Past Event: Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong
Event Details The Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong welcomed to a breakfast talk Sir C.K. Chow, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation. Joining MTR in 2003, shortly after its listing and at the time of the SARS crisis, Sir C.K is one of the world's most experienced public transportation executives. First operating in 1979 and listed in 2000, carrying roughly 4.5 million passengers a day out of a 7 million population, the MTR is one of the heaviest used metro systems per capita in the world. Less well known is that the MTR is the world's only fully self-financing profitable metro system, one of its largest cash-less smart card operators (used by 95% of HK's population, with 20 million cards in circulation/11 million transactions daily), one of Asia's largest shopping mall operators (12 malls across Hong Kong, including the stylish Elements), one of Asia's savviest real estate developers (jointly developing both ICC and IFC) and unique among mass transit railway systems, leading urban planning in HK as much as it contributes to it. The MTR is also taking its skill set abroad, with operations in Beijing, Shenzhen, London, Melbourne and Stockholm. We are delighted that Sir C.K. was able to share his thoughts and experiences with Chapter members. Attendance More than 50 individuals pre-registered for this event including Stanford GSB alumni, Stanford Law School alumni, other Stanford University alumni, Asian Young Leaders of the Urban Land Institute and graduates of MIT’s real estate program. Speaker's Bio: Sir C.K. Chow ![]() Among his outside boards, Sir C.K. is a past director of Standard Chartered Bank, and a current independent non-executive director of Anglo American plc and of AIA Group Limited. Among his non-profit roles, he serves as Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (Hong Kong's largest charity and contributor to the Hong Kong Government budget), is Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, a Council Member of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Member of the Board of the Community Chest of Hong Kong. He also serves on a number of Government committees, including the Commission on Strategic Development, the Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries & Conditions of Service, the Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service, as well as the Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature, and Officials under the Political Appointment System of the HKSAR Government. Sir C. K. is a member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Sir C.K. holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, an MSc in the same field from the University of California and an MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with honorary degrees from the University of Bath and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program at HBS. |