In 1985, along with business partner Roy Chung Chi-ping, he founded Techtronic Industries in Hong Kong, which had six employees and focused on producing rechargeable battery packs in hand tools.
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, the CEO of the Jockey Club, which in addition to its gambling business also runs horse-racing and entertainment facilities for its 23, 000 members and the public, spoke with Te-Ping Chen about the challenges of running a sprawling Hong Kong institution.