AmCham HK e-Magazine
January/February 2026
Past Issues
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE
COVER STORY
A conversation with Ambassador Kurt Tong, managing partner, The Asia Group
Following the APEC leaders’ summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Ambassador Kurt Tong spoke with AmCham Hong Kong on the outlook for US-China relations and the global trading system. Tong was US consul general in Hong Kong from 2016 to 2019. His tenure featured a “USA Loves Hong Kong” campaign even as the city’s politics veered into acrimony and protest. His US State Department positions included stints in Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul, as well as ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization.
CEO INTERVIEW
“Technology is not nice to have, it’s must have”
A conversation with Michael Yue, Managing Director and General Manager, Google Hong Kong
You might think you know Google as a search engine or an email provider. “Googling” has, after all, become synonymous with Internet search. But the company’s portfolio is far broader, spanning cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure to advertising that powers economies. Here, Michael Yue explains how Google is bringing this technology to the city to fulfill its local commitment to “advancing Hong Kong, together”.
CHINA
By Andy Rothman
The fourth plenum, a key meeting of China’s leadership, outlined recommendations for China’s 15th five-year plan, which will begin next year. Here veteran China watcher Andy Rothman looks at priorities for China’s economy as it tackles the next round of geoeconomic headwinds and its own pressing domestic issues.
BUSINESS
Bringing private healthcare to China, one step at a time
Roberta Lipson of United Family Healthcare looks back
When Long Islander Roberta Lipson arrived in Beijing in 1979 at age 24, she wasn’t expecting to make history. But as an American businesswoman in China, she has continuously broken barriers, building China’s first private hospital, now a chain, and a series of businesses under the New Frontier Health brand.
HONG KONG
Why the city is becoming a magnet for sports business
Loron Orris gives the lowdown on the nexus between sports and Hong Kong
Visitors to Hong Kong in the early 20th century were astounded by the range of sports that the colony offered, from cricket to rowing and horse racing. In the 20th century, the construction of leisure facilities across the city gave Hong Kong its first Olympics team in 1952 and the world’s largest per capita count of swimming pools.
HONG KONG
How the SPCA is unleashing Hong Kong’s pet economy
By Edith Terry
Dating apps to find your ideal pet companion? Pet influencers who are sought after by pet food brands and more, like @egg_roll328, who has over 180,000 followers on Instagram, or @siu9.2020, with 998,000 followers. Or Google’s original Top Dog, Yoshka, who was the first to visit the café at Google’s Mountain View campus in 2011.
BUSINESS
Engaging and Retaining Women in the Workplace
By Soundari Mukherjea and Sara Wood Madera
“If you worked, who would watch the kids?” said by HR head of an organization in Asia
“Mothers don’t succeed here,” told to a working mother by the HR head of another organization
“What is the point of all this education if you are not going to be working?” asked of a parent considering a career break.
CHAMBER
China’s largest inland city, known for its spicy cuisine, is the hub of international rail connecting Asia and Europe and an industrial powerhouse. AmCham visited the city of over 30 million from November 6-7 for the first time in 12 years. Tours of a newly built data center, a pioneering biotech firm, a major EV manufacturer, and a robotics company specializing in automated consumer product assembly were among the highlights.
CHAMBER
Navigating climate policy in a new era
In a global economy where US policy has become distinctly unfriendly to advocates of renewable energy and climate change, AmChamHK’s Sustainability Committee, which tackles Environmental, Social and Governance issues as well as energy convened a leadership conference last September, during Hong Kong’s Green Week from September 8-12.
ADVERTORIAL
Hong Kong’s First “University-style” High School
Stamford American School Hong Kong opens its West Kowloon Campus
A reimagining of secondary education
“Education is a little like Formula 1,” says Andrew Noakes, head of school at Stamford. “Every micro‑adjustment and every shaved gram add up to performance gains. We’ve applied the same precision thinking to how we design learning environments — so students can be more focused and more self‑directed. Hong Kong’s children no longer need to look overseas for a world‑class education.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE
COVER STORY
HKEX: The right place at the right time
At the beginning of 2024, Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index was in a three-year slump. 2023 was the worst year on record, with a 29% loss. Observers resorted to Chinese astrology in a search for optimism. They needn’t have worried. AmChamHK e-Magazine turned to Bonnie Chan Yiting, who became CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges…
CEO INTERVIEW
A conversation with Jessica Cutrera, President, Leo Wealth
One of the most influential women in wealth management and planning in Hong Kong almost never made it. After a career switch from social services to advisory work with financial services giant Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas, when Schwab shut down its Austin office, she took a gamble on a job in Tokyo as an advisor to Americans overseas.
ECONOMICS
Why Hong Kong’s stock market is booming
Hong Kong’s equity markets are in a steep rally, and AmChamHK e-Magazine turned to one of Hong Kong’s foremost stock experts to find out why. As an investor, Cheah Cheng Hye is legendary. He co-founded and ran Value Partners Group from 1993 until he retired in January 2025. It was the first publicly listed asset…
ECONOMICS
Stablecoins: Revolution or dinner party?
Hong Kong’s licensing of stablecoin puts it in the forefront of the global cryptocurrency stakes
A decade ago, Hong Kong was a society that largely distrusted digital assets. Now it is licensing a form of cryptocurrency that few understand, stablecoin. It could serve as a big step forward if it includes a stablecoin underpinned and backed by China’s Renminbi, among the fiat-backed stablecoins permitted to be issued in Hong Kong.
US-CHINA
Decoding the summit: A conversation with Scott Kennedy
“The Trump era is like living in dog years. A lot can happen every day”
The first summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping in Trump’s second administration is likely to take place after the meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization from October 28-31 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
EDUCATION
How to be a panda parent
Educator, author and journalist Esther Wojcicki – “Woj” for short – is known as the godmother of Silicon Valley for the number of entrepreneurs who passed through her program at Palo Alto High School, where she taught media studies between 1984 to 2020.
CHAMBER
AmCham leadership conducts Doorknock in Beijing
On September 8 to 9, a senior delegation from AmCham HK participated in the annual Doorknock to Beijing. It was a packed two-day schedule, with meetings with Chinese officials, economists, AmCham China, and a visit to the US Embassy.
ADVERTORIAL
The 138th Canton Fair: A Global Trade Feast
The biannual China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is renowned as “China’s No. 1 Fair” and a symbol of China’s embrace of globalization. In practical terms, it is an important platform for international trade and plays a key role in advancing China’s foreign trade and economic and trade exchanges with the world.
JULY/AUGUST 2025 ISSUE
COVER STORY
Doing nothing is not an option
Trade expert Sally Peng talks about the impact of the US tariffs and what companies can do about them
CEO INTERVIEW
A conversation with Michel Chertouh, Managing Director, Regent Hong Kong
TECHNOLOGY
Building a tech ecosystem is like opening a “shopping mall”
Serial entrepreneur Jack Lau uses the analogy of a shopping mall to describe Hong Kong’s growing tech ecosystem because going from one merchant to 100 shops takes a long time. “But after 100 to go to 500 shops, it’s fairly easy,” he says, in conversation with AmChamHK e-Magazine.
HONG KONG
By Ryan Ip
Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis is the subject of intense planning with the resumption of land on a huge scale to build effectively a new central business district adjacent to mega-city Shenzhen. Ryan Ip explains that there are still gaps in coordination and financing to take the Northern Metropolis from blueprint to reality.
ENVIRONMENT
Cascale, the global nonprofit alliance across the consumer goods industry “to combat climate change and support decent work for all”, is not a stranger to Asia-Pacific, but it is getting much more visible and engaged with the region. Edith Terry spoke to Andrew Martin, Executive Vice President of Cascale, about why.
US-CHINA
How China is building a new world
In 2025, the trade war that the US began with China in 2018 has adopted many of US President Trump’s trademark transactional tactics of large opening bids followed by negotiation. China, which has faced technology restrictions as well as tariff threats, has adopted its own form of hardball negotiations.
CHAMBER
AmCham’s Mini Business America Camp exposes junior high students to American business
AmCham’s Mini Business America (MBA) Camp had two inaugural sessions from June 16-20 and July 7-11. Leveraging on American companies who are Chamber members, it was designed as a boot camp for eighth and ninth grade students interested in business careers. The participants represented a cross-section of local and international secondary schools.
BUSINESS
China joins the race in world-class logistics
In his new book, China Logistics: From Laggard to Innovator, business strategist and historian Dr. Paul G. Clifford tackles a subject that gets little attention as a sector, despite its heavyweight status in the economy.
MAY/JUNE 2025 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
CEO INTERVIEW
How to become a change maker in a legacy family business
A conversation with Jennifer Harvey, CEO, Crown Worldwide Group
BUSINESS
Shooting the hoops in Asia-Pacific
NBA Asia’s Wayne Chang talks NBA Hoop Parks, the globalization of basketball and the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in Macau
HONG KONG
A pioneering art gallerist looks back
Catherine Kwai said when she opened her gallery in 1991, she had “less respect than opening a flower shop”
US-CHINA
A tour of Kai Tak Sports Park and its spectacular main stadium with Lead Architect Richard Breslin, Senior Principal & APAC Managing Director, Populous
ADVERTORIAL
The business traveller’s ultimate guide to Dallas
Everything to know ahead of a work trip to the Texas megacity
MARCH/APRIL 2025 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
COVER STORY
And it’s show time! Rugby Sevens comes to Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Sports Park
A conversation with James Farndon, CEO of Hong Kong China Rugby, organizers of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
TECHNOLOGY
The new AI war begins for the United States and China, thanks to DeepSeek
HONG KONG
In the foxhole: Navigating the new tariff wars
This summary of the February 14 panel discussion is by Edith Terry, editor of AmCham HK e-Magazine. Individual speakers are identified only as ‘panelists’ or ‘audience.’
PEOPLE
An interview with Alice Mong, President and Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
COVER STORY
TTI’s David Butts becomes AmCham’s 52nd chairman
AmCham’s new Chairman David Butts maps out Chamber’s priorities for 2025
CEO INTERVIEW
A conversation with Walter Dias, Regional Director, Greater China and Korea, United Airlines
US-CHINA
A conversation with Craig Allen, former president, US-China Business Council
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
COVER STORY
Taking Ballet to the Streets of Hong Kong
A conversation with Septime Webre, Artistic Director, Hong Kong Ballet
CEO INTERVIEW
From families in crisis to relocation pioneer
A conversation with Beverly Sunn, founder & president of Asia Pacific Properties and APP Mobility
PEOPLE
A conversation with Benedikt Fohr, CEO, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
US-CHINA
US-China S&T exchange: Part II
Re-energizing US-China educational exchanges and cooperation
by Denis Simon
ADVERTORIAL
Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open set to thrill fans over the New Year
by Hong Kong China Tennis Association
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
ENVIRONMENT
Explaining the new global pact on plastic
by Doug Woodring
BUSINESS
Trail Hero: “When I say there’s more we can do, number one is to be more creative.”
by Michael Maddess
CHINA
After the Third Plenum: “They haven’t killed the bird, but they’ve made the cage smaller”
by Arthur Kroeber
HONG KONG
Hong Kong’s witness to D-Day
“What can one person do?” Samantha Power
PEOPLE
TigerfireShip: An entrepreneur’s journey
by Alvin Ho
ADVERTORIAL
Elevating your journey: United Airlines’ commitment to exceptional travel experiences
by United Airlines
JULY/AUGUST 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
CEO INTERVIEW
An interview with David Butts, President, Asia-Pacific, and Group EVP, Techtronic Industries
CHAMBER
Hong Kong in a thorny situation
Observations and takeaways from latest AmCham Doorknock to Washington DC
US-CHINA
“I owe my future to that experience in Hong Kong”
A profile of Dennis Wilder and the Georgetown University Initiative for US-China Dialogue on Global Issues
BUSINESS
“Our type of drink is a very new concept in Asia”
Flora Ma and Jonathan Der bring Hong Kong its first zero-sugar, ready-to-drink vodka soda
ENVIRONMENT
How will climate change affect your company? HKEx introduces rules on climate change disclosure
by Geneviève Hilton
CHAMBER
“The Shanghai officials we met went beyond official statements and cared about what investors wanted”
MAY/JUNE 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
CEO INTERVIEW
“The most important job for a leader is to develop more leaders”
An interview with Luanne Lim, CEO of HSBC Hong Kong
CHAMBER
The circular economy: collaborative learning with Colgate-Palmolive and Puma
by Geneviève Hilton
MARCH/APRIL 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
CEO INTERVIEW
Helping women join the workforce in India and South Korea
An interview with Emmy Kan, President of Starbucks Asia-Pacific
PEOPLE
Women in Sports Empowered (WISE)
Alicia Lui helps underserved women build confidence through sports
CHAMBER
AmCham HK’s 2024 members business sentiment survey
Members see concerns while adjusting to new environment
BUSINESS
Why there is no replacement for the human factor in the global shipping industry
by Greg Meisenheimer
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
COVER STORY
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Managers: Three ways it will change your world
by Diana Wu David
CEO INTERVIEW
Sustaining a 218-year-old brand
An interview with Mukul Deoras, President, Asia Pacific Division, Colgate-Palmolive
ECONOMICS
A match of convenience or a match made in heaven?
A conversation with KAUST president Tony Chan about Hong Kong’s role in the Middle East
HONG KONG
Showman, artist, entrepreneur: Victor Wong has a passion for self-reinvention
by Edith Terry
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
by Dr. Eden Woon
CEO INTERVIEW
Q&A with Harshika Patel, CEO, JP Morgan Hong Kong and CEO, JP Morgan Asia Private Bank
ADVERTORIAL
Discover World of Frozen – immersive experiences redefined at Hong Kong Disneyland
by Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 ISSUE
ECONOMICS
China’s economic woes: How they will impact the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong
by Alicia Garcia Herrero, NATIXIS
PEOPLE
An interview with AmCham HK
BUSINESS
Let’s get physical! How physical activity improves work performance and health
by Bonnie Hayden Cheng & Yolanda Na Li
ADVERTORIAL
A reimagined haven on the harbor – the Regent Hong Kong reborn
by Regent® Hotels & Resorts
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