Dr. Alex FONG
Management and Strategy

Adjunct Associate Professor


Academic Qualifications
PhD in Philosophy and Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong
DBA in Organizational Behavior, City University of Hong Kong
MSc in Global Finance, New York University/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
MTech in Global Logistics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BSocSc.in Economics and Business, The University of Hong Kong
Professional Affiliations
Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Directors
Executive Program, “The Prince of Wales Business and Sustainability Program”, Cambridge University
Executive program, “The Oxford-HKU Senior Executive Program in Corporate Leadership”, Oxford University and University of Hong Kong
Executive Program, “Leadership Enhancement Advancement Program”, Harvard University
Professional Fellow Program, Columbia University
Administrative Development Program, Oxford University
Biography
Dr. Fong’s first encounter with HKU culminated in his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business. At that time, the Economics and Business stream was still part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. After graduation, Dr. Fong followed a career path in the public service as an Administrative Officer in the HKSAR Government.
Dr. Fong’s second encounter with HKU took place when the Faculty of Social Sciences invited him to deliver a speech as a distinguished alumni at the 40th anniversary of the faculty on the topic of “On Becoming a Global Citizen.” At that time, it was the beginning of his switch to a career path in the private sector, first as the CEO of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, then as owner/entrepreneur in two electronics manufacturing businesses and as an independent non-executive director in several companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Dr. Fong is now venturing into his third encounter with HKU. This time with a new mission – to take up teaching and research activities in HKU Business School as an adjunct associate professor.
Dr. Fong is a scholar-practitioner. As a believer in life-long learning, he has continued to pursue scholastic research and teaching activities alongside his career pursuits. His scholastic journey covers both empirical science and the humanistic studies and he adopts a multi-disciplinary approach in his research and teaching activities. In his DBA research, he developed a 2P3C Model to understand the sustainability of corporate human capital competitiveness. In his PhD research, he created a set of tools comprising differentiators, integrators and connectors to help us understand the patterns of self–others interaction experience among stakeholders. They can be deployed by CEOs to support oneness as an enterprise governance approach focusing on responsible leadership, enterprise well-being, and enterprise sustainability. You can learn more about Dr. Fong’s research and coaching activities at http://www.tapping-point.com.
Having worked, studied, and lived in multiple places like New York City, Tokyo, London, Cambridge, Oxford, Beijing, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Singapore, he looks forward to tapping into his broad intellectual, sectoral and geographic experience to create an encounter of a different kind as he takes up this new venture at HKU Business School.
Current leadership positions in private sector
Director and owner, GRE Manufacturing Electronics Limited
Director and owner, GRE Alpha Electronics Limited
Independent Non-Executive Director Hutchison Port Holdings Limited
Independent Non-Executive Director, Tom Group Limited
Independent Non-Executive Director, Glory Mark (Hi-Tech) Holdings Limited
Independent Non-Executive, Director Hong Kong Electric Investment Limited
Past leadership positions in public and private sector
Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Chief Representative, Hong Kong and China, Empire State Development, New York State, USA
Administrative Officer in the Hong Kong SAR Government, as
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Deputy Secretary, Economic Services
Deputy Secretary, Security
Deputy Secretary, Transport
Principal Hong Kong Trade and Economic Representative (Tokyo)
Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (New York)
District Officer, Kowloon City
Principal Assistant Secretary, various Bureaus
Assistant Secretary, various Bureaus
Teaching
Global Management
Economic Transformation of China
Management of Public Finance
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Human Resource Management
Project Management
Business Consultancy
Research Interest
Oneness
Enterprise Governance
Enterprise Well-being
Enterprise Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Business strategy
Leadership
Organizational behavior
Human Resource competitiveness
Selected Publications
Conference papers
“Global Leadership under oneness: Connecting the Parts and the Wholes through Consciousness.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Consciousness-Based Leadership and Management, Ohio, USA (2021)
“Oneness and Responsible Leadership.” Paper presented at Academy of Management (AOM) Specialized Conference on Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies, Bled, Slovenia (2019)
“The Oneness of Social Entrepreneurship.” Paper presented at International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Family Business Mumbai, India (2018)
Book chapters
Book chapter in the Springer Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership (forthcoming)
Book chapter in the Routledge Research Companion to Business with a Conscience (forthcoming)
Service to the University/Community
Chief Strategist, Hong Kong Philosophical Practitioners Association
Past President, Hong Kong Association in Atlanta
Past advisor, Active Aging Institute, Hong Kong Poly University
Past senior advisor, China International Chamber of Commerce, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Guangzhou Council, Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce
Past advisor, Nantong City Government, China
Past advisor, Wuxi Business Association
Past member, SFC Dual Filing Advisory Group, Securities Future Commission
Past member. Business Facilitation Committee, Hong Kong SAR Government
Past secretary, Hong Kong Port and Maritime Board
Past secretary, Hong Kong Logistics Development Council