Woman on a mission: Hong Kong corporate hotshot Eva Cheng gets down to business of public policy
After 34 years with American firm Amway, Eva Cheng turned her attention elsewhere and is now executive director of one of the city’s top think tanks
These days it seems everyone is talking about politics, and Eva Cheng Li Kam-fun takes it a step further by trying to influence the government in policymaking. It’s not an easy task, but the former top business executive is determined to do everything in her power to serve the people of Hong Kong.
Cheng has been doing so since January 2015, when she was appointed executive director of the Our Hong Kong Foundation, a think tank founded by former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa. It pools together local, mainland Chinese and international talent to study the city’s development needs and makes multidisciplinary policy recommendations.
With a mission to promote Hong Kong’s long-term interests through public policy research, Cheng aims to foster social cohesion, economic prosperity and sustainable development.
Not only does she have the ear of those in power, Cheng also conquered the business world with a 34-year career at Amway Corporation, an American company that manufactures and sells nutrition and beauty products.
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“I started in a very junior position as the executive assistant to the general manager and a year later I was promoted,” Cheng says. “So from very humble beginnings, I got into sales and marketing and what followed in the next 34 years was quite fascinating.”
