ↑ Resignation of Jack So from MTR
  8. ↑ Jack So appointed to senior post at PCCW, Apple Daily, 13 May 2003
  9. ↑ Jack So to leave HKTDC
  10. ↑ Awardees List
  11. ↑ 12th CPPCC HK Members
  12. ↑ Appointed Chairman of Economic Advisory Council
  13. ↑ Jack So appointed HK Phil Chairman
  14. ↑ Appointed AA Chairman, Cable News, 22 May 2015
  15. ↑ New Chairman Assumes Office
  16. ↑ Appointed to Lantau Committee
  17. ↑ Panama Papers: Jack So among holders of offshore companies

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