Our Chairman

Mr Wong Wing Chee’s motto, “Cooking is like living – always be considerate towards other’s needs”  “Cooking requires both mind and heart”. Mr. Wong was born in a family of culinary masters. His father is a renowned chef. Chee has been passionate about culinary art under his father’s influence since he was a child. In 1978, he joined the Miramar Hotel as a Chinese chef in Tsui Hang Village. It was the first new-style Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong that year. In 1982, he joined Lei Garden Restaurant and was promoted to the head of chef after 3 years, becoming the youngest chef head of chef. From 1987 to 1992, went to Australia and the United States to study at his own expense, enriching the knowledge in different cooking methods of various countries, and providing inexhaustible inspiration for the future. In 1992, Lei Garden hired him as the Head of Chef. He assisted to expand the company business to Guangzhou and Singapore and the restaurant was awarded with the Best Restaurant Award in Hong Kong.

Chee is adventurous and creative in blending new and rare ingredients in his cooking. For example, once he used crocodile from Singapore with Alaska King Crab to present a Croco- King-Crab-Feast. Another innovative dish is Puffer Fish from Kyushu in Chinese Style. Chee’s passion in inspiring others about culinary has earned him a lot of friends around the world. Different media from newspaper, radio to television love to interview with him. ATV has invited Chee be a guest host of several Culinary Arts shows, namely “The Eight Legendary Dishes of China”, “Searching the New Cooking Way”, “Chef’s Finding Around” and “Healthy Menu”. In 2007 to 2009, ATV invited Chee again, together with Ms. May Huang, to host a new series of culinary show – “Cooking with Raw Materials”. In 2010, Chee shared his knowledge on TVB channel by hosting shows such as “Chee Gor’s Tips” and “Admiral’s Feast’. Chee also contributes food articles on Metro Daily, TVB Weekly, China Hotel and World Cuisine. In 2006, Chee published his first cookbook – “Magical Seafood” The next summer in 2007, his second cookbook – “My Banquet” was published as well.

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Awards & Title
2003
Chinese Cooking Master (China Hospitality Association awarding)
China A.S.B.F.S Professional Committee Executive Member (China Hotel Association and China A.S.B.F.S Professional Committee)
Maitre Rotisseur (Chaine Des Rotisseurs)
2003
2005
Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau Top Ten Chefs 2004 – Gold Award (Editorial Board of the Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau Chefs Ceremony awarding)
Platinum Award (Les Amis d’Escoffier’ Society, Inc.awarding)
Hong Kong Top Ten Chefs (China Hospitality Association awarding)
Honourable Advisor (The World Royal Chef Yeung Koon Yat Master Fund)
Committee Member of International Cate Appraising 2005 (International Hotel & Restaurant Association and China Hospitality Association)
Honourable Chairman (Les Amis d’Escoffier Society, Inc.)
2005
2006
‘Top Ten Super Star’ for 2006 China Hotel Master Chefs in Yue-Gang-Ao Area (China Hospitality Association awarding)
Honourable Chairman (Chinese Transworld Gourmet Association)
Committee Member of the 2nd Congress of the China Cuisine Association Professional
Committee of Chefs (China Cuisine Association Professional Committee of Chefs)
2006
2008
Director (Association of Industries and Commerce of Yaumatei Tsimshatsui Mongkok)
2008
2010
Asian Cuisine Open Competition Bronze Medal (Asian Cuisine Open Competition of Asian Games)
Australian Chinese Best Chef (The Australian Chinese Association of Hong Kong awarding)
2010
2010-2011
Top Ten Chefs China (Organising Committee of Annual Meeting of the China Hotel Industry)
2010-2011
2011
Best Chef of Canton, Hong Kong and Macau (Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Gourmet New Force Organising Committee)
2011
2013
South Australia Premium Food and Wine from our Clean Environment Ambassador (Government of South Australia)
Chairman of Association of Restaurant Managers
2013
2015
Honourable Chairman (The World Master Chefs Association for Cantonese Cuisine)
2015
2017-TODAY
Chairman (Association of Restaurant Managers)
2017-TODAY
2019-2021
Chairman (Hong Kong Impaired Golfers Association)
2019-2021