Chairman & Board of Directors
Chairman's Profile
Mr. Chong Siu Ning (莊小靈) (“Mr. Scherring Chong”), aged , was appointed as a Director on 10 April 2015 and designated as an executive Director on 9 June 2015 and was the vice-chairman of our Board from 9 June 2015 to 5 September 2021. On 6 September 2021, he was appointed as Chairman of our Board. He is one of the founders of our Group. He has also been the director and information technology & marketing director of Ahsay HK since August 1999 and July 2000, respectively. Mr. Scherring Chong is responsible for overseeing the business development, strategic planning and information technology development of our Group.
Mr. Scherring Chong received his Bachelor of Engineering in computer engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, graduating with 1st class honours in January 1997.
Mr. Scherring Chong has extensive experience in the backup software industry. Prior to forming our Group, he worked as an associate software specialist at Oracle Systems Hong Kong Ltd. from June 1997 to March 1999. Mr. Scherring Chong is the son of Mr. Chong King Fan, the younger brother of Mr. Chong Siu Pui and Ms. Chong Siu Fan, the son of Mrs. Chong Li Sau Fong (“Mrs. Chong”), a Controlling Shareholder, and the cousin of Mr. Chong Kam Fung, the company secretary of our Company and the finance director of Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited (“Ahsay HK”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Board of Directors - Executive Directors
Mr. Chong Siu Pui (莊小霈) (“Mr. Schubert Chong”), aged , was appointed as a Director on 10 April 2015 and re-designated as the chief executive officer of our Group and an executive Director on 9 June 2015. On 6 September 2021, he was appointed as vice-chairman of our Board. He is one of the founders of our Group. Mr. Schubert Chong has also been the chief executive officer and financial director of Ahsay HK since October 2005. Mr. Schubert Chong is responsible for overseeing the business development, in-house operations, overall strategic planning and the finance and accounting activities of our Group.
Mr. Schubert Chong received his Master of Business Administration (International) from the University of Sydney, Australia in June 1994 and his Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from Hong Kong Polytechnic (currently known as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in November 1991. Mr. Schubert Chong is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), as well as a full member of the CPA Australia (FCPA (Aust.)).
Mr. Schubert Chong worked in Price Waterhouse Hong Kong (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong) as a staff accountant mainly responsible for reviewing clients’ accounts from November 1991 to February 1992. Mr. Schubert Chong worked as the general manager in Commonwill Industrial (Matsutake) Limited, the principal business of which are trading and provision of restaurant operating consultation services from July 1994 to September 2005, during which he was mainly responsible for setting up the business operation logistics, distribution channel for the import and export of vegetables, managing the financial performance of the company. Mr. Schubert Chong joined our Group in August 1999 as a director of Ahsay HK while his involvement was not active. He became the chief executive officer and the finance director of Ahsay HK since October 2005. He has been responsible for overseeing the overall operation and finance performance of the Group. From January 2002 to October 2005, he was an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Timeless Software Limited (Stock Code: 8028), a company listed on GEM. Mr. Schubert Chong has been serving as a committee member of Yau Tsim Mong District Youth Development and Civic Education Committee (油尖旺區青年發展及公民教育委員會) and The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (香港中華總商會選任會董) since April 2021 and October 2018, respectively and he has been a committee member of the Chongqing Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議重慶市委員會) since 2013. Mr. Schubert Chong is the son of Mr. Chong King Fan, the elder brother of Mr. Scherring Chong and Ms. Monita Chong, the son of Mrs. Chong, a Controlling Shareholder, and the cousin of Mr. Chong Kam Fung, the company secretary of our Company and the finance director of Ahsay HK.
Mr. Chong King Fan (莊景帆), aged , was appointed as a Director on 10 April 2015 and designated as the chairman of our Board and an executive Director on 9 June 2015. Upon his retirement as the chairman of our Board on 6 September 2021, he continued to act as an executive Director of our Group. Mr. Chong King Fan is responsible for overseeing the business development and in-house operations of our Group.
After moving to Hong Kong in 1960, Mr. Chong King Fan attended evening English classes from September 1962 to June 1966 in Eton E. T. School, a private tuition school in Hong Kong. Mr. Chong King Fan worked in Ban Thong Company Limited, the principal activities of which are investment holding and general merchants, from 1963 to March 1993 during which he started working as the personal assistant and his last title was managing director. He was mainly responsible for managing the exports of white sugar and rice from China and the expansion of China export trading business with chemical products. Since April 1993, Mr. Chong King Fan has been the managing director of Million Trader (Hong Kong) Limited, the principal activities of which are the trading of dyestuff and chemicals, the provision of management services and property investment. He was mainly responsible for the overall business operation, arranging financial resources and exploring new business opportunities.
Mr. Chong King Fan now acts as an honorary chairman as well as a vice chairman of various merchants associations in Hong Kong. He acted as a chairman of Hong Kong Petroleum Chemicals & Pharmaceutical Materials Merchants Association Limited from March 1987 to March 1995 and thereafter he has been acting as an honorary chairman. He acted as a vice chairman of the Industrial Chemical Merchants Association Limited from 2013 to February 2016 and he has been a director since 2017. He has been an honorary director of Kowloon West Chaoren Association Limited since 2009 and acted as a vice chairman from 2013 to January 2015. He has been a vice chairman and an honorary consultant of Hong Kong Chongqing Friendship Federation Limited from 2013 to 2016 and he has been an executive committee member since 2017. Mr. Chong King Fan has also established his community network. He served as a director of the General Association of Kowloon District Affairs Consultants Limited since February 2010 and became an honorary chairman since May 2015. He has held various positions in the Federation of Sham Shui Po District Affairs since June 1998, including acting as an executive committee member and a chairman.
Mr. Chong King Fan was an advisor to the Hong Kong District Affairs under the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (previously known as Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch), and was a committee member of the Chongqing Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議重慶市委員會). He is the spouse of Mrs. Chong, a Controlling Shareholder, the father of Mr. Schubert Chong, Mr. Scherring Chong and Ms. Chong Siu Fan, Directors, and the uncle of Mr. Chong Kam Fung, the company secretary of our Company and the finance director of Ahsay HK.
Non-Executive Director
Ms. Chong Siu Fan (莊小雰) (“Ms. Monita Chong”), aged , previously appointed as a non-executive Director on 9 June 2015, was re-designated as executive Director of the Company and was appointed as the marketing director of KINTIPS from July 2016 to July 2021. On 16 July 2021, she has been re-designated as a non-executive Director.
Ms. Monita Chong received her Associate Diploma in Business Studies from Insearch Institute of Commerce in association with the University of Technology, Sydney in December 1993. Prior to joining our Group, Ms. Monita Chong worked as the operation manager in Commonwill Industrial (Matsutake) Limited, the principal business of which are trading and the provision of restaurant operating consultation services, from July 1994 to February 2005, during which she was mainly responsible for supervising the export and import of vegetables and managing the overall operation of a restaurant. Ms. Monita Chong joined us as a sales director in March 2005 and was mainly responsible for overseeing the sales operation of our Group. She has been a Microsoft Certified Professional, a certification awarded by Microsoft Corporation that validates IT professional and developer technical expertise, since May 2008.
Ms. Monita Chong is the daughter of Mr. Chong King Fan, the younger sister of Mr. Schubert Chong, the elder sister of Mr. Scherring Chong, the daughter of Mrs. Chong, a Controlling Shareholder, and the cousin of Mr. Chong Kam Fung, the company secretary of our Company and the finance director of Ahsay HK.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Mr. Wong Cho Kei Bonnie
Ms. Wong Pui Man
Mr. Wong Yau Sing