Dr Victor Fung Kwok King is Chairman of Prudential Asia and also serves as Chairman of the Li and Fung Group, a leading Hong Kong-based regional trading company. A Hong Kong native he began his career in the Corporate Banking Group of Citibank in New York. After serving as Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School for three years, Dr Fung returned to Hong Kong in 1974 to join Li and Fung where he spent six years as the Group’s Managing Director. In 1986 he and three partners co-founded Prudential Asia, the Asian investment and merchant banking arm of the Prudential Insurance Company of America. In 1991 Dr Fung was appointed Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He is a member of the Hong Kong Government Judicial Services Commission and Director of Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. In 1993, Dr Fung was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his commitment to public service. He has also been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and made a Belgian Officer in the Order of the Crown. He holds a BA and MA degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University.
In recognition of his services to the economy of Hong Kong, the University has resolved to confer upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa.
