Allan Zeman

Allan Zeman GBM GBS JP (Chinese: 盛智文; born 18 July 1949) is a Hong Kong business magnate.

Allan Zeman was born into a Jewish[1] family in Regensburg, West Germany, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where his mother worked in a hospital.

[4] Meanwhile, as chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Concepts Holdings Ltd., he controls a number of restaurants in Lan Kwai Fong including Aria Italian, BACI Pizza & Trattoria, Porterhouse Seafood & Steak, FUMI, Kyoto Joe and Tokio Joe In July 2003,[8] Zeman was appointed as chairman of Ocean Park Hong Kong by the city's Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa.

At the time, the park's business was threatened by the incoming Hong Kong Disneyland, the SARS epidemic, and the city's low tourism numbers.

[9][10] Zeman was personally involved in the park's promotion, for which he frequently put on costumes like pumpkins and jellyfish, and once did a helicopter landing dressed as an Eskimo.

He believes that the decision was due to a government guideline that limited positions on statutory bodies to six-year terms.

In February 2007, he was named "Stylemaker of the Year" by Style Magazine (published by the South China Morning Post).

[13] Zeman is chairman of Mesco Shipyard Ltd (shipbuilding) and DKA Ltd (public relations), and a director of Wynn Resorts.

[14] He is a non-executive director of Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd.[15][16] He supported Regina Ip, the former Secretary for Security in the 2007 LegCo by-election in the Hong Kong Island constituency.

[17] In 2017, he gave his support to Carrie Lam, who announced on 12 January 2017 that she would run for the Chief Executive role in Hong Kong,[18] which position she gained in March 2017.

"[25] A month later in December 2022, Zeman said that COVID-19 restrictions should be loosened, "I'm hoping that the government will really understand now that China has changed, it's time for Hong Kong to follow.

In addition, in September 2008,[citation needed] Zeman renounced his Canadian citizenship and became a naturalised citizen of the People's Republic of China,[29] as he said he has lived and worked in Hong Kong for 38 years and has always considered it to be his home.

Zeman at Ocean Park in 2009