Steven Lo Kit-Sing (, born 8 June 1959) is a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman, investor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Born in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, Steven Lo had his upbringing and education in

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. After graduation from high school, he worked in a Portuguese bank and subsequently started up a European car dealership business, exclusively trading and selling brands like

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, Porsche and Lancia. Since 1985, he had businesses and investments in real estate and food and beverage sectors and wholly owned and operated the only two department stores in Macau. Lo earned recognition as a young successful entrepreneur and was the President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Macao. Lo returned to Hong Kong in the 1991 and was involved in a variety of investments primarily in the film production and cinema circuits but also real estate and financial projects. At the end of the 1990s, he established the entertainment company

BMA Entertainment Holdings Limited BMA may stand for: Arts and entertainment * Baltimore Museum of Art * Billboard Music Awards * Black Market Activities, a record label * Black Movie Award, annual ceremony * ''BMA Magazine'', a music magazine published in Canberra, Australia * ...

with a wide variety of entertainment businesses including records, movie production and artist management. bma has since expanded into an investment company – bma Investment Group Limited, under which includes property development, finance services, large-scale performance, sports entertainment, books publication, marketing promotion and public relations services. Steven Lo is active in the Hong Kong football scene since 2006. As the convener of South China's football team, he has overseen the winning of the Domestic Treble in the 2006–07 playing season. The team has won a record 40 First Division League titles and is one of the seven clubs in the world achieving this feat. In the 7 years management under Steven Lo, South China has won five league championships, and has reached the semi-finals of the 2009 AFC Cup. Lo is the Vice-Chairman of the

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and served as an advisor and team manager for the Hong Kong Football Association at the 2009 East Asian Games where the Hong Kong football team became the first Hong Kong football to win gold in any major international sporting event.

Early life and career

Steven Lo was born into the

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International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 0345) family whose founder Dr.

Lo Kwee-seong Dr. Lo Kwee-seong, CBE, JP (; 2 February 1910 – 5 May 1995) was a Hong Kong businessman, investor and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Vitasoy, a well-known soymilk drink company in Hong Kong. He was also an unofficial member of th ...

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, JP was Lo's grandfather's younger brother. The former is also the nephew of Lo Hoi-Muk, founder of the

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Group (SEHK: 0341). Born in Hong Kong, Lo's family relocated to Macau when his father was appointed to manage

's business in Macau. Lo was brought up and educated in Macau. During his adolescence, Lo was interested in football and music. When he was in form two in the secondary school, he organised a concert for

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, and formed the fans club in Macau. He eventually went on to organising other concerts in Macau for acts such as

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and Rowena Cortes. After graduation, he began his career in the banking industry. He consequently established a car dealership, and was also involved in real estate businesses. At the dawn of the 1990s, Lo began investing in the Hong Kong film production and cinema circuits that owned more than 30 cinema theatres.

BMA

Steven Lo established BMA Entertainment Holdings Ltd in 1998. Its businesses included records, movie production and artist management.

BMA Investment

Under the leadership of Lo, BMA's businesses has broadened into investments in property development, finance services, large-scale performance, sports entertainment, books publication, marketing, promotion and public relations in Hong Kong and Macau.

BMA Entertainment

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, is involved in diversified entertainment categories such as album and artist management, motion pictures production, publishing, events and concert organisation. Its most notable artists have included

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Jade Kwan Kwan Wai-Man (born 31 July 1979), better known professionally as Jade Kwan Sum-Yin (), is a Cantopop singer and philanthropist based in Hong Kong. Originally from Vancouver, she entered the music industry after winning the 1999 New Talent Singing ...

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Gary Chaw Gary Chaw (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tshâu Kak; born 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia), also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge or by his alter ego Cao Xiaoge, is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success i ...

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and Bianca Wu.

BMA Sports

In 2008, bma Sports was established to deal with football team business. bma Sports manages players' commercial rights, organise football events, and is a sponsor to South China Football Team.

BMA Catering Management

Steven Lo has spread his interest in local and international cuisine. Under the management of bma Catering, Lo created highly acclaimed brands in town including intelligent party concept RedMR and retro-themed Loyal Dining and previously Hong Kong Dai Pai Dong. His latest creation was The Tonno, a large and diverse entertainment offering with Tonno Bar, Tonno Club, RedMR, Shanghainese cuisine Shanghai Lo and Italian pasta café Tonno Kitchen.

Personal life

Steven Lo was married to author Canny Leung on 13 February 2002 in

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. They have a daughter. The pair met while working together on the film

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in 2000. The pair separated in late 2017. Their divorce was finalized on 14 February 2018.

Horse owner

Steven Lo is also a prominent horse owner in Hong Kong, with many horses under his name. One of his horses,

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, trained by John Moore, was crowned the 2012–13 Horse of the Year by

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. Having won 5 Cup races including International Group 1 races of

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, The Audemars Piguet QEII Cup, and the Citibank HK Gold Cup, Military Attack's total stakes in Hong Kong was HKD$29,846,000. Xtension, also trained by John Moore, won a 2-in-a-row BMW Champions Mile in 2011 and 2012, had a total stakes of HKD$28,795,400. Another of his horses,

Military Move Military Move (Chinese:軍事行動) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby. The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popu ...

, won the 134th running of the

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in 2010, trained by Shaune Ritchie. Aided by a magnificent ride by Michael Walker, he opened up a big break early in the home straight and determinedly held off all challengers to record an upset victory in New Zealand's richest race. Steven Lo also owns horses in

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and

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Legal Case

Consequential to former Secretary for Transports and Public Works Ao Man-long's founded guilty for bribery in 2008 by Macau High Court, a substantial number of projects commenced in the term of service of Ao Man-long from 2000 to 2006 were brought to cases by the Macau Commission Against Corruption (CCAC). Hong Kong tycoons

Joseph Lau Luen-hung Joseph Lau Luen-hung (; born 21 July 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire. Lau is the former chairman of property developer Chinese Estates. He is an avid art and wine collector. His fortune is estimated by ''Forbes'' at $13.3 billion as of ...

and Steven Lo were implicated in the case of offering Macau's former Secretary for Transports and Public Works Ao Man-long HK$20 million over the bid in 2005 for five plots of land opposite

Macau International Airport Macau International Airport ( zh, 澳門國際機場; pt, Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters whic ...

. Lau and Lo both denied the accusation of bribery and Lo earlier told the court that the HK$20 million was a preliminary payment to the construction company of San Meng Fai.Lai, Tony (19 September 2013
"Joseph Lau revamps legal team midway through corruption trial"
''Macau Business Daily''.

References

External links

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Steven Lo's South China Football Team official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Steven Kit-Sing 1959 births Living people Hong Kong people of Hakka descent People from Meixian District Hong Kong chief executives Hong Kong investors Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong film producers Hong Kong racehorse owners and breeders Hong Kong real estate businesspeople Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Hong Kong criminals