Philanthropists, champions of social responsibility lead 2020 honours list in DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards
- Tan Siu-lin, founder of the Luen Thai Group of companies and one of Hong Kong’s best-known philanthropists, topped the 2020 honours list
- New World Development’s Adrian Cheng received the Business Person of the Year Award, while Chow Tai Fook Jewellery’s Kent Wong received the Enterprise Award
Tan Siu-lin, founder of the Luen Thai Group of company and one of Hong Kong’s best-known philanthropists, has been honoured for a lifetime of contributions to industry and his charitable donations by the city’s oldest and most prestigious business awards.
“These champions have gone beyond conventional business goals to uplift staff and stakeholders, and to address the fault lines exposed by the challenging environment, so we celebrate these exemplary citizens for leveraging their businesses to serve community needs and give back to society during the recession,” said Gary Liu, chief executive of South China Morning Post, one of the award’s two organisers. “They have put on display the tenacity, grit and innovation that defines Hong Kong, and time and again helped this city turn crisis into opportunity.”