Indomitable spirit earned wide respect

Mr Kwong Chun, Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) and Hong Yip founder, who served SHKP for more than half a century, recently passed away at the age of 91. He was born in 1929, in Huadu District, Guangzhou. After graduating from the Zhong Nan Finance & Economics College, he was assigned by the country to work for the Guangzhou office of the People's Bank of China. Mr Kwong came to Hong Kong in 1962 and joined Eternal Enterprises Limited, established by his brother-in-law, Mr T.S. Kwok. After the company underwent restructuring a number of times, Mr Kwong was transferred to SHKP, where he initially took charge of human resources, property management, and other related duties.

Persisted in continuous learning and improvement

To obtain a proper grasp of the real estate industry, Mr Kwong started as a property sales trainee to build up his skills and experience in customer service and property sales. In his free time, he went to construction sites to learn about site operations to deepen his knowledge of the construction industry. He founded Hong Yip Service Co., Ltd. in 1967, which was engaged mainly in managing industrial buildings developed by Eternal Enterprises. Under his leadership, Hong Yip constantly innovated and enhanced its service quality, earning it widespread recognition and acclaim from property owners and professional organizations, and numerous awards over the years. Today, Hong Yip is a large-scale property and facility management company with more than 13,000 employees. In 1992, Mr Kwong was appointed as an Executive Director of SHKP, responsible for spearheading the company's property development business in southern China and helping SHKP build a premium brand on the Mainland.

Devoted to the community and his hometown

In addition to pursuing a successful career, Mr Kwong cared deeply about worthy causes in the community. In the early 1990s, he supported the T.S. Kwok Foundation to build Kwong Wai Yuk Memorial Secondary School – named after his father – in his hometown of Huadu. He also served as a director of the SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation and made valuable contributions to the country's economic development, charity and education. He was made an honorary citizen of Huadu District, Guangzhou City and Dongguan City by the two municipal governments.

Mentor and friend

Mr Kwong was always fully committed to, and personally engaged in, his work. He put great emphasis on nurturing the younger generation, making him a good mentor and a helpful friend in the eyes of his colleagues. Building upon his indomitable spirit, Hong Yip has become one of the most prominent and acclaimed property management companies in Hong Kong. Although Mr Kwong has left us, his passion for life and his optimism and hardworking ethic will always remain in our hearts as a guiding light. He will be in our loving memory forever.