Johnny Hon
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Johnny Sei-Hoe Hon is a Hong Kong born international businessman and founder of the Global Group.

Hon set up the Global Group of Companies after gaining expertise in financial planning, lending, portfolio management, tax structuring and trust formation at ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis...

 Bank in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Hon is a qualified financial adviser and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is a City of London-based professional body for those who work in the financial and investment industry....

. As Chairman of Global Group International Holdings Ltd., the business has continued to evolve and grow under his visionary leadership. In just ten years, Hon has built up an international conglomerate, with diverse interests ranging over banking, property development, financial services, education, media, entertainment and leisure, sports, gaming, telecoms, mining and biotechnology. He has helped numerous companies and individuals to raise funding and has been particularly active in assisting a growing number of Chinese companies to list on the London markets. In addition to building the Global Group of companies, Hon has also pursued a wide range of charitable, diplomatic and political interests.

Early Life and Family

Hon was born in Hong Kong on 22 December 1971 to his parents Hon Tak Sun (Father) and Wong Ling, Betty (Mother). He is the eldest of two sons. In 1985, at the age of thirteen, Hon moved to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 to study at Uppingham School
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...

. He graduated from King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...

 in 1993, and was awarded a place at Hughes Hall
Hughes Hall, Cambridge
Hughes Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It is often informally called Hughes, and is the oldest of the four Cambridge colleges which admit only mature students...

 at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

 where he obtained a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 degree in Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...

. He also holds postgraduate qualifications from the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...

 at London University and from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

, as well as being a guest Professor at a number of well-known Chinese universities.

Hon is married to Selina Lok-Yee Hon (23rd July 2005) and has one daughter, Cecilia Yan-Tung Hon.

Career

After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Psychiatry, Hon felt his impact on people and the community would be greatly enhanced if he channeled his expertise as a businessman. It was then that he made the decision to return to Hong Kong to join the private banking
Private banking
Private banking is banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks to private individuals investing sizable assets. The term "private" refers to the customer service being rendered on a more personal basis than in mass-market retail banking, usually via dedicated bank advisers...

 division of ABN AMRO Bank, where he gained further experience in a range of financial services. In 2001, Hon began constructing what is now Global Group International Holdings Ltd., a multinational company
Multinational corporation
A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...

 with diverse interests ranging over banking, property development, financial services, education, media, entertainment and leisure, sports, gaming, telecoms, mining and biotechnology.

Public Life



Whilst building the Global Group of companies from scratch, Hon has also managed to pursue a wide range of charitable, diplomatic and political interests.

Politics

Hon is the Ambassador-at-Large
Ambassador-at-large
An ambassador-at-large is a Diplomat of the highest rank or a Minister who is accredited to represent his country internationally.Unlike an ambassador-in-residence who is usually limited to a country and/or embassy, the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually neighboring...

 and Honorary Consul of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

 in Hong Kong and holds official positions with four governments. Besides, he is often consulted by Presidents, Prime Ministers and other state leaders who value his advice and insights.

Government Appointments

  • Commercial Representative for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

     in Hong Kong and Singapore – 2002
  • Ambassador-at-Large of the Comoros
    Comoros
    The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...

     for Economic Affairs and International Investments (Union of the Comoros) – 2003-07
  • Commercial Attaché
    Attaché
    Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...

     for Anjouan
    Anjouan
    Anjouan is an autonomous island, part of the Union of Comoros. The island is located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mutsamudu and its population as of 2006 is about 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 sq. kilometers Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous island,...

     (Union of the Comoros) in the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     – 2003-07
  • Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for International Trade and Investment (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – 2006
  • Honorary Consul of Grenada
    Grenada
    Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

     in Hong Kong – 2006
  • Ambassador-at-Large for Grenada – 2006
  • Economic Adviser, People’s Government of Jilin Province (PRC) – 2008
  • Economic Adviser, People's Government of Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province (PRC) – 2010
  • Member, 10th Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
    Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
    The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...

     (PRC) – 2011

Major Public Achievements

  • Standing Committee Member of the Jilin Youth Federation (PRC) – 2008
  • Vice-President, Changchun Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2008
  • Standing Committee Member of the Sichuan Youth Federation (PRC) – 2009
  • Executive Committee Member, Xi’an Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2009
  • Standing Committee Member of the Qinghai Youth Federation (PRC) – 2010
  • Committee Member, Zhejiang Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2010
  • President, Rotary E-Club
    Rotary International
    Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...

     of District 3450 (Hong Kong) – 2010/11
  • Vice-President, Heilongjiang
    Heilongjiang
    For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...

     Chinese Overseas Friendship Association (PRC) – 2010

Community

Hon is a Patron
Patrón
Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...

 of educational funds and scholarships involving Oxford, Cambridge and Peking Universities
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...

, designed to provide the best possible educational opportunities for Chinese and Korean students. He is a Fellow and Benefactor of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....

, a Founder
Founder
Founder may refer to:* the starter of a private or public company, see Entrepreneur* 'Founder', a hoof ailment. See Laminitis#Founder* Founder , management status for Internet Relay Chat...

 Benefactor of Asia House
Asia House
Asia House, is a non-profit, non-political Pan-Asian organisation in the UK. It was founded in 1996 by a small group led by Sir Peter Wakefield, a former diplomat who died aged 89 in December 2010...

 and is involved in a great variety of philanthropic and political activities both within the Chinese community and further afield. He is a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...

 and serves on the committees of numerous Hong Kong charities.

Media and Entertainment



Hon regards film and media not only as an area of personal interest but also as one of his key business components. As Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...

 for film projects coming out of America, Hong Kong, China and Thailand, he has worked with leading directors such as Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...

, Derek Yee
Derek Yee
Derek Yee Tung-sing , born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity...

 and Gong Ying Tian. In addition to film projects, Hon has also established a cinema company and has since acquired a multi-screen cinema in Harbin, China with a string of additional projects planned throughout mainland China.

Media Projects

  • Executive Producer of the film Protégé, starring Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...

    , Daniel Wu
    Daniel Wu
    Daniel Yin-Cho Wu is a Hong Kong actor, director and producer. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 40 films. Wu has been called "the young Andy Lau," and is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese-language film industry.-Early life:Wu was born in...

    , Louis Koo
    Louis Koo
    Louis Koo is a Hong Kong actor. He was once a notable local television series actor, winning TVB's Best Actor award in 1999 for Detective Investigation Files IV. In recent years, he has focused on film...

     and Anita Yuen
    Anita Yuen
    Anita Yuen Wing-yi is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She was the winner of the 1990 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.-Pageant career:At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During the semifinals on August...

    , and directed by Derek Yee
    Derek Yee
    Derek Yee Tung-sing , born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity...

     (Hong Kong) – 2006-07
  • Executive Producer of the drama TV series Da Ren Wu, starring Nicholas Tse
    Nicholas Tse
    Nicholas Tse is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and musician, and son of actor Patrick Tse. He is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group...

    , Angelica Lee
    Angelica Lee
    Angelica Lee Sin-Jie is a Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Lee starred in The Eye, the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress...

     and Tamia Liu (PRC) – 2006-07
  • Executive Producer of the film Crazy Lottery, starring Li Yi Xiang and Ding Liu Yuan, and directed by Gong Ying Tian (PRC) – 2007
  • Executive Producer of the drama TV series As Time Goes By
    As Time Goes By
    As Time Goes By is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years....

    , starring Jiang Wen
    Jiang Wen
    Jiang Wen is a Chinese film actor and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "sixth generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum...

    , Liu Xiaoqing
    Liu Xiaoqing
    Liu Xiaoqing is a first-class actress of China. She is also a businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s.-Position:the First-class Actress of people's Republic of China...

     and Annie Yi (PRC) – 2007-08
  • Executive Producer of the film The Coffin
    The Coffin (film)
    The Coffin is a South Korean/Thai/Singapore horror film starring Ananda Everingham and Karen Mok.- Synopsis :A young man named Chris and several years later a woman undergo a Thai ritual of lying in a coffin, which is supposed to ensure long life and rid people of their bad luck. The ritual is also...

    , starring Karen Mok
    Karen Mok
    Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...

    , Ananda Everingham
    Ananda Everingham
    Ananda Everingham is a Laotian-Australian film actor who was born in Thailand. Working primarily in Thai films, he is best known for his lead role in the 2004 horror film, Shutter.-Biography:...

    , Andrew Lin and Aki Shibuya, and directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham
    Ekachai Uekrongtham
    Ekachai Uekrongtham is a Thai theatre and film director. Based in Singapore, Ekachai is the founding artistic director of ACTION Theatre, a Singapore professional theatre company....

     (Hong Kong/Thailand) – 2008
  • Executive Producer of the film W.
    W. (film)
    W. is a 2008 American film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as Bush, with a cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott...

    , starring Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    Josh James Brolin is an American actor. He has acted in theater, film and television roles since 1985, and won acting awards for his roles in the films W., No Country for Old Men, Milk and True Grit.-Early life:...

    , Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell , known professionally as Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks had her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy...

    , Thandie Newton
    Thandie Newton
    Thandiwe Nashita "Thandie" Newton is a British actress. She has appeared in a number of British and American films, including The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible II, Crash, Run, Fatboy, Run and W....

     and James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    James Oliver Cromwell is an American film and television actor. Some of his more notable roles are in Babe , for which he earned Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Star Trek: First Contact , L.A...

    , and directed by Oliver Stone
    Oliver Stone
    William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...

     (USA) – 2008
  • Deputy Director of the Editorial Committee of Go North, published by Economic Information Agency (Hong Kong) – 2009
  • Member of the Editorial Committee of "Kim Jong Il Encyclopaedia", published by the International Institute of Juche Idea (DPR Korea) – 2010-11

Appointments and Titles


Business Appointments

  • Founder Chairman, Global Group International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) – 2008
  • Executive Chairman, Global Group Capital Management Ltd. (United Kingdom) – 2009
  • Senior Consultant, Pearl Oriental Innovation Ltd. (Hong Kong) – 2011

Educational Appointments

  • Fellow of the University of Buckingham
    University of Buckingham
    The University of Buckingham is an independent, non-sectarian, research and teaching university located in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Great Ouse. It was originally founded as Buckingham University College in the 1970s and received its Royal Charter from the...

     (United Kingdom) – 2005
  • Guest Professor, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...

     (PRC) – 2006
  • Honorary Fellow of the China Oxford Scholarship Fund, University of Oxford
    University of Oxford
    The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

     (United Kingdom) – 2006
  • Senior Adviser, School of Education & Training, Renmin University of China
    Renmin University of China
    Renmin University of China; RUC, also known as People's University of China , colloquially Renda , is a major research university in Haidian District, Beijing, China. Its campus neighbors those of Peking University and Tsinghua University....

     (PRC) – 2006
  • Honorary Professor, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea – 2007
  • Pfeiffer Fellow, Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge
    Hughes Hall, Cambridge
    Hughes Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It is often informally called Hughes, and is the oldest of the four Cambridge colleges which admit only mature students...

     (United Kingdom) – 2007
  • Adviser, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (Russia) – 2010

Historical Titles

  • The Lordship
    Lord
    Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...

     of Chepstow
    Chepstow
    Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...

    , Monmouthshire
    Monmouthshire
    Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...

     (United Kingdom) – 2004
  • The Barony of Carlingford Castle, County Louth
    County Louth
    County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

    (Ireland) – 2004

Publications

  • Hon, J., Huppert, F.A., Holland, A.J. and Watson, P. (1998) The value of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (Children's Version) in an epidemiological study of adults with Down's syndrome. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37: 15-29

  • Holland, A.J., Hon, J., Huppert, F.A., Stevens, F. and Watson, P. (1998) A population-based study of the prevalence and presentation of dementia in adults with Down's syndrome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 172: 493-498

  • Hon, J., Holland, A.J., Huppert, F.A. and Watson, P. (1999) Neuropsychological assessment of older adults with Down's syndrome: an epidemiological study using the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG). British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 38: 155-165

  • Rubinzstein, D., Hon, J., Stevens, F., Pyrah, L., Tysoe, C., Huppert, F.A., Easton, D.F. and Holland, A.J. (1999) ApoE genotype and risk of dementia in Down's syndrome. Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 88B (4): 344-347

  • Holland, A.J., Hon, J., Huppert, F.A., Stevens, F. and Watson, P. (2000) The incidence and course of dementia in people with Down's syndrome: Findings from a population-based study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44 (2): 138-146

  • Ball, S.L., Holland, A.J., Huppert, F.A., Treppner, P., Watson, P. and Hon, J. (2004) The modified CAMDEX informant interview is a valid and reliable tool for use in the diagnosis of dementia in adults with Down's syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48 (6): 611-620

  • Ball, S.L., Holland, A.J., Hon, J., Huppert, F.A., Treppner, P. and Watson, P. (2006) Personalty and behaviour changes mark the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down’s syndrome: findings from a prospective population-based study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21 (7): 661-673

  • Landt, J., Ball, S.L., Holland, A.J., Hon, J., Owen, A., Treppner, P. and Herbert, J. (2011) Age-Related Changes in Plasma Dehydroepiandrosterone Levels in Adults with Down's Syndrome and the Risk of Dementia. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 23 (5): 450-455

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