Southeast Asian digital wealth manager StashAway announced that John Tsang Chun-wah, Hong Kong’s former Financial Secretary, has joined its advisory committee.

Tsang was the longest-serving Financial Secretary as he held the role from 2007 until 2017.

Tsang brings a wealth of expertise that will benefit both clients and the brand as he has more than three decades of experience working in Hong Kong’s civil service sector across the government offices of trade, commerce, housing, industry, technology, and finance.

During his years as Financial Secretary for the HKSAR, Hong Kong’s economy grew at a stable rate, with the government recording surpluses every year.

StashAway said in a statement that as its advisor, Tsang will provide a “dependable voice to the public when it comes to investing, having consistently been a strong advocate of education”.

Tsang said,

“Currently, there’s a lack of sensible investment options in Hong Kong, and not enough people are taking charge of their personal finances. StashAway is helping people in Hong Kong build long-term wealth while making it easy to learn about personal finances and investing.

 

I’m closely aligned to the company’s mission and am proud to be part of this journey.”

Stephanie Leung, Head of StashAway Hong Kong and Group Deputy CIO said,

“Mr. John Tsang truly understands the public – from their concerns about their everyday finances through to investing towards their retirement.

 

With him joining our advisory committee, he brings us closer to empowering more people to achieve long-term wealth.”

Tsang added that he will be giving away part of his Choi Yeah NFT collection to new StashAway clients who make an investment of at least $50,000 HKD in their first deposit.