HING CHAO

Executive Chairman

Hing Chao is the Chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport, Co-founder and Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping, and a member of the Global Maritime Forum Advisory Council. In driving international and regional industry collaboration, Hing is the Chairman of Bureau Veritas Global Marine and Offshore Advisory Council and Chairman of RINA’s Asia Decarbonisation Committee. He is also a founder and convenor of the Greater Bay Maritime Forum and was appointed a committee member of the Consultative Committee on Guangdong-Hong Kong Co-operation (Guanghzhou Nansha). In addition, Hing is a trustee of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Honorary President of Institute of Seatransport, the Chairman of Port Welfare Committee of the Marine Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and a member of The Hong Kong Committee of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
On driving social impact, Hing steers corporate-school partnership programme to nurture future multidisciplinary maritime talents in Liaoning province, Shandong province, Shanghai and Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen and Guangzhou). He is also a member of the Maritime Services Training Board of the Vocational and Training Council in Hong Kong.