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The Product Of A Lifetime In Architecture And Property Development, Edwin Chuang Is Passionate About Stewarding Chuang’s Consortium Towards Refreshing And Exciting Experiences For Tenants And Guests Across Asia.

- Wendy Kay

As Joint Managing Director for Chuang’s Consortium, an investment holdings company specialising in property development, investments, hotel and serviced apartment operations and management based in Hong Kong, Edwin Chuang is always under pressure. He oversees an international portfolio of investment properties spanning industrial, residential, and office spaces, as well as taking care of the company’s asset management and trading opportunities.

While he’s passionate about the work, enthusing during our conversation about his business’s technological integration and dedicated team, he interestingly mentions that after a long week at work, he relaxes by boxing. “Work can be so incredibly stressful,” he says. “But when I get that opportunity to fight – to throw a punch – suddenly the stress is gone. I feel refreshed and quietened.”

That detail seems out of character for Edwin. In conversation, he’s affable, and his speech is both eager and impressively exhaustive in detail. He’s polite, and his enthusiasm for the gym and deep-sea diving seem far more typical of his tempered demeanour.

He loves to get in the ring, though. So much so that he’s devoted his business prowess to his very own speakeasy sports bar called Paper Street – a name inspired by the 1999 film Fight Club. “During the day, we operate the club as a small, one-on-one, personal boxing gym,” he says. In conversation, Edwin’s voice climbs in intensity as he reveals that behind that façade hides a large, unassuming sports bar. He’s invested a lot into perfecting the ‘