Impact of Diversity Lists

Presented by:

Knowledge Partner:

Spencer Stuart Years Years

Impact of Diversity Lists 10 years of The Zubin Foundation

August 2025 Vinee Kapoor, Shalini Mahtani, The Zubin Foundation

WHAT IS DIVERSITY LIST Commended by HKSAR Government and used by government bureaux and departments. Knowledge Partner is Spencer Stuart, bringing expertise in leadership and board recruitment.

A directory of high-caliber, ethnically diverse talent who have an interest in serving the HKSAR Government in their Advisory & Statutory Bodies (ASBs)*, published by The Zubin Foundation. Since its inaugural release in 2016, The Zubin Foundation has published six editions of the Diversity List.

OBJECTIVE To increase ethnically diverse individuals’ representation on Hong Kong’s ASBs given that the ethnically diverse population is the fastest growing and the youngest population in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an international city and including diversity on committees results in better outcomes.

PROFILE OF CANDIDATES ELECTED ON HKSAR ASBs 3% Indonesian

3% Nepali

3% Mixed Ethnicity

3% African 5% Filipino

37.5% Male

11.67

5% Sri-Lankan

Gender

8% Bangladeshi

Ethnicity

53% Indian

62.5% Female 20% Pakistani

The Diversity List has empowered individuals from nine diverse ethnicities to secure seats on HKSAR’s ASBs.

62.5% of the selected candidates on ASBs are female.

IMPACT IN NUMBERS

143

Individuals in total put forward on six Diversity Lists

28%

success rate

40 out of 143 individuals selected by the HKSAR Government selected for various ASBs

88

(Self Reported by the Candidates)

ASBs being served by the 40 elected individuals (Self Reported by the Candidates)

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