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The winning formula in an Elite Sports Team always begins with exceptional leaders, excellent Talent-athletes, and KickAss team chemistry. On the left, Stephen (holding the selfie phone) is joined by our Network and Technology team; on the right, Sophia (seated right) is joined by some of her teammates.
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Dear Friends of HKBN
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Welcome Sophia and Stephen to our Elite Sports Team
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At HKBN, we are an Elite Sports Team rather than a Family. As an Elite Sports Team we offer conditional love based on performance, whereas in a Family unconditional love is offered based on birth right. We exit the bottom 5% of our salary base for the lowest performers each year, so that we can focus on enhancing the top 95%. We’d rather focus our limited resources on upgrading B Talents to A+ performers than turning around D grade players to C grade. With regards to our culture, we want people to either “love us or hate us; just don’t be indifferent”. If you are passionate about our Core Purpose of “Make our Home a Better Place to Live”, then come join our Elite Sports Team; otherwise, please find a better match elsewhere.
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Based on the above, we are pleased to welcome elite athletes Sophia and Stephen into our HKBN Elite Sport Team.
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“HKBN has amazingly great Talents, an inspiring culture, and a clear purpose. I look forward to contributing as a member of this silo-less and passionate Elite Sports Team, enabling changes which can create even greater value, benefit our communities and do well together.”
Sophia Yap, Co-Owner to-be and General Counsel
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“I love HKBN’s culture of rewarding performance and purpose. It means I’m joining a team that’s driven, hungry and passionate. These Talents will play key roles in our vision to make HKBN’s network and technology best-in-class.”
Stephen Lau, Co-Owner to-be and Deputy Chief Technology Officer
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“As an Elite Sports Team, Talents – more so than just technology – are the driving force behind HKBN’s success. We always aim to attract only the best to join us and generate Purposeful profits together.”
Adele Chu, Co-Owner and Associate Director – Talent & Organisation Development
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Get to know our two newest elite athletes:
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Sophia Yap, Co-Owner to-be and General Counsel
With over 20 years as a leader in corporate legal, compliance and regulatory affairs, Sophia brings a wealth of expertise covering everything from M&As, risk and crisis management, to corporate change and intellectual property. Sophia started her legal career at Baker & McKenzie, before stepping up to serve in various in-house roles at CBRE and GE Healthcare, including as Asia Pacific General Counsel and Deputy Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, overseeing matters covering 60+ countries.
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Stephen Lau, Co-Owner to-be and Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Bringing nearly 30 years of ICT experiences, Stephen has done it all – from paging to the latest in cloud-based 5G – as an engineer and technology leader working for key players like Motorola, SmarTone, Huawei and China Mobile. As Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Stephen’s vision is focused on maintaining and enhancing HKBN’s position as a world-class leader in technology and network infrastructure.
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Want to see how elite new athletes get initiated HKBN style? Check out our photos below (note: we strictly adhered to all government COVID-related safety and social distancing requirements)
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Sophia and her husband Nick, getting certified at our off-the-cuff HKBN School of Life Appreciation dinner.
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Putting our best foot forward... which ones are Sophia's and Stephen's foot?
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Getting together in casual, relaxed settings help our senior management team break down silos and build chemistry. (Pictured right) Stephen and his wife Lisa, enjoy meeting fellow HKBN Elite Athletes.
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Sophia, first morning in the office with her team.
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Bomber jackets, check. Ray Bans, check. All dressed for the occasion, Sophia joined 500 HKBN guests last week at our fun private screening of Top Gun: Maverick.
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