Hip Shing Hong managing director David Fong set sights on growth opportunities
Third-generation manager looking at ways to use technology
How can property firm Hip Shing Hong be relevant in the city’s growing property industry and in a rapidly changing world ? It is a question that David Fong Man-hung, the third-generation managing director of the unlisted, family controlled business, has always asked himself .
In 2009, Fong took over the managerial role from his father Fong Yun-wah, who established Hip Shing Hong with his own father, Fong Shu-chuen, 68 years ago.
Since taking over the reins, he’s been eyeing opportunities to keep the company growing.
How will the company move forward in line with the changing world?
The world is changing due to technology. As our company is a property firm, we will stay around property business. But how can we add technology to improve services to tenants? That is what we have been looking into. We are studying air conditioning systems, that involves how to enhance environmental protection and improve health quality in the office building. If the system can help fewer staff of our tenants to take sick leave, tenants will enhance productivity.
We cannot just sit there and provide a nice building to tenants.