THEN&NOW

For more than 40 years, Alan Chan and his company Alan Chan Design have been at the forefront of Hong Kong’s creative industry. The artist and brand consultant looks back on his journey and teases a new arts club in the city

By Tara Sobti.

What was life like as a young man in Hong Kong? I had a lovely childhood. I was born and raised here. My father is from mainland China and my mother is from Macau. I came from [nothing] and I didn’t have any family support. My father never went to school. My mother only had a primary school education. [My skills] are self-taught. I never really had a luxurious life, but I’m blessed. It’s because of [my upbringing] that I really treasure everything: the things I own, how I treat others and how they treat me. How did your journey in design begin? In the 1950s, my father owned a shop on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai selling imported fruits from the US, and I was his assistant. We lived…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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