Also Director and Executive Director, Shimao China Holdings
Shanghai, Hong Kong
Hui Wing Mau, JP, is an alumnus of the University of South Australia, graduating with a Masters of Business Administration in 2003. He is currently Chairman and Executive Director of Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. and non-Executive Chairman of Shanghai Shimao Co. Ltd.
Mr. Hui founded the Shimao Group in the 1980s, and focused on the development of high-end residential and business properties and luxury hotels. Today, Shimao Group controls two listed companies - Shimao Property (Hong Kong), and Shanghai Shimao (Shanghai). Shimao Group is now the leader in China’s real estate industry; their image is synonymous with quality and its projects showcase the achievements of China’s reform and economic development. Under Mr. Hui’s leadership, Shimao Group has not only changed the landscape of urban China, but also injected new vitality into urban living.
Mr. Hui also sits on the National Committee of the Eleventh Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He also founded the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, acting as President, and sits on Chinese government committees and Chinese business representative bodies, as well as speaking at the World Peace Congress in 2007.
Apart from being a generous donor to charities, education and social welfare establishments, Mr. Hui has always been the first to react to any relief effort for natural disasters. His generous offers during the Sichuan Earthquake made him a stand-out philanthropist. His charitable work has won him many awards, including most recently, the Shanghai Magnolia Award of Honor. Through a trust fund under the Shimao Group, he also regularly provides scholarships to worthy students for studies.