Hong Kong Chapter Board Members

Practice focus

Jeremy is a senior lawyer in the Hong Kong office with over 10 years of experience advising REITs on their formation, acquisitions, disposals, equity/debt capital raising exercises and liability management exercises. He has worked on almost all of Hong Kong's largest REIT transactions, and has been recognised by Legal 500 as a "Next Generation Partner" for investment funds, as well as recommended in the area of REITs.

Professional affiliations

• Jeremy is a member of The Law Institute of Victoria.

Education and admission
Jeremy graduated from the University of Melbourne with an LL.B. (Hons)
and a B.Com. He is admitted as a solicitor in Australia.

Sarah Cooper is Managing Director & Global Head of Real Estate Equity Sales at BofA Securities, based in Hong Kong. She is a member of the BofA Hong Kong Leadership team, and Chairman of the Hong Kong Philanthropy committee.

Sarah works closely with both the research & banking side of BofA. She has worked on transactions from markets as diverse as Russia, China, India & Indonesia, as well as being active in traditional developed markets (notably Australia, UK, Germany, Singapore, USA, HK & Japan). Sarah was a top ranked property analyst in Australia, before moving to London and
then Hong Kong where she has lived for 10 years.

Sarah is ranked the #1 property specialist sales person in II & is a trusted advisor of both global & local real estate investors. Sarah is a Global Trustee for the Urban Land institute, and on the Board of the HK chapter of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association. She is the Chairman of BofA’s HK Philanthropy committee, & was previously Co-Chair of the Asian GBAM Women’s Leadership Council. She completed the Taupo Ironman in 2001, coaches mini rugby & Auskicks, & is passionate about family, travel, & cutting the volume of emails at BofA. She has been at the firm for 20 years.

Ms. Chiu is the Chief Executive Officer of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, as manager of Fortune REIT, since February 2015. She is responsible for the overall performance and direction of Fortune REIT.

Ms. Chiu holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Economics and Finance, a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance, a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law. She is also a solicitor of the High Court of the HKSAR, a CFA Charterholder, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Edmund Ho has had 30 years of investment and corporate banking experience before retiring from Standard Chartered Bank as Head of Real Estate, Greater China. He previously worked in several globally investment banks including Citibank, JP Morgan and Jardine Fleming. Edmund is currently serving as a Director of the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) Hong Kong Chapter Board, a professional organisation that strives to be the leading advocate for the real assets sector in Asia Pacific.  Edmund has an Engineering Physics Bachelor Degree from Queen’s University in Canada and an MBA degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Ms Chan oversees asset investment of Link, covering Asia. She is one of the responsible officers of LAML (manager of Link) for the purposes of the SFO. Ms CHAN has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and fund management industry. Prior to joining LAML, Ms Chan held management positions in Harvest Capital Partners, ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) and Hutchison Whampoa Properties. Ms Chan has extensive experience in direct asset investment, debt and equity investment and financing, asset management, REIT and PERE funds set up and management. Ms Chan holds a BSc (Surveying) degree from HKU and a MSC (Global Finance) degree jointly conferred by the NYU Stern School of Business and HKUST School of Business and Management. She is a qualified General Practice Surveyor and a member of HKIS and RICS. She is also a HK Advisory Board member to RICS.

Ms Christina Hau is the Chief Executive Officer of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust, overseeing its  strategic development, asset management, asset enhancement and investment opportunities. Ms Hau is a Registered Architect in Hong Kong with over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, covering design, planning, project management and asset management of renowned world-class commercial complexes. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, Ms Hau worked at Hong Kong’s leading real estate listed companies overseeing key investment properties in Mainland China.  Ms Hau graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with degrees in Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons). She is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Vice- Chairman of Commercial Properties Research Association under China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce. 

Rosanna Tang has joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2022 as the Head of Business Development Services, Hong Kong, overseeing both the research and marketing function of the firm.

Rosanna has over 18 years’ experience in the real estate markets across Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area and Asia Pacific. With her profound understanding of the property market and strong research background from both buy-side and sell-side experiences, Rosanna has led numerous pioneer thought leadership research papers and client orientated initiatives throughout her career. As a trilingual professional fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, Rosanna is an active commentator in both global and local media, and she is also a frequent speaker for different industries and professional events.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Rosanna has held senior positions as Head of Research, Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area in Colliers, and as Director in CBRE Asia Pacific Research. Rosanna has also worked in the Corporate Planning & Strategic Investment Department of Sun Hung Kai Properties, where she led research analysis for both Hong Kong and overseas property markets.

Rosanna graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Law degree majoring in Political and Public Administration, with a double degree in Sociology. She then went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Finance from the University of Michigan.

Chelsea Perino graduated with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Linguistics from NYU and Masters Degree in Public and Organizational Relations with a focus on digital communications and brand strategy.  After a solo 4 year trip around the world, she then spent the next 4 years leading digital strategies for global brands such as Pernod Ricard and Samsung, both in New York City and Seoul, South Korea. These roles took her all over the world and involved projects such as implementing the brand communications program from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In her most recent role based in Hong Kong, Chelsea is the head of Global Marketing for The Executive Centre, a premium flexible workspace provider with a presence in 36 cities across APAC, where she built both the marketing department and full brand strategy from scratch.

Chelsea Perino is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker focused on organizational culture and customer experience transformation across Asia. With over 15 years advising top such as Samsung, Pernod Ricard, and most recently The Executive Centre, her expertise lies in cultivating dynamic workplaces and meaningful brand relationships.

She presents regularly at premium events like PERE, Women in Private Markets Summit, and the Urban Land Institute, sharing insights on organisational culture, personal branding, marketing strategies and more, helping teams maximize productivity and wellness through interactive coaching.

She is an adjunct professor and published author, the Co-Head of  the Urban Land Institute’s Women’s Leadership Initiative and part of the Executive Committee, the Co-Chair for the AmCham’s Women of Influence committee and on the Board of TALK HK, an NGO focused on the prevention of child sexual abuse, and the Advisory Board for the ReThink Foundation and The MarTech Summit.