Helmut Sohmen (born 10 December 1939 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian lawyer and businessman in Hong Kong.
After periods working in Bermuda (1974) and London (1977), in 1981 he finally settled in Hong Kong.
[3] In 1967, Sohmen married Anna Pui Hing Pao, whom he had met while studying in Canada.
The Foundation promotes economic research and aims to get involved in important public policy debates.
For this purpose it initiated its own star-studded annual international symposia and lectures at universities where Egon Sohmen formerly worked.
With the aim of enabling young Austrians to have their first contacts with the Asian region, in 1991 Sohmen set up the Sohmen-Far East Foundation (SFEF).
Qualified scholarship recipients through these grants have the opportunity to expand their horizons and to establish business contacts.