Elaine Chen-Fernandez

Elaine Chen-Fernandez is principal heir to one of Hong Kong’s richest real estate empires but foremost an entrepreneur with a passion for the arts. . in 2020, the 36-year-old opened The Wild Lot, perhaps Hong Kong’s coolest experimental space. Located in the trendy Sheung Wan neighborhood, the hybrid business has been described by Tatler Asia as “equal parts gallery, shop and events venue.”'' Chen-Fernandez is a key member of the family that controls Hang Lung Group, a publicly-listed holding company engaged in real estate development and management. One of the company’s subsidiaries, Hang Lung Properties, has a current market cap of $7.2 billion USD. Chen-Fernandez is the only child of the late Laura Lok Yee Chen, and a grandchild of Hang Lung co-founder Thomas Chen Tseng-Tao, who was the company’s chairman for 30 years. In 2014, her cousins Ronnie and Gerald Chan donated a record $350 million to Harvard University.