Kelvin Chan

Mr Kelvin Tak-On CHAN

Kelvin Tak-On CHAN (陳德安) is a Hong Kong youth entrepreneur (born on 23 October 1982).^[1][2][3] Kelvin is the founder of “Korean Corner”, a Hong Kong based importer selling high quality, innovative and economy Korean designed/ made products ranging from outdoor kids & toys, stylish living to the world-leading brand “paper world” in February 2015. Besides career developments, Kelvin is also involved in numerous of voluntary community initiatives.

Early life

Kelvin was in Hong Kong in 1982. He was not born loaded, he lived in one of the poorest areas in Hong Kong, squatter settlements, till his age of five with his family. In 1987, Kelvin and his family have been moved from temporary squatter to public housing. It was not an easy time to survive, parents were both working to earn a living to feed their 4 children. With little parental supervision, little Kelvin did not understand the importance and impact of education. Indulging in too much video game-playing has affected little Kelvin's academic performance.

Tertiary Education

After leaving secondary school in 1999, Kelvin has enrolled a higher diploma in computer science and a certificate in business management at The Open University of Hong Kong. That was where Kelvin's first exposure to the concepts of marketing and initiated his interests in business. With the strong interest, Kelvin has worked very hard in his study and been granted a scholarship in his certificate program. The idea of Lifelong Learning has been imprinted on Kelvin's mind since then.

Besides, Kelvin has also completed his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Administration at University of Greenwich in 2011 and took up a Master's course in Business Administration at Manchester Business School of University of Manchester afterwards to extend his interest in business management.

Career

Korean Corner

Flatship Showroom of Korean Corner in Hong Kong

A conceptual store was firstly opened in Taipei.^[4][5] Followed by a flagship showroom in Hong Kong to demonstrate their “powerful” and eco-friendly paper products (e.g. close to 4m height paper dinosaur slide sitting in the middle of the showroom for every adult and kid to experience). The company has expanded to Korea, Australia and USA.

Kelvin has been interviewed by media on his new business model that he has lots of new ideas and combined with the concepts he learned in school to develop it. ^[6]

Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Governments in 2015

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

On 4 November 2015, Kelvin has drawn up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean Government as the founder of the only one Hong Kong-based corporate in selling products solely from Korean. This even was organized by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korean International Trade Association, Jeju Tourism Organization and Jeju Special-Governing Province.

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Awards

The Young Entrepreneur Award & The Most Creative Award 2015

The Young Entrepreneurial Award of Excellence

The Young Entrepreneurial Award of Excellence ^[7]

• Dated 11 November 2015 ^[8]
• Presented by Hong Kong Youth Entrepreneur Association 香港青年創業家協會
• Kelvin’s personal award ^[9]

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The Most Creative Award ^[10]

• Dated 11 November 2015
• Presented by Hong Kong Youth Entrepreneur Association 香港青年創業家協會
• Supported by Alibaba, University of Manchester, many other Corporations & Associations
• Award presetnted to Kelvin’s corporations Korean Corner ^[11][12]

International Entrepreneurial Award 2016

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The International Entrepreneurial Award ^[13][14][15]

• Dated 22 January 2016
• Presented by British Council ^[16]
• Nominated by The University of Greenwich ^[17]
• Standing out from around 900 candidates around the world
• Kelvin's personal award ^{[18] [19]}

Voluntary Community Initiatives

Charity Bazaar with Charles K. Kao Foundation representative, Mrs May-Wan Kao

• Caritas Community Centre (August & October 2015) - NGO in helping deprived community, Kelvin hosted workshops for kids from

deprived families and let them enjoyed the fun time playing with the Giant Paper Dino Slide.

HSBC Playright PlayScope brochure, with sponsorship from Korean Corner (The corporation established by Kelvin Chan)

• Charles K. Kao Foundation (September & October 2015) - Kelvin has collaborated with Mrs May-wan Kao in organizing a Charity Bazaar called “Care About Alzheimer’s Disease, Start From Us”.

• HSBC Playright PlayScope - PlayScope, one of the charity programs under Playright Children's Play Association, is a venue for child to explore, create or just to spend a quiet time. Kelvin has sponsored range of award winning toys to PlayScope in the scheme.

"Shelter Dreams 2015" organized by JCI, Kelvin has sponsored all the paper materials in assisting to break the Guinness World Records.

• Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (October 2015) - Kelvin assisted JCI in organizing an activity named "Shelter Dreams 2015" on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Aiming to allow teenagers in experiencing and raising their awareness towards impoverishment. Kelvin has sponsored all the paper materials for breaking the Guinness World Records.
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  Kelvin received a certificate from World Green Organisation in supporting their event "Green Heros"
  Playright Children's Play Association (November 2015) - An event of "Playing Freely with Eco-Friendly KC Products", sponsored by Great Eagle Holdings Limited, was held in Zero Carbon Zone located in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.^[20]
• World Green Organisation (February 2016) - Supporting WGO event "Green Heroes" in providing workshops in Wu Kai Sha Youth Village.

Press-cut of Concern Group of Hong Kong Entrepreneur Policy

Concern Group of Hong Kong Entrepreneur Policy

Kelvin is the chairman of Drafting Committee of "Concern Group of Hong Kong Entrepreneur Policy". This concern group is established in 2015 and it aims to assist youth entrepreneur in starting up their business. A press conference was held in The City University of Hong Kong successfully on 24 January 2016. This press conference was being covered by over 10 media like Yahoo! News,^[21] Hong Kong Economic Journal,^[22] Hong Kong Economic Times,^[23] StartUpBeat,^[24] HK01,^[25] Sky Post,^[26] Sun Daily,^[27] Oriental Daily News^[28] and FINET.HK^[29]

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