The Mayfair and Hong Kong based Crescent Garden Foundation is continuing long civic legacy of improvements to architecture, urban design, and built environment policy, as it announces the appointment of Jack Tsang FRAS to head its executive team.
In a press release about the appointment today, the Foundation described how Mr Tsang will bring legal expertise, cultural insight, and visionary commitment to the role.
Educated in the United Kingdom and Australia, Mr. Tsang read Laws at the University of Nottingham and holds a Master of Laws from the Australian National University. He trained as an English Solicitor at Simmons & Simmons and subsequently practised in mergers and acquisitions with the distinguished London firm Slaughter and May.
His professional acumen is matched by a passionate dedication to cultural and heritage preservation, particularly in relation to East Asian architectural history and Hong Kong’s built legacy. In recognition of his scholarly and cultural contributions, Mr. Tsang was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
“We are delighted to welcome Jack as Executive Director” said Ms. Peggy Siu, the Founding Chair of the Crescent Garden Foundation. “His distinguished international career and dedication to the clan’s heritage stewardship will be invaluable as we continue to uphold the Foundation’s mission and deepen our global engagement.”
The role will see Mr Tsang provide strategic oversight to the Foundation’s operations, especially focused on widespread institutional partnerships, and new rounds of philanthropic endeavours.
The Crescent Garden Foundation is a philanthropic organisation established to advance scholarship, education and access in architecture and the built environment.
It was founded to honour and continue the Siu clan’s 160 years of recorded architectural and civic contribution, with a particular connection to the development of Hong Kong.
Through successive generations, members of the clan have been involved in major building, engineering and development projects that helped shape the city’s urban landscape while also supporting the preservation of architectural heritage.
The Foundation’s work reflects that history by supporting students, academic institutions, professional bodies and cultural organisations engaged in architecture and the built environment.
Its activities include scholarships, awards and institutional partnerships designed to promote excellence in architectural design, cultural preservation and scholarly research.
This latest move will continue to ensure that the research and philanthropy the foundation pursues will stay benefiting as many people in the wider urban communities as humanly possible.
