Born in 1958, Wong holds a bachelor degree, majoring in mathematics from Soochow University in Taiwan, and an MBA from Emory University, Georgia, USA. In 1999 he received Taiwan's 17th Annual Management of Excellency Award.

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After receiving a bachelor's degree in accounting from Taiwan's Soochow University, Koo went on to New York University for his MBA. He fondly remembers his student days in the Big Apple, where he lived in Brooklyn Heights and would take guests on a ferry ride to Staten Island.

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