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Ms Elaine LO Yuen-man, MH Professor TANG Bo-sin, MH Chairman’s Statement
Ms Elaine Lo is the Hong Kong Senior Partner of Prof. Tang Bo-sin is an Honorary Professor at the
Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP (ᘩ˂ʮ༐ܛࢪԫਕהϞࠢ Department of Urban Planning and Design of the
جܛப΂Υྫ). She previously served as the Hong University of Hong Kong and a part-time Principal
Kong Senior Partner and Asia Chair of Mayer Brown (ៜ Research Fellow at the Department of Building and
ɻ͂ܛࢪБ), and on Mayer Brown’s Global Real Estate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Management Committee. Elaine is a corporate lawyer
who focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Prof. Tang received his PhD in urban and regional Managing Director’s Statement
structuring joint ventures, infrastructure project financing planning from the London School of Economics and
and corporate restructuring. Elaine works across Political Science. He is a Registered Professional
multiple industry sectors in China, including advertising, Planner (Hong Kong) and holds professional
energy, financial services, logistics and distribution, memberships with the Hong Kong Institute of Planners
manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and utilities. (HKIP), the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), the
She has extensive experience in acting for government RICS, and the HKIS. He is also a Fellow of the UK
authorities, project sponsors, lenders and equity Academy of Social Sciences.
participants in project finance deals. She advises banks He is now serving as a member of both the Town
and financial institutions on M&A, asset and project Planning Board and the Appeal Tribunal of the Operating Review
finance.
Buildings Ordinance in Hong Kong.
Elaine was named “Managing Partner of the Year” by
Asian Legal Business Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2015.
Elaine actively participates in public service. She had Ms Judy TONG Kei-yuk
previously been appointed by the Chief Executive of
the HKSAR to various government’s advisory and Ms Judy Tong is a practicing barrister. She graduated
statutory bodies, including: from University of California, Berkeley, USA major in
marketing and finance. After marriage, she undertook Corporate Sustainability
• the Advisory Committee on Post-office Employment further studies in laws and was called to the bar.
for Former Chief Executives and Politically
Appointed Officials of the HKSAR
• the Independent Commission on Remuneration for
Members of the Executive Council and the
Legislature, and Officials under the Political
Appointment System of the HKSAR
• the Independent Commission on Remuneration for
Members of the District Councils of the HKSAR
• the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries Management Discussion and Analysis
and Conditions of Service of the HKSAR
• the Women’s Commission

Elaine is admitted to practise in Hong Kong, England,
Australia and Singapore, and is also a China Appointed
Attesting Officer. Projects at a Glance

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