HKUST Business School Magazine

Feature Biz@HKUST 52 Celebrating Excellence: School and Stakeholders' Achievements Faculty Member Appointed to Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy The Roger King Center for Asian Family Business and Family Office is the School’s research arm in the study of family business and family office, illuminating the development pathways of Asian enterprising families over the years. The Center’s Senior Advisor and Founding Director Professor Roger KING has been appointed a Board member of the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy under the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council. HKUST EMBA Alumnus Honored for Lifetime Achievement Mr. Samuel YUNG, SBS, MH, JP, a distinguished alumnus of the HKUST EMBA program and the Executive District Director and Honorable Advisor of AIA Hong Kong, has been named the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award – Life Insurance by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers for his exemplary leadership and contribution to the insurance industry. Mr. Christopher HUI, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, presents the award to Mr. Yung at a ceremony. Dean Professor TAM Kar Yan (left), and Senior Associate Dean Professor HUI Kai Lung (right) extend their heartfelt congratulations to the distinguished alumnus Mr. Yung. In this role, Professor King will offer guidance on the vision and strategic planning of the Academy, a new body commissioned by the Hong Kong SAR Government to provide a comprehensive talent training platform for the family office sector, asset owners and wealth inheritors, and to facilitate the development of family offices in Hong Kong. With over 40 years of experience in the insurance field, Mr. Yung has shown outstanding and visionary leadership in the industry's growth and advancement. He has also supported his alma mater as a member of the HKUST Council and a leader of the School’s alumni network. He has received a number of accolades for his remarkable professional and public services, including the Silver Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong SAR Government.