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A man of vision and action, King Wai Group (KWG) Vice Chairman Antonio Chan has successfully transformed KWG from a regional company into a global conglomerate with businesses spanning across the financial and property sectors. He believes running a modern enterprise is no longer just about growth and profit, but also a mission to achieve a greater good to social justice and value (by giving precedence to those least advantaged), and to many others in between.

From an early age, Antonio was an extraordinarily driven person who dare to push the limits. Growing up between oriental and western cultures was indeed a creative blessing. But inspiration wasn’t just enough for him to leave his comfort zone and venture into unknown waters. He was nestled in his successful career attributed to seizing the opportunities that disrupting presents and leveraging hard times into greater success through out-innovating and out-thinking everyone around him.

At that exact moment, he knew exactly what he could do to make a real difference.

At the beginning of his career, with only seven comrades and one dog, he grilled through all the available means with limited funding to start up a business in an unfavorable territory. Antonio saw a different opportunity in elevating property development to a new level through adapting environmental-friendly initiatives. And the adventure paid off. Not only the slump of land became the Group’s flagship real estate mega-project in China, it also won KWG the first China Low Carbon Building Award through the eco-innovation.

Antonio ventured into a new country with no friends, no family, no connections to lean on. He started a local KWG real estate business in Thailand which was subsequently listed on the Thai stock exchange in 2016. In 2018, he founded King Wai Insurance (KWI) offering insurance coverages and professional risk management services.

Antonio is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs not because his success came from a fortune of ventures he engaged. He also commits to various public roles, especially in education and social development. He has not only taught in some most renowned universities and institution of learning, but also making many donations to education and community welfare on behalf of the group. For example, a 30 million USD donation to set up “The Bauhinia Valley Innovation and Development Centre” in 12 universities in the Chinese mainland. He also set up a scholarships fund for Thai students to further study in the universities in Hong Kong. He was the main contributor and initiator of the “Jie Qing World Record Martial Arts Activity” which broke the world record of having over 500 students performing martial arts in a synchronised manner to promote the Chinese traditional culture. Antonio also sponsored and supported First Global University Film Awards (GUFA) in 2019, an exchange program for film participants from over 100 different countries.