Mr Philip Kung, Head of Business & Professional Services, Invest Hong Kong Government of HKSAR

Mr Philip Kung, Head of Business & Professional Services, Invest Hong Kong Government of HKSAR

Mr Philip Kung,
Head of Business & Professional Services, Invest Hong Kong Government of HKSAR

Mr Philip Kung has been with Invest Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government department established to help attract and retain foreign direct investment, as the Head of Business & Professional Services since January 2001. Prior to that, he has held several high-level positions in private consultancy firms, the Hong Kong Tourism Association and has worked for the Jamaican Government's Investment Promotion Board in Asia as Assistant Director for over five years. Mr Kung also is an entrepreneur having established and operated his own businesses in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Brazil.

He holds degrees of MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Calgary, Canada.

He reads, writes and speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese; in addition, he speaks Portuguese.