Off the Record:  Lan Kwai Fong Group

Speaker Series: Mr Allan Zeman

Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group

Lunch, Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:00-14:00, China Club

The Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong is pleased to invite you to a private, off the record luncheon event with Dr. Allan Zeman.

Since June 2019, Hong Kong has seen protests, initially peaceful, turn violent, with retail, hospitality, and entertainment suffering to SARS-levels of activity. As Hongkongers of all views seek solutions to its crises, the Stanford GSB Chapter is particularly honored to have Allan share his off-the-record views on the same – what tools do we have at reach, what paths might exist to take Hong Kong out of its current impasse and back to the path of peace and development.

In his government life, Allan has served at the very highest levels, both here in Hong Kong, and for Hong Kong in China and internationally. In his business life, Allan has played a critical role in making Hong Kong a global entertainment and leisure destination – from his vision in creating Lan Kwai Fong to his skill in rescuing Ocean Park from the abyss of the SARS and then Disneyland challenges – to name but a few.

Allan is uniquely positioned to share insights and thoughts on paths forward at this most difficult of times. Your Chapter is delighted that that Allan has agreed to speak with us and exchange views. We look forward to welcoming you to this exclusive, off-the-record, and interactive event.

Dr. Allan Zeman, GBM, GBS, JP , is the Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, and father of Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong Area, one of Hong Kong’s most popular tourist and entertainment districts. In recent years, Lan Kwai Fong Group has taken its entertainment district model to such cities as Chengdu, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Dr. Zeman is also the owner of Paradise Properties Group, a property developer in Thailand which includes the award winning Andara Resort in Phuket.

Among his current government roles, in March 2018, Dr. Zeman was appointed member of the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development and is also a member of the Human Resources Planning Commission (HRPC) as well as a Representative of Hong Kong China to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

Separate from his business role with LKF Group, Dr. Zeman serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of HKSE listed Sino Land Company Limited, Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited, Global Brands Group, Television Broadcasts Limited (“TVB”), and Fosun Tourism Group and is Non-Executive Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited as well director of Star Ferry Company, Limited. Abroad, he serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Wynn Macau Limited.

Dr. Zeman is past Chairman of Ocean Park from 2003 to 2014 and is now the Park’s Honorary Advisor. During his tenor at Ocean Park, Dr. Zeman became known as “the Mouse Killer”, raising visitor numbers despite the opening of rival Hong Kong Disneyland and generating record profits. Dr. Zeman is a past member of the Board of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority from 2008 – 2016 and current honorary advisor. He serves of the boards of both the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund and on the board of the Hong Kong Airport Authority.

Other public service roles include serving on the Board of Governors of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, as Vice Patron of the Hong Kong Community Chest, as Council Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber, and as Board of Advisor of the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital, as well as a Hong Kong Justice of the Peace.

Dr Zeman is a holder of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from The University of Western Ontario, Canada. In 2012, he was awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees of Business Administration from City University of Hong Kong and University of Science and Technology of Hong Kong. In 2019, Dr. Zeman was awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees of Business Administration from The Open University of Hong Kong. In 2008, Dr Zeman was awarded Business Person of the Year by the Hong Kong Business Awards and was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2004 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2011.  Dr Zeman is a holder of Chinese Nationality since 2008.