Career

Personal Details

• Name:Dr. Johnny Sei-Hoe Hon
• Date of Birth:22nd December 1971
• Father: Hon Tak Sun (07/10/1929 – 25/11/2021)
• Mother: Wong Ling, Betty
• Sibling:Stephen Sai-Lun Hon
• Children:Cecilia Yan-Tung Hon (Daughter)
  Jacqueline Yan-Ching Hon (Daughter)
  Rachel Yan-Ling Hon (Daughter)
  Sabrina Yan-Yiu Hon (Daughter)
  Christopher Chuen-Shing Hon (Son)

Educational Details

• St. Paul’s Co-educational College A.M. Primary School (Hong Kong) – 1978/84
• St. Paul’s Co-educational College (Hong Kong) – 1984/85
• Uppingham School (United Kingdom) – 1985/90
• B.Sc. (2nd Class Honours: Upper Division), Biomedical Science, King’s College London, University of London (United Kingdom) – 1990/93
• Ph.D. Psychiatry, Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) – 1993/98
• M.A. Korean Studies, The School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London (United Kingdom) – 2004/05
• Harvard Business School (Executive Education): Private Equity & Venture Capital Program (USA) – 2006
• Harvard Business School (Executive Education): Owner/President Management (OPM 37) Program (USA) – 2006/08
• Honorary Doctor of Economics of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2007
• Peking University: Certificate of Chinese Affairs (PRC) – 2007
• The Party School of the CPC Central Committee: Chinese Affairs Study Program (PRC) – 2008
• China National School of Administration: Hong Kong Youth Leaders Chinese Affairs Study Program Certificate (PRC) – 2008
• Zhejiang Academy of Chinese Culture: Hong Kong and Macau Leaders Chinese Affairs Study Program Certificate (PRC) – 2010
• The Academy of Chinese Culture: Hong Kong CPPCC Provincial Committee Members Chinese Affairs Study Program Certificate (PRC) – 2011
• Honorary Doctorate of Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences (Armenia) – 2015
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Certificate): MIT Fintech: Future Commerce online course (USA) – 2016/17
• Leonard N. Stern School of Business – New York University (Certificate of Achievement): FinTech for Executives: Understanding and Managing Innovation in Financial Technology Executive Education Program (USA) – 2018
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management (Executive Education Certificate): Applied Neuroscience: Unleashing Brain Power for You and Your People (USA) – 2021
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – The MIT Media Lab (Certificate): Cryptocurrency online course (USA) – 2021
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management (Executive Education Certificate): Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application (USA) – 2021
• M.BuddhStud. (Pass with Distinction), Master of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – 2020/22

Government Appointments

• Commercial Representative for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Hong Kong and Singapore – 2002
• Ambassador-at-Large of the Comoros for Economic Affairs and International Investments (Union of the Comoros) – 2003-07
• Commercial Attaché for Anjouan (Union of the Comoros) in the United Kingdom – 2003-07
• Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for International Trade and Investment (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – 2006-15
• Honorary Consul of Grenada in Hong Kong – 2006-13; 2017
• Ambassador-at-Large for Grenada – 2006
• Economic Adviser, People’s Government of Jilin Province (PRC) – 2008
• Economic Adviser, People’s Government of Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province (PRC) – 2010
• Member, 10th Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2011/12
• Member, 5th Yunfu Municipal Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2012/16
• Adviser to the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia – 2012
• Member, 11th Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2013/17
• Member, 6th Yunfu Municipal Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2017-18
• Member, 12th Heilongjiang Provincial Standing Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2018/22
• Member, 13th Heilongjiang Provincial Standing Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (PRC) – 2023/27

Public Services – Major Appointments

• Standing Committee Member of the Jilin Youth Federation (PRC) – 2008-12
• Chairman, International Kim Il Sung Foundation (DPR Korea) – 2008-12
• Vice-President, Changchun Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2008
• Standing Committee Member of the Sichuan Youth Federation (PRC) – 2009-19
• Executive Committee Member, Xi’an Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2009
• Standing Committee Member of the Qinghai Youth Federation (PRC) – 2010-14
• President, Rotary E-Club of District 3450 (Hong Kong) – 2010/11
• Vice-President, Heilongjiang Chinese Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2010-15
• Joint Chairman, Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation (DPR Korea) – 2012
• Committee Member, Zhejiang Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2012-17
• Chairman of the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon (Hong Kong) – 2013/14
• Vice-President, Liaoning Chinese Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2013
• Honorary President, Yunfu Chinese Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2013
• Honorary President of the Friendship Liaison Association of the CPPCC Hong Kong Members of Yunfu City (PRC/Hong Kong) – 2016
• Chairman, Southern District Fire Safety Ambassador Honorary Presidents’ Association (Hong Kong) – 2016/18
• Vice Chairman, New People’s Party (Hong Kong) – 2019
• President, Association for the Promotion of Hong Kong Heilongjiang Economy (Hong Kong/PRC) – 2023

Educational Posts

• Fellow of the University of Buckingham (United Kingdom) – 2005
• Guest Professor, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (PRC) – 2006
• Honorary Fellow of the China Oxford Scholarship Fund, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) – 2006
• Senior Adviser, School of Education & Training, Renmin University of China (PRC) – 2006
• Honorary Professor, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2007
• Pfeiffer Fellow, Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) – 2007-11
• Supervisor, Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School (Hong Kong) – 2009-14
• Adviser, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (Russia) – 2010
• Supervisor, Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College (Hong Kong) – 2011-17
• Senior Fellowship of the Social Enterprise Research Academy (Hong Kong) – 2018

Media Projects

• Executive Producer of the film “Protégé”, starring Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo and Anita Yuen, and directed by Derek Yee (Hong Kong) – 2006-07
• Executive Producer of the drama TV series “Da Ren Wu”, starring Nicholas Tse, Angelica Lee and Tamia Liu (PRC) – 2006-07
• Executive Producer of the film “Crazy Lottery”, starring Li Yi Xiang and Ding Liu Yuan, and directed by Gong Ying Tian (PRC) – 2007
• Executive Producer of the drama TV series “As Time Goes By”, starring Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaoqing and Annie Yi (PRC) – 2007-08
• Executive Producer of the film “The Coffin”, starring Karen Mok, Ananda Everingham, Andrew Lin and Aki Shibuya, and directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham (Hong Kong/Thailand) – 2007-08
• Executive Producer of the film “W.”, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Thandie Newton and James Cromwell, and directed by Oliver Stone (USA) – 2008
• Deputy Director of the Editorial Committee of “Go North”, published by Economic Information Agency (Hong Kong) – 2009
• Member of the Editorial Committee of “Kim Jong Il Encyclopaedia”, published by the International Institute of Juche Idea (DPR Korea) – 2010-11
• Associate Producer of the film “Una Noche”, starring Dariel Arrechaga, Anailin de la Rua de la Torre and Javier Nuñez Florian, and directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK/Cuba) – 2006-12
• Executive Producer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Sunset Boulevard”, starring Glenn Close, at the London Coliseum Theatre (United Kingdom) – 2015-16
• Executive Producer of the stage musical “42nd Street” at the Theatre Royal (London), Drury Lane (United Kingdom) – 2016-19
• Executive Producer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Sunset Boulevard”, starring Glenn Close, at the New York Palace Theater (USA) – 2016-17
• Associate Producer of Oliver Cotton’s play “Dessert” at the Southwark Playhouse, London (United Kingdom) – 2017
• Executive Producer of the musical “A Legendary Romance” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts (USA) – 2017
• Executive Producer of documentary “20 years: Youth, reloaded!”, produced by the Youth Work Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR, broadcast on Phoenix TV (Hong Kong) – 2017
• Executive Producer of the film “Fagara”, starring Sammi Cheng, Megan Lai and Li Xiaofeng, directed by Heiward Mak Hei-yan (Hong Kong) – 2017-19
• Executive Producer of the film “Where the Wind Blows”, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Aaron Kwok and directed by Philip Yung (Hong Kong) – 2017-23

Business Career – Past Appointments

• Director, Global Financial Solutions Limited (United Kingdom) – 1997-98
• Director, Global Private Equity Public Limited Company (United Kingdom) – 1998-09
• Private Banker, ABN AMRO Bank (Hong Kong) – 1998-99
• Director, Henyep Investments (UK) Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2000-01
• Director, Centurion Sports Limited (United Kingdom) – 2000-01
• Director, Global Sports (UK) Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2001-04
• Director, Global Jinling Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2002-04
• Director, Global Bank Ltd. (State of Anjouan) – 2002-06
• Director, Global Corporate Management Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2000-07
• Director, Global Properties (Holdings) Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2003-07
• Non-executive Chairman, Oriental City Group plc (United Kingdom) – 2006-07
• Non-executive Director, Silverback Media plc (United Kingdom) – 2006-07
• Non-executive Chairman, KGC Bank (DPR Korea) – 2005-08
• Vice Chairman, Cambridge United Football Club (United Kingdom) – 2006-08
• Executive Chairman, Betex Group plc (United Kingdom) – 2005-08
• Non-executive Director, Central China Goldfields plc (United Kingdom) – 2006-08
• Non-executive Chairman, Global Education Group plc (United Kingdom) – 2005-09
• Executive Chairman, Global Entertainment Group plc (United Kingdom) – 2005-09
• Senior Consultant, Clariden Leu Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2007-10
• Non-executive Director, Creative Financial Technologies plc (United Kingdom) – 2009-10
• Executive Chairman, Canton Property Investment Ltd. (BVI) – 2009-11
• Senior Consultant, Pearl Oriental Oil Limited (Hong Kong) – 2011-16
• Senior Consultant, Spyker N.V. (Netherlands) – 2014-17
• Executive Chairman, Gate Ventures plc (United Kingdom) – 2015-17
• Director, Infinity Creative Media Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2015-17
• Executive Chairman, Gate Reality Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2016-17
• Advisory Board Member, Rise Art Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2016-17
• Senior Consultant, Broad Homes Industrial International Co. Limited (Hong Kong) – 2014-18
• Vice Chairman, Sotheby’s International Realty‎ (United Kingdom) – 2014-18
• President, SportsSideKick Limited (United Kingdom) – 2017-18
• Non-executive Director, Rise Art Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2017-18
• Senior Consultant, MX Oil plc (United Kingdom) – 2016-18
• Co-Chairman, Mann Bioinvest Limited (Isle of Man) – 2016-20
• Executive Chairman, Global Group International Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) – 2008-20
• Executive Chairman, Global Group Films Limited (Hong Kong) – 2015-20
• Executive Chairman, Global Group Entertainment Limited (Hong Kong) – 2015-20
• Executive Chairman, Global Group Sports Investment Limited (Hong Kong) – 2017-20
• Non-Executive Chairman and Director, Global Group Securities Limited (Hong Kong) – 2018-22
• Executive Chairman, SD Block plc (United Kingdom) – 2021-23

Business Career – Current Appointments

• Executive Chairman, Global Group Capital Management Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2009
• Founder Chairman, Hon & Co Holdings Limited (Seychelles) – 2015
• Executive Chairman, Global Group Capital Finance Limited (Hong Kong) – 2015
• Contributing Editor, LUX Magazine (United Kingdom) – 2019
• Executive Chairman, Global Group Racing Limited (United Kingdom) – 2019
• Executive Chairman, Hon & Co Management Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020
• Executive Chairman, Hon & Co Health & Well-being Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020
• Executive Chairman, Hon & Co Consulting Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020 
• Executive Chairman, Hon & Co Property Holdings (UK) Limited (United Kingdom) – 2020
• Chairman Emeritus, Global Group International Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020
• Chairman Emeritus, Global Group Films Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020
• Chairman Emeritus, Global Group Entertainment Limited (Hong Kong) – 2020