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Deepest Condolences on the Passing of Our Founding Patron, Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was a visionary leader whose extraordinary wisdom and foresight paved the way for stronger bilateral ties between Singapore and China.
Mr Lee is the Founding Patron of Business China and has always been committed to the promotion of bilingualism and biculturalism in Singapore, as exemplified by his strong support towards Business China and its events. Mr Lee was the Guest-of-Honour at the inaugural Business China Awards in 2010 and subsequently in 2012; as well as keynote speaker at FutureChina Global Forum in 2010 and 2011.
Mr Lee's dedication to Business China over the past 8 years has allowed some 50,000 Singaporeans to benefit greatly from his invaluable insights and astute observations of China and the world. In honour of Mr Lee’s exceptional contributions and commitment towards fostering Sino-Singapore bilateral ties, he was presented the ‘Business China Lifetime Achievement Award’ in 2013.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew will be dearly missed for his immeasurable contributions to Business China and Singapore.
Chairman
Business China
23 March 2015
Mission & Vision

Mission & Vision
Launched in November 2007, Business China’s mission is to nurture an inclusive bilingual and bicultural group of Singaporeans through extensive use of the Chinese language as the medium of communication, so as to sustain our multi-cultural heritage, and to develop a cultural and economic bridge linking the world and China.
Harnessing the support of the public sector and private enterprises, Business China, as a non-profit organisation, aims to strengthen the ties between Singapore and China, so as to sustain and grow the global connectivity of Singapore through:
- Becoming the leading bilingual and bicultural channel for closer collaboration with China.
- Establishing a widespread appreciation and acceptance of Chinese language and culture, within the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural mosaic that is fundamental to the Singapore identity.
- Nurturing young Singaporeans to develop deeper links with China, engaging it in all facets including economic, business, social, cultural and educational.
Our Patrons

China’s next phase of development will be different from the past…we must find new solutions as our own circumstances change so we can continue to improve Singaporeans’ lives and remain relevant to other countries, including China.
Prime Minister, Singapore

Singaporeans need three capabilities to do business in China: fluency in the Chinese language, knowledge of China's traditional culture and an understanding of the on-going changes in the social, economic and political conditions of a society with changing life-style that is transiting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.
Founding Prime Minister, Singapore
Our Journey
Business China continues to champion bilingualism and biculturalism in Singapore, taking into account the changes within Singapore and in the region, and a far more sophisticated and advanced China today.
We work with an eco-system of local partners (enterprises, government agencies and educational institutes) and Chinese counterparts to strengthen mutual understanding and to build closer relations.

Business China held the first board meeting following the commencement of the new three-year term starting 1 October 2019.
The new board welcomes a new advisor in Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth. The other advisors are Minister Gan Kim Yong, Minister Chan Chun Sing and Minister Ong Ye Kung. Business China also welcomes four new board members in Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, Ms Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer of Trip.com Group, Mr Sherman Kwek Eik Tse, Chief Executive Officer of City Developments Limited and Mr Mark Lee Kean Phi, Chief Executive Officer of Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd.
Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Chairman of Business China would like to put on record our most profound appreciation to the outgoing advisers - Minister of Manpower and Second Minister of Home Affairs, Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Mr Ng Chee Meng; board members - Chairman & Managing Director of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd, Mr Thomas Chua, Chairman & CEO of EnGro Corporation Ltd, Mr Tan Cheng Gay and CEO of MTQ Corporation Limited, Mr Kuah Boon Wee; for their active participation and generous guidance provided to Business China for many years.

Business China Youth Chapter (BCYC) celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 11 Oct 2019 with the launch of Business China Summer School Scholarship Programme - an initiative by the BCYC to offer more opportunities for Singaporean youths to enrich their academic experience beyond Singapore and learn more about China.
The celebration was graced by Minister Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs as the Guest-of-Honour, who spoke at the dialogue session titled “Singapore – China Relations: What Role can Youths Play in the Next Decade and Beyond?”
An MOU was also signed between Business China and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote deep appreciation of Singaporean Chinese business culture and entrepreneurial spirit, and enhance Singaporean youths’ understanding of China’s economy and culture.

Since its inception, Business China has been engaging youths and business leaders, through forums, dialogues, courses and study trips, to better understand a rapidly-changing China.
In 2017, Business China celebrated 10 years of bridging Singapore-China business and social exchanges, and 8 years of honouring outstanding individuals and enterprises for taking bilateral understanding to greater heights.
Business China Patron (PM Lee Hsien Loong), Board Advisers and Directors at the 10th anniversary.
Recipients of Business China Awards (2010–2017)

Prime Minister, Singapore
In October 2016, Patron of Business China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong inaugurated the 4th term of the Board of Business China with his personal guidance of Business China's future strategy and direction.
Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OUE, Mr Lee Yi Shyan took over the helm as Chairman from Mr Chua Thian Poh, chairman and chief executive officer of Ho Bee Land Ltd.
The Board consists of cabinet ministers, business community leaders and industry experts.
Having been personally involved in the Suzhou Industrial Park project and undertaking his own bilingual journey (“My Bilingual Journey” 2006), MM Lee believed that Singaporeans should be bilingual and bicultural so as to be ready for China’s growing influence in the region and to be able to leverage on opportunities. Business China was thus launched in November 2007, witnessed by MM Lee, the Founding Patron of Business China, and Mr Wen Jiabao, Former Premier of the People's Republic of China, and Mr Chua Thian Poh, Founding Chairman of Business China, to promote a greater understanding of China amongst Singaporeans and to cultivate China-ready skills amongst young Singaporeans.

Founding Prime Minister, Singapore
Board of Directors

Singapore's Founding Prime Minister

Singapore's Prime Minister

Minister for Health

Minister for Trade and Industry

Minister for Transport

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Former Senior Minister of State
Executive Advisor to the Chairman’s office, OUE Limited

Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs & Transport

Senior Minister of State for Health

Senior Minister of State for National Development

President & Group CEO
Tat Hong Holdings Ltd

Managing Director
Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd

Managing Partner
GGV Capital

Head (Sustainability & Stewardship Group)
Temasek International

Group Executive Chairman
Lian Keng Enterprises Pte Ltd
Lian Huat Group

CEO
City Developments Ltd

CEO
Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd

Chairman
Workforce Singapore

Founding Managing Partner
Matrix Partners China

CEO
Trip.com Group

Founder & Managing Partner
Stanway Capital

Deputy CEO
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Executive Chairman
Straco Corporation Ltd

Chairman & CEO
Yanlord Land Group Limited
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Minister of Health, Gan Kim Yong, shared, “As Business China’s adviser and board of director since 2007, I have witnessed the steady and continuous growth of Business China over the years and how it has evolved while staying true to the founding mission. The array of programmes and activities organised by Business China highlights the current trends of China and the ASEAN region, which provides opportunities for Singapore companies to tap on and further deepen the partnership with China. Looking ahead, I am confident that Business China will continue to stay relevant and engage more Singaporeans to be Singapore-China Savvy talents.”

Minister for Trade and Industry, Chan Chun Sing, shared, “Business China plays an important role in deepening the economic cooperation between Singapore and China. It is a part of the substantive and multi-faceted collaboration between both countries, and key in sustaining the development of long-term opportunities and business platforms for Singapore and China; especially in efforts to venture in partnership into the ASEAN region. Together with Business China, Singapore is better able to deepen with China our strategic understanding, promote economic integration and elevate our bilateral ties to the next level.”

President of SCCCI, Roland Ng, said, “I am glad that Business China is a like-minded partner of SCCCI and have taken a step to strengthen our collaboration via an MOU. Together, we will nurture Singapore-China Savvy young talents and promote deep appreciation of Singapore China business culture and entrepreneurial spirit. By leveraging each organisation’s strengths, I am confident that we are able to influence more Singaporeans, especially the youths, to appreciate and embrace the Chinese culture.”

Chairman of SBF, Teo Siong Seng, shared, “Business China and SBF are committed to help Singapore-based companies expand locally and internationally. With Business China’s expertise and reliable network of China and ASEAN comprising political leaders, prominent business leaders and academics; we are better able to achieve our common goal.”

Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Sim Ann, commented, “I am honoured to serve on Business China’s Board. Being China-ready is one of the most rewarding soft skills that a young person could acquire. The key is to start early in gaining exposure, and update one’s knowledge of China regularly. I hope to help Business China bring this message to more young Singaporeans looking to gain an edge in the workplace of the future.”

CEO of Trip.com Group, Jane Sun, shared, “As a Chief Executive Officers from China, I believe in empowering women leaders in the business industry. My own experiences have enabled me to appreciate the rising female talent in the world. As I step into Business China as a new director, I hope to not only bring with me my business acumen to further the cause of the company, but to also influence others with the mindset of embracing diversity and bridging the gender gap, use technology and travel to bring the world closer and foster peace and prosperity in the world. ”

Mr Sherman Kwek, Group CEO of City Developments Limited said, “As part of the new generation of business leaders in Singapore, I recognise the constant need to strengthen, renew and transform ourselves to stay relevant in this day and age. Respect for China’s language, business and culture will help fortify the cornerstones of the long-standing relationship between the two countries. Therefore, it is important for Business China to serve as an effective conduit that can help break barriers and build bonds as well as continue nurturing the next generation of bilingual and bicultural leaders in Singapore.”

CEO of Sing Lun Holdings, Mark Lee, shared, “As a young business leader myself, I understand the competitiveness of the business industry in this time and age. I hope to inject new perspectives and energy into Business China as we push forward to grow despite uncertain global economic conditions, and tap on technology and innovation to stay ahead, while staying true to our mission of developing a cultural and economic bridge linking the world and China.”
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Singapore's Founding Prime Minister

Singapore's Prime Minister
Mr Lee Hsien Loong has been Singapore’s Prime Minister since 2004.
Mr Lee is the Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP). He led PAP to three consecutive Singapore General Elections victories in 2006, 2011 and 2015. He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984, and has been re-elected seven times, most recently as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.
Mr Lee also chairs GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, an international panel that provides strategic direction for Singapore’s Research and Development efforts.
As Prime Minister, he launched SkillsFuture to support Singaporeans in embracing lifelong learning and skills, and the Smart Nation initiative to use technology to create a future of better living, more opportunities and stronger communities.
Before becoming Prime Minister, Mr Lee had held various Ministerial appointments, including being Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence. He was concurrently the Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 1998 until 2004.
Before joining politics, Mr Lee had served in the Singapore Armed Forces, retiring as a Brigadier-General.
Mr Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He was later a Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, receiving a Master in Public Administration.

Minister for Health
Mr Gan Kim Yong has been the Minister for Health since May 2011.
One of Mr Gan’s key focuses at the Ministry of Health is to drive Healthcare 2020, a masterplan outlining the Government’s strategy to ensure accessibility, quality and affordability of healthcare. Beyond 2020, MOH is preparing the healthcare system to meet Singaporeans' long term healthcare needs in a sustainable manner, by making three key shifts to ensure the healthcare system is future-ready. These are: beyond hospital to the community, beyond quality to value, and beyond healthcare to health.
Under Mr Gan's charge, MOH introduced MediShield Life in 2015, a universal medical insurance that covers all Singaporeans, regardless of health status, for life. To ensure healthcare remains affordable for Singaporeans, MOH also increased subsidies at outpatient clinics, and enhanced the Community Health Assist Scheme for primary care. To better prepare Singaporeans for their long-term care needs, a package of enhancements to long-term care financing, including CareShield Life, will be launched from 2020. In 2018, the healthcare system was reorganised into three integrated clusters, each with a broader range of health services and facilities that will provide patients with more seamless care.
Mr Gan also helms the Ministerial Committee on Ageing (MCA), which drives the formulation and implementation of ageing policies in Singapore. The MCA looks into matters such as active ageing and lifelong employability; senior friendly infrastructure; quality aged care and research into ageing.
Mr Gan also co-chairs the national Diabetes Prevention & Care Taskforce which aims to drive whole of society efforts against diabetes in the key areas of prevention, screening and follow-up, and disease management.
Prior to the Ministry of Health, Mr Gan headed the Ministry of Manpower from April 2008 to May 2011. In the 2009 economic recession, Mr Gan helped save jobs and minimise retrenchments through concerted efforts with industry partners.
Under his charge, the Ministry of Manpower stepped up efforts on productivity improvements to enhance the quality of the Singapore workforce. Mr Gan had been instrumental in overseeing and developing manpower policies to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment in Singapore, and played a critical role in building a first class Continuing Education and Training system for a globally competitive workforce.
Mr Gan also led national committees such as the Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers and the Tripartite Panel on Community Engagement at Workplaces. He also served as Advisor of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices and was a member of the Economic Strategies Committee.
Mr Gan entered politics in 2001 and was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC. In 2006, he was re-elected as MP to serve in the Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency. He was re-elected as MP for the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) of Chua Chu Kang at the 2011 and 2015 General Elections.
Mr Gan was appointed Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently in 2005. He was promoted to Acting Minister for Manpower in April 2008, and took on his role as full Minister in April 2009.

Minister for Trade and Industry
Mr Chan Chun Sing is Minister for Trade and Industry, responsible for driving Singapore's economic and industrial development. He was appointed to this role and as Minister-in-charge of the Public Service from 1 May 2018. Mr Chan is also Deputy Chairman of the People's Association since 1 October 2015.
Mr Chan was Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) from 4 May 2015 to 22 May 2018. At NTUC, he expanded the Labour Movement network to represent all working people in Singapore and led efforts to curate and deliver timely and relevant training for workers. Mr Chan also served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office from 9 April 2015 to 30 April 2018, upon relinquishing his prior appointments as Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) and Second Minister for Defence, both of which he had held since 1 September 2013. At MSF, he was responsible for improving social service delivery, enhancing social safety nets and strengthening support for families in Singapore.
His other previous appointments included Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (21 May 2011 to 31 October 2012) and Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts (21 May 2011 to 31 July 2012).
Mr Chan served with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 1987 to 2011. He held various appointments, including Chief of Army (2010 to 2011), Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (2009 to 2010) and Commander 9th Division / Chief Infantry Officer (2007 to 2009). He left the SAF to run in the 2011 General Election and was elected Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Educated at the Raffles Institution (1982 to 1985) and Raffles Junior College (1986 to 1987), Mr Chan was awarded the SAF (Overseas) and President’s Scholarship to study Economics at Christ’s College, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 1988 and graduated with First Class Honours. Mr Chan was awarded the Distinguished Master Strategist Award 1998 by the US Army Command and Staff College. In 2005, he completed the Sloan Fellows Programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.

Minister for Transport
Mr Ong Ye Kung is the Minister for Transport. He served as the Minister of Education from October 2015 to July 2020. He was elected Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC in Sep 2015, and appointed to the Cabinet of Singapore on 1 Oct 2015. He had held the positions of Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence. He is concurrently a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Chairman of the Chinese Development Assistance Council.
Prior to his Cabinet appointment, Mr Ong held the position of Director of Group Strategy at Keppel Corporation, overseeing long term strategic planning of the Group’s activities.
Before joining Keppel Corporation, he was the Deputy Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress, overseeing the Labour Movement’s employment and employability programmes.
Mr Ong has also held various positions in the Government earlier. These include the Chief Executive of Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), during which he spearheaded many initiatives to build up the Continuing Education and Training infrastructure.
He was the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong from 2003-2005, and Press Secretary to Prime Minister Lee from 1997-2003. Mr Ong was also the Deputy Chief Negotiator for the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Mr Ong graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) with a Bsc(Econs) First Class Honours, and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
Ms Grace Fu served as the the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth from October 2015 to July 2020. She graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours), and subsequently obtained a Masters of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. She began her career in 1985 with the Overseas Union Bank and later with the Haw Par Group, in the areas of corporate planning, financial controls and business development.
Ms Fu joined the PSA Corporation in 1995, and took on different responsibilities in finance and marketing. She held the position of Chief Executive Officer, PSA South East Asia and Japan, where she was responsible for the business performance of PSA’s flagship terminals in Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Japan.
Ms Fu was elected as a Member of Parliament in June 2006 for the Group Representation Constituency of Jurong, Yuhua Division. She contested and won her seat in the Yuhua Single-Member Constituency in the 2011 and 2015 General Elections.
In 2006, Ms Fu was appointed to the Ministry for National Development as Minister of State. Two years later, she was promoted to Senior Minister of State, and given a concurrent appointment in the Ministry of Education. In 2011, she was appointed as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. In August 2012, she was appointed as Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Second Minister for Environment and Water Resources. In 2014, she was put in charge of the Municipal Services Office.
On 1 Oct 2015, Ms Fu was appointed Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House. In addition, she chairs the National Integration Council, National Youth Council, and sits on the board of the People’s Association. She was also involved in a number of committees, including as co-chair of the Singapore-Zhejiang Economic and Trade Council, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Joint Steering Council, the Ministerial Committee on Ageing and the Economic Strategies Committee.
Ms Fu is a member of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party and holds the appointment of Organising Secretary.

Former Senior Minister of State
Executive Advisor to the Chairman’s office, OUE Limited
Mr. Lee Yi Shyan was appointed as the Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the Manager on 17 September 2019.
Mr. Lee joined OUE Limited as an executive adviser to the chairman of OUE Limited in January 2016. He was appointed as the chairman and non-independent non-executive director of OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited on 17 July 2017. He is also the chairman and director of OUE USA Services Corp. Mr. Lee has been the chairman of Business China since 1 October 2016.
He is also the chairman and director of ICE Futures Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“IFSG”), a company which operates as an approved exchange under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), ICE Clear Singapore Pte. Ltd., which operates as an approved clearing house under the supervision of MAS, and ICE Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd., the holding company of IFSG. He was appointed as an advisor of Keppel Corporation Limited in January 2018, and a director of each of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd., the developer of Eco-City, Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Keppel Group Eco-City Investments Pte. Ltd. in March 2018. Prior to joining OUE Limited, Mr. Lee was a member of the Cabinet of the Singapore government from 2006 to 2015. As senior minister of state for the Ministry of National Development, Mr. Lee oversaw urban planning, construction productivity development and town council management. As senior minister of state for the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Mr. Lee had extensive interactions with governments and businesses in China, the Middle East, Africa and Russia.
Mr. Lee stepped down as an elected member of parliament for East Coast GRC in July 2020.
Mr. Lee was the Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte. Ltd. and OUE Hospitality Trust Management Pte. Ltd..
Prior to his political career, Mr. Lee was the chief executive officer of International Enterprise Board from 2001 to 2006, whose mission was to help Singapore businesses internationalise through its 40 offices worldwide. He was the deputy chief executive officer of SPRING Singapore from 2000 to 2001, which helped small and medium enterprises in capacity building, innovation and productivity development.
Mr. Lee was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Centre for Creative Leadership, North Carolina, USA, in 2009, and the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award by the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, in 2013.
Mr. Lee studied Chemical Engineering in the National University of Singapore. He completed an executive management programme at the Harvard Business School in 1997 and a management programme at Tsinghua University in 2001.

Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs & Transport
Mr Chee Hong Tat is the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs & Transport. Mr Chee served as the Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education from 1 May 2018 to 26 July 2020. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament for the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the 2015 General Elections, and appointed Minister of State for Health and Communications & Information on 1 October 2015. He was promoted to Senior Minister of State on 1 May 2017.
Mr Chee joined the Civil Service in 1998 and worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Education. He was appointed Principal Private Secretary to then Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 2008. Following that, Mr Chee became Chief Executive of the Energy Market Authority in 2011 and was appointed Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2014.
Mr Chee graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science (Highest Honours) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts (Highest Honours) in Economics. He obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Adelaide University in 2006.

Senior Minister of State for Health
Dr Koh Poh Koon was elected as a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC on 11 September 2015. He is currently Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and assumed the role of Deputy Secretary-General at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) on 23 April 2018. Dr Koh served as the Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry till 26 July 2020.
As Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Dr Koh focuses on research and development and Entrepreneurship matters, and is the patron of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). He is involved in the implementation of the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) domain strategy under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 (RIE2020) plan. In addition, under the ambit of the Future Economy Council, Dr Koh co-chairs two sub-committees overseeing the transformation of the manufacturing and the trade and connectivity clusters. He also looks at the promotion of a dynamic and effective energy market in Singapore, which includes the liberalisation of the electricity market. In the area of trade and investment, Dr Koh oversees the development of Singapore's bilateral economic relations with China, the European Union, the Middle East and Russia & Central Asia.
As Deputy Secretary-General of the NTUC, Dr Koh works with union leaders and the labour movement network to implement the Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs) and better prepare workers for jobs in key growth sectors.
Prior to joining politics, Dr Koh held academic appointments as Clinical Lecturer in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Adjunct Clinician Scientist with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), a key institution under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). Dr Koh has also served as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in Singapore General Hospital and was the Director of the Colorectal Cancer Molecular Genetics Research Laboratory as well as the founding Director of the Colorectal Cancer Genomic Health Service.
Dr Koh started his own private practice in 2011 at Capstone Colorectal Surgery Centre in Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. In 2012, he partnered Fortis Healthcare Singapore to set up the first dedicated colorectal diseases hospital in Southeast Asia, the Fortis Colorectal hospital.
Dr Koh is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces, having served as the Commanding Officer of a Combat Service Support Battalion and subsequently as Deputy Brigade Commander. He graduated in 2009 from the Singapore Armed Forces Command and Staff College, where he emerged as the Top Graduate of the 10th National Service Command and Staff Course.
He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 1996 and obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) as well as the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) in 2005.

Senior Minister of State for National Development
Ms Sim Ann is the Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Communications and Information.
Ms Sim was educated at Hwa Chong Junior College from 1992 to 1993. In 1997, she obtained a B.A (Honours) from Oxford University. She was awarded an M.A from Stanford University in 2009. Ms Sim also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Translation and Interpretation from the Nanyang Technological University. She has worked in multiple government ministries and agencies from 1998 to 2011, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Between 2007 and 2009, she was based in Shanghai as Regional Director (East China) for IE Singapore (now known as Enterprise SG), where she assisted Singapore-based companies with their investments in and exports to East China.
Ms Sim entered politics in 2011, and has served as MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC since then. She has held political office in the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Law, and the Ministry of Finance. She served as Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. Ms Sim currently serves as the Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Communications and Information.

President & Group CEO
Tat Hong Holdings Ltd
Mr Roland Ng is the President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), an apex organisation representing the Singapore Chinese business community.
Mr Ng joined the SCCCI as a council member in 2009. He was elected as President of the SCCCI’s 59th Council in 2017. He was subsequently re-elected as President of SCCCI’s 60th Council and was installed on 15 March 2019.
He joined his family business Tat Hong Holdings in 1979 and was appointed its Group Chief Executive Officer in 1991.
Under his stewardship, Tat Hong has successfully leveraged its extensive crane fleet and vast experience in providing lifting solutions to establish itself as the leading name in the crane rental and equipment distribution business. Tat Hong is Asia’s largest crawler crane owning company with 15 offices in major cities spread across Asia including China.
In January 2019, Mr Ng was appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Managing Director
Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd
Mr. Teo Siong Seng (S S Teo) is the Executive Chairman/Managing Director of Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd ("PIL").
PIL’s activities include ship-owning, liner shipping, ship agencies, freight forwarding, container manufacturing, ship recycling, marine services, container depot/terminal operation, warehousing, logistics park, real estate and travel. PIL is ranked 9th among the top containership operators in the world and the largest shipowner in South East Asia.
PIL's subsidiary Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is one of the major special container manufacturers in the world. Mr Teo is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Singamas.
Currently he is the Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the apex business chamber in Singapore that represents the interests of the Singapore business community locally and abroad.
His other appointments are as follows:
- Honorary President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Director, Business China
- Co-Chairman of Africa-South East Asia Chamber of Commerce
- Honorary Consul of The United Republic of Tanzania in Singapore
- Independent non-executive Director of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. and COSCO SHIPPING ENERGY TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD
- Independent non-executive Director of Wilmar International Limited
- Board Member of Enterprise Singapore (ESG)
- Member of the Singapore Future Economy Council (FEC)
- Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore from 2009 to 2014 representing the business sectors and Chinese Community
- Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore
- Independent non-executive Director of Keppel Corporation Limited

Managing Partner
GGV Capital
Mr Jixun Foo is the Managing Partner at GGV Capital, and joined the firm in 2006. He is consistently recognised among the top VCs in China and counts 13 of his investments as mega-unicorns or unicorns, including Baidu, Boss Zhipin, Didi, Grab, Hello, Manbang, Meicai, Qunar/Ctrip, Tujia, Mogu, UCWeb, Youku Tudou, and Xpeng Motors.
Mr Foo has spent the last 20 years working with entrepreneurs in the travel and transportation, social media and commerce, and enterprise services sectors in China. He led GGV’s investments in Didi, Grab, Mogujie/Meilishuo, MediaV, Qunar (NASDAQ:QUNR), UCWeb, Youku-Tudou (Acq: Alibaba), Manbang (fka Yunmanman), and currently serves on the boards of Baidu, Boss Zhipin, Hello, Kujiale, Tujia, Xiangwushuo, XPeng Motors and Zuiyou. Mr Foo played critical roles in many key strategic mergers and acquisitions, such as those of Youku-Tudou (first ever multi-billion dollar tech merger in China), Baidu/Qunar, Ctrip/Qunar, Mogujie/Meilishuo (NYSE: MOGU) and Manbang (Yunmanman/Huachebang).
Mr Foo was previously a Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, where he led investment efforts in Asian companies such as Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU). Prior to DFJ ePlanet, Mr Foo headed up the Investment Group under the Finance & Investment Division of the National Science & Technology Board of Singapore (NSTB), and was previously a R&D project group leader at Hewlett Packard. Mr Foo graduated from the National University of Singapore with a First-Class Honors degree in Engineering, and received a M.Sc. in Management of Technology from the university's Graduate School of Business.
Mr Foo has been recognised by Forbes China as one of the “Best Venture Capitalists” every year since 2006. He was also recognised as one of the Top 10 Venture Capitalists by Zero2IPO and was named "VC Professional of the Year" by the Asia Venture Capital Journal. He frequently appears on the global Forbes Midas list, including 2019, and was recognised among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists by The New York Times/CBInsights in 2019.

Head (Sustainability & Stewardship Group)
Temasek International
Mr. Robin Hu joined Temasek in December 2016 and is currently Head, Sustainability & Stewardship Group. In this role, Mr. Hu is responsible for such global functions as Corporate Affairs, Institutional Relations, philanthropy, and Sustainability policy, solutions and impact investing.
Prior to joining Temasek, Mr. Hu held the position Chief Executive Officer of the South China Morning Post (“SCMP”) Group in Hong Kong since June 2012. Before that, Mr. Hu was Senior Executive Vice President, Chinese Newspapers Division and Newspaper Services Division of Singapore’s leading media group Singapore Press Holdings (“SPH”) for eight years, where he was responsible for managing three Chinese dailies, a bilingual free-sheet, events and exhibitions, and the group’s production, engineering and circulation business.
Mr. Hu also served as Managing Director (Global Business) of Singtel NCS Ltd. between 2001 and 2004. Mr. Hu gained earlier experience in China as the Regional Director (China) for the Singapore Economic Development Board based initially in Shanghai and Suzhou and later in Beijing in mid to late 90s. Mr. Hu was a Counsellor with the Embassy of Republic of Singapore (Beijing) between March 1998 and December 1999. Mr. Hu also served as SVP and Country GM (China) of Nasdaq listed Dotcom start-up Asiacontent.com Ltd from January 2000 to June 2001.
Mr. Hu serves on the Board of Business China and Mediacorp Pte Ltd.
Mr. Hu holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics from the University of Kent and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wales.

Group Executive Chairman
Lian Keng Enterprises Pte Ltd
Lian Huat Group
Mr. Kho graduated with First Class Honours in BSc (Engineering) from King’s College University of London. He was also awarded the prestigious Singapore’s President Scholarship and had served in the Singapore Civil Service till joining Lian Huat Group in 1985.
After joining Lian Huat Group in 1985, Mr. Kho was responsible in upgrading and modernizing the Group’s management system and expansion plan while preserving the qualities of the traditional Chinese ethics and culture to lead the group to be one with international perspectives and practices and yet nimble with long-term vision.
Mr. Kho also holds strong belief in corporate social responsibility and commits the Group and himself to various charity and community work in Singapore and Australia:
- Council Member, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council
- Council Member, National Crime Prevention Council (Singapore)
- Director, Business China (Singapore)
- Council Member , Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Singapore)
- Vice Chairman, Singa China Association (Singapore)
- Vice Chairman, Singapore Koh Clan Association (Singapore)
- Patron, Hwa Chong Junior College Alumni (Singapore)
- School Management Committee, Nanyang Junior College (Singapore)
- School Management Committee, Chung Cheng High School (Singapore)
- School Management Committee, Chung Cheng High School Yishun (Singapore)
- Director, Australia China Trade and Commerce Council (Australia)
- Honorary Chairman, The Australian Hokkien Huay Kuan Association Inc. (Australia)

CEO
City Developments Ltd
Mr Sherman Kwek assumed his current role as CDL’s Group Chief Executive Officer in January 2018. He also holds the position of Executive Chairman of CDL China Limited. He was previously the Deputy CEO and prior to that, concurrently the Chief Investment Officer of CDL and the CEO of CDL China Limited. He has been spearheading the Group’s expansion in China, Japan and Australia for many years and in recent times also broadened the Group’s presence in the United Kingdom by acquiring two prime office assets there while substantially replenishing CDL’s land bank in Singapore.
Prior to joining CDL, Mr Kwek was the CEO of City e-Solutions Limited, a Hong Kong- listed company engaged in the provision of hotel management and electronic distribution services to the global hospitality industry. During his tenure, he acquired several hotels and invested in a cutting-edge Central Reservations System platform that is currently used by several thousand hotels.
Before that, Mr Kwek was the Chief Operating Officer of Singapore-listed Thakral Corporation Ltd, which is involved in the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods in China. He restructured the company and expanded the supplier and customer base which resulted in improved profitability.
In his earlier years, he was a Director of RECAP Investments Limited, a real estate private equity fund. He assisted the fund in completing property deals in Korea and Thailand.
Mr Kwek started out his career in New York as a financial analyst at Telligent Capital, a technology venture capital firm, before progressing on to the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston. Subsequently, he held a hotel management and property development role at the U.S. division of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, a global hospitality chain listed in London.
With experience in the areas of investments, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, hospitality and technology, he has worked in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
Mr Kwek graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance and Marketing with a minor in Psychology. He has been serving as a Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry since March 2013 and is currently the Chairman of its Youth Business Affairs Committee, tasked with nurturing young business leaders into future successors for society while also promoting the Chinese entrepreneurial spirit and culture. He is also a member of the Council for Board Diversity established by the Ministry of Social and Family Services to promote and achieve a sustained increase in the number of women on the boards of listed companies, statutory boards and non-profit organisations. In April 2019, he was appointed as a board member of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), a statutory board that plays a key role in shaping the built environment in Singapore.

CEO
Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd
CEO
- Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd
Director
- Sing Lun Industrial Pte Ltd
- Vac-Tech Engineering Pte Ltd
- Bowen Enterprises (Pte) Ltd
- Grand Vista Corp Holdings Limited
- Grand Victor Corp Pte Ltd
Appointments in Government & Civic Organisations
- President, Textile and Fashion Federation (Singapore)
- Chairman, Textile & Fashion Industry Training Centre Pte Ltd
- Chairman, Commerce & Industry Committee of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Vice-Chairman of the Innovation Subcommittee within SMEC, Singapore Business Federation
- Board Member of Singapore Sports School
- Director, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
- Board Member of National Heritage Board
- Member of the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) 2016
- Member of the Future Economy Council (FEC) Trade & Connectivity Sub-Committee (2017-18)
- College Advisor Committee/Treasurer, Tampines Junior College (2012-2018)
Lines of Business
- Engineering Services to Oil Majors, Apparel Supply Chain Consultancy, Private Equity Investments, Real Estate Investments

Chairman
Workforce Singapore
Business Experience
Mr Lim Ming Yan is recognised as a seasoned and progressive business leader, known for his integrity and his business success in Asia. His 22 years with CapitaLand Limited exposed him to various aspects of real estate, and culminated in his appointment as CapitaLand’s President and Group CEO from 2013 to 2018. On assuming the role of Group CEO, he made decisive moves towards building “One CapitaLand”, through the sale of AustraLand and the privatisation of CapitaMall Asia. Leveraging on the debt and equity capital markets as well as an effective private equity fund management platform, he built CapitaLand into a differentiated real estate business.
During his tenure as President and Group CEO, Mr Lim grew the company’s Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (PATMI) by 90 percent to S$1.8 billion, its operating PATMI by 2.4 times, and its Real Estate Asset under Management by 57% to S$100 billion.
On the operating front, as the CEO of CapitaLand China from 2000 to 2009, Mr Lim successfully grew the company into the largest and most successful foreign real estate player in China. Respected as an experienced China expert, he continued to guide CapitaLand’s China business in his role as the Group CEO, cementing the Group’s competitive advantages in China. He played a pivotal role in building up The Raffles City portfolio which comprises of large scale iconic prime mixed-use assets across major cities in China.
From 2010 to 2018, under his leadership and guidance, the Ascott Group grew four times from a portfolio of about 25,000 serviced residence units to one of more than 100,000 units, firmly establishing Ascott’s position as a global leading serviced residence business.
He spearheaded rapid adoption of new technology within the Group. Various new products were introduced during his tenure, in co-working, co-living as well as the Group’s retail loyalty program CapitaStar, offering features of online retail, e-payment and e-wallet. To leverage on the start-up ecosystem globally, a S$100 million corporate venture fund was set up with substantial deployment since.
Mr Lim believes in developing people. Over the years, he built strong, motivated and cohesive teams in China, Vietnam, the retail business, the serviced residence business, and most recently, in real estate debt fund management and the digital arena within CapitaLand.
Other Experience
Mr Lim is the Chairman of Workforce Singapore, a statutory board set up under the Ministry of Manpower to promote the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and employability of all levels of the workforce. He is also a member of Singapore’s Future Economy Council and Co-Chairman of its Built Environment Sub-Committee, and a director of Singapore Tourism Board. He sits on the board of Singapore Press Holdings(T39:SP), Central China Real Estate (832:HK) and DLF Cyber City Developers Limited.
Education
Mr Lim obtained a first class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1985. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Founding Managing Partner
Matrix Partners China
Mr David Su is a founding managing partner at Matrix Partners China, focused primarily on mobile Internet, software and healthcare investments.
Mr Su has been investing in China for the last two decades and some of his investments include Didi Chuxing, Baidu (NSDQ:BIDU), Bona Film (NSDQ:BONA), Focus Media (NSDQ:FMCN), Kanghui Medical (NYSE:KH), Kingfriend Biochemical (SS:603707), China Youzan (8083.HK), AAC Technologies (2018.HK), Heptagon (SIX:AMS).
Before Matrix, Mr Su was a founding general partner of TDF Capital and KPCB China. Prior to joining the venture capital industry, Mr Su worked at Lotus Development, IBM Software Group for seven years and was last responsible for Lotus’ software and services business in Greater China region. Mr Su graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Mr Su is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He also co-founded San Si Institute, a community of high achieving entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to tackle the big challenges of our society.

CEO
Trip.com Group
Ms Jane Jie Sun is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Trip.com Group Limited, the largest travel company in China and Asia, and the second largest in the world. She first joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer in 2005, later serving as the Chief Operating Officer and the Co-President, before moving into the CEO role in 2016.
In the years since Ms Sun joined, Trip.com Group has experienced a significant increase in its market capitalisation, growing from about $1 billion to $20 billion, and has continued to rapidly expand its global footprint. Founded in 1999 with the mission of bringing the best travel experience to travelers, the company effectively adapted to the rise of mobile Internet, growing from a small tech company into a one-stop-shop for travel services for 300 million users worldwide. The company also has a firm belief in the ability for tourism to promote understanding and exchange, and to advance peaceful development. Ms Sun led Trip.com Group’s expansion of its global presence by investing in the British travel search company, Skyscanner, and India’s largest online travel company, MakeMyTrip. The company also launched its own international brand Trip.com to serve customers from all over the world.
Ms Sun is well respected for her extensive experience in operating and managing online travel businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting and operations, having received numerous accolades for her work in the industry. She is a JPMorgan Asian Advisory Board member, Vice Chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council, and Co-Chairman of the Development Advisory Board of University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute. Forbes named her one of the Emergent 25 Asia’s Latest Star Businesswomen in 2018, and one of the Most Influential and Outstanding Businesswomen in China in 2017. She was also selected by Fortune as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, and by FastCompany as one of the Most Creative People in Business in 2017. During her tenure at Trip.com Group, she also won the Institutional Investor Awards for the Best CEO and the Best CFO.
Before joining Trip.com Group, Ms Sun was head of the SEC and External Reporting Division of Applied Materials, Inc. since 1997. Prior to that, she was an audit manager at KPMG LLP in Silicon Valley, California. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a State of California Certified Public Accountant. Ms Sun earned her Bachelor’s degree from the business school of the University of Florida, and graduated with high distinction. She also attended Peking University Law School, where she obtained her LLM degree.

Founder & Managing Partner
Stanway Capital
Mr Tan Ser Ping founded Stanway Capital in 2017 after he retired from the position of CEO, A-REIT.
Stanway Capital is focused on managing real estate PE funds. A-REIT is Singapore's first and largest listed business space and industrial real estate investment trust and is a constituent member of the FT-STI index since June 2014.
During his tenure as CEO from 2004 to Mar 2016, total assets (AUM) of A-REIT grew from S$ 1 billion in 2004 to S$9.8 billion upon his retirement in March 2016. A-REIT’s financial performance and standard of corporate governance have been well recognized and awarded by the market. Ser Ping was awarded the Institutional Investor All Asia Executive Team Best CEO for Property Sector (2013 by sell-side analysts, 2011 by buy-side analysts) and SIAS / Brendan Woods TopGun CEO 2012.
A-REIT has also been consistently winning various corporate governance awards from SIAS, APREA, Singapore Corporate Awards, AsiaMoney, FinanceAsia and Brand Finance during his tenure as CEO.
Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President of Real Estate Development & Investment (REDI) of Ascendas Pte Ltd. He was responsible for formulating REDI policies, strategies and plans across all country operations and developing new product offerings and markets for Ascendas Group.
Before joining Ascendas in 2001, Mr Tan was Senior General Manager at Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Company Ltd, Residential & Commercial Business Group (1998 to 2000) and Industrial Property Business Group (1994 to 1998).

Deputy CEO
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Mr Anthony Tan joined SPH in February 2015 and was appointed to his current role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2016.
He oversees the group’s media business which includes titles such as The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao, Berita Harian, Tamil Murasu, as well as the SPH Radio network.
Mr Tan also manages the Group’s Aged Care business.
Mr Tan currently chairs several SPH subsidiaries, and sits on the board of SPGroup as well as several nonprofit/community organisations.
Prior to joining SPH, Mr Tan was Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health and concurrently Special Assistant to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (2011-2014). During his career with the Singapore Public Service spanning more than 15 years, he served in various organisations including the Ministry of Finance, Home Affairs, Manpower as well as the People’s Association.
Mr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1997 with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Political Science. He also has a Master of Science (Management) degree from the Stanford Business School.

Executive Chairman
Straco Corporation Ltd
Mr Wu Hsioh Kwang holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree graduated from the former Nanyang University (Singapore) and he is the founder of Straco Corporation Limited. Mr. Wu was amongst the first group of Singaporean businessmen who went to China for investment after China's reform and opening up. In 2004, Straco Corporation Limited listed in Singapore Exchange Limited. Mr Wu was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Company and has been instrumental in driving the group’s growth since its inception.
Mr Wu’s other appointments include, Council Member of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, First Vice-Chairman (China & North Asia Business Group) of Singapore Business Federation, and Vice-Chairman of Singapore Chinese Orchestra. He is also Director of Business China, Chairman of Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Board Member of Confucius Institute, as well as Board Member of the Haas School of Business.
In 2015, Mr Wu was awarded the White Magnolia Award in Shanghai for his contributions to the Municipal City of Shanghai. In 2016, he received the Public Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards, and in the same year, he was awarded the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award by Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).

Chairman & CEO
Yanlord Land Group Limited
Mr Zhong Sheng Jian is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Yanlord Land Group Limited. He is responsible for the overall management and strategy development of Yanlord Land Group Limited. Since the 1980s, Mr Zhong has founded and established a number of businesses in trading, manufacturing and real estate spanning China, Singapore and Hong Kong. He started our property development business in the early 1990s through the setting up of our offices in Shanghai and Nanjing, which are now part of the SGX Mainboard listed Yanlord Land Group Limited.
Due to his investments in and contribution to various parts of China, Mr Zhong has been awarded Honorary Citizenships in Nanjing, Zhuhai, Shanwei and Suzhou in the PRC. In 2005, he was also awarded the Magnolia Silver Award in Shanghai for his contributions to the Municipal City of Shanghai.
Mr Zhong is a member of several Singapore-China investment and trade committees, including Singapore-Sichuan Trade & Investment Committee, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council, Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council and Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council and Singapore-China Business Council. He is also a Honorary President of Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan, Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Director of Business China, Vice-President of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations- and Vice Chairman of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.
In 2010, Mr Zhong was named and awarded the Singapore Businessman of the Year 2009. In August 2015, Mr Zhong also received the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat), a Singapore National Day Award, by the Singapore Government.