What’s the secret to still being fit enough to work at 95? Ask insurance pro William Woo Shau-kee, who has still got game
Longest-serving general insurer in Hong Kong is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers and the South China Morning Post.
William Woo Shau-kee, the oldest general insurance executive in Hong Kong, has a simple secret on how to stay fit enough to work at age 95: play golf.
“I still play golf at least once a week nowadays,” said the 95-year-old managing director of his majority-owned NIU Insurance Agency.
Not only does he credit the game for keeping him physically and mentally sharp, he says it also has been great for client networking in an insurance career that has spanned 61 years.
“Golf is a good sport that involves a lot of walking and strategies. It keeps your body healthy and keeps you thinking all the time to study what mistakes you made in the game. This keeps your mindset clear,” Woo said in a loud and clear voice in an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post at his office at World Wide House in Central.
“It is a good networking to play as a team with the customers. We teach each other to improve our result. This is a good opportunity to establish trust and relationship with customers,” said Woo, who likes to play at the tree-lined Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling,