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Balancing work and outside interests: interview with Jason Y Ng

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Balancing work and outside interests: interview with Jason Y Ng

What sets Jason Y Ng apart is not the MBA qualification on his business card, but his determination to tackle diverse pursuits. A lawyer by profession, he returned to Hong Kong in 2005 after spending time in Europe, the United States and Canada and, since then, has been actively involved in teaching, singing, writing, and design. He was also chosen by Elle Men (Hong Kong) magazine as one of its ‘Men of the Year’, recognising his range of interests and balanced lifestyle, and has been featured in the South China Morning Post Magazine, talking about his passion for travel.

For someone who is so driven, Ng is also extremely friendly and informal. He describes himself as curious, persistent and a perfectionist, and it is soon clear how those characteristics have shaped his life.

“I am nerdy, stubborn and highly attentive to detail. I need all of those traits to do what I do,” he says.

Ng is well-known locally for his As I See It blog and the book which followed, A Hong Kong State of Mind. He also sings in a group which performs live and takes on the occasional interior design project.

After doing a first degree in engineering and business, Ng went into investment banking until a family member inspired him to switch to law instead. And finding a JD course combined with an MBA gave him the chance to try two paths at the same time.

“The MBA came in an easy format,” he says. “I didn’t have to take two years out of a law career to do it.”

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