Alan is a key promoter of the Knowledge-based Economy in Hong Kong. At a practical level, he has been driving the Intellectual Capital Centre formation movement in Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou since 2006. The latest output of APICC is the proposed “Beijing-Guangdong-Hong Kong Knowledge Corridor" to be implemented through a link to Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – one of the largest technology commercialization and technology transfer network in the world owned by the European Union.
Alan started his working career as an account executive an international advertising agency. In 1985, he was appointed the general manager of Ogilvy & Mather Direct Singapore. In 1999, Alan i