{"id":23979,"date":"2022-02-15T14:32:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/pslb\/?page_id=23979"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:00:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T08:00:57","slug":"mr-simon-wong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/pslb\/insights\/guru-cases\/mr-simon-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Simon Wong | LH Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-923ca695-fe63-4612-ac79-e2a44fb6d26a\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0cbebb\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Guru Case Series: Mr. Simon Wong (LH Group)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">&#8220;Life is priceless. One million is just the limits of my capabilities.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s Japanese Yakiniku (Japanese meat-BBQ) restaurant chain \u201cGyu-Kaku\u201d rolls out vegetarian menu in response to the prevailing ESG trend? Under COVID-19, the F&amp;B industry is under immense pressure to not only abide by a range of pandemic prevention regulations, but to also meet various requirements for emission and waste reduction. Being the CEO of Gyu-kaku and chairman of the Environmental Campaign Committee, how does Mr. Simon Wong strike a balance between maintaining business operation while protecting the environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The first episode of Guru Cases invites Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at LH Group, Mr. Simon Wong, also nicknamed \u201cKing of Ideas\u201d of the F&amp;B industry and \u201cConscientious Boss\u201d for an in-depth interview. The video portrait will lead you through understanding how Mr. Simon Wong led the group and its F&amp;B brands towards systematic restructuring (Corporate Governance); launching the unprecedented \u201cVaccine Life Insurance\u201d(Workplace Culture); began adopting non-plastic alternatives tableware a step ahead of legal requirements and switching to LED lighting systems and more (Resource Management), to ensure that the company can develop towards a sustainable direction. Mr. Simon Wong will also share his management and personal philosophies, and the success behind LH Group\u2019s company-wide reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-23895388-1a9d-4985-9eec-b9ece6b8d1b4\">(Please see below for detailed question and content list)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u9818\u8896\u8a2a\u8ac7 Guru Case | \u9ec3\u5091\u9f8d\u5148\u751f Mr. Simon Wong\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ov83b9U5I-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Timecode<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Question<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>00:00 &#8211; 03:54<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>03:55 &#8211; 10:24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Corporate Governance<br><\/strong>1\uff09How did you persuade the board of directors to support reforming the company? How did you carry out your responsibility as a son to continue to live the family&#8217;s philosophy?<br>2\uff09What did you learn from the experience of complying with listing regulations? With ESG regulations tightening, will you set up a designated committee to manage related work?<br>3\uff09How do you manage conflicting situations arisen from your multiple identities, e.g. as a F&amp;B representative in government and an entrepreneur with an engineering background?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:25 &#8211; 16:50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Customer-supplier Relationship \/ Workplace Culture<br><\/strong>4\uff09Why did Gyukaku roll out vegetarian menus?<br>5\uff09 How do you normally manage compliments and complaints received on social media?<br>6\uff09You insisted on giving out bonuses even during the pandemic. Is it out of love or responsibility?<br>7\uff09When you launched the unprecedented \u201cVaccine Life Insurance\u201d, what were some of your considerations?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:51 &#8211; 20:40<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Resource Management<br><\/strong>8\uff09The government has announced banning single-use plastic tableware from 2025 onwards. How do you strike a balance between sustainability and operational feasibility?<br>9\uff09Tackling sustainability challenges under the pandemic is very difficult for SMEs. How can they better prepare?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:41 &#8211; 24:00<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Personal Philosophy and Advice to SMEs<br><\/strong>10\uff09How did you enhance the company\u2019s sustainability performance through strengthening value chain collaboration?<br>11\uff09Do you view sustainability as a challenge or opportunity? Have your personal and management philosophy on sustainability influenced the entire industry, or affected the society?<br>12\uff09Could you share your management philosophy and key advice with SME business owners?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guru Case Series: Mr. Simon Wong (LH Group) &#8220;Life is priceless. One million is just the limits of my capabilities.&#8221; Hong Kong&#8217;s Japanese Yakiniku (Japanese meat-BBQ) restaurant chain \u201cGyu-Kaku\u201d rolls out vegetarian menu in response to the prevailing ESG trend? Under COVID-19, the F&amp;B industry is under immense pressure to not only abide by a range of pandemic prevention regulations, but to also meet various requirements for emission and waste reduction. Being the CEO of Gyu-kaku and chairman of the Environmental Campaign Committee, how does Mr. Simon Wong strike a balance between maintaining business operation while protecting the environment? 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