Wesley Wan

Wesley Wan Wai Hei ((in traditional Chinese (HK)): 雲維熹) is the current president of the Hong Kong Automobile Association, the FIA's ASN for Hong Kong. He has held the position since 2006.[1] Wesley Wan is also FIA Asian Zone President.[2] Mr. Wesley Wan has also been appointed the Deputy Member of China FASC (Federation of Automobile Sports of China) of the World Motor Sport Council effective January 2009.[3] Wesley Wan was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Guangdong Committee from 1998 to 2013. He is also the son of former Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference member Wan Tai Min (雲大棉).

HKAA presidency

Red Bull Dragon Run in Hong Kong.

In June 2011, after Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari took a Red Bull Show Car run to the Chinese city state, demoing a Red Bull around Lung Wo Road and performing a number of short sprints, burnouts and donuts. Wesley Wan told the South China Morning Post. "This is the first step in gaining the support of the people, we want to raise the exposure of F1 by staging this live show, and I hope it will lead to Hong Kong hosting a grand prix race one day. My dream is that Hong Kong, like Singapore, Malaysia and China, will be a stop on the grand prix circuit. And as far as a street circuit is concerned, if Monte Carlo and Singapore can have it, why can't Hong Kong?"

Wan also revealed that Hong Kong was sounded out about hosting an F1 race back in 1997, before the former British colony was returned to the Chinese. However the offer was turned down.Wesley Wan [4]

Personal life

Wesley Wan has divorced his former wife Tang Do Yee (唐度怡). Tang left the house on 30 April 2006.[5]

But Wan continues to occupy the house they shared at Chung Hom Kok, which is valued at HK$50–60 million in 2008. Ms. Tang and Mr. Wan then begin a legal battle for the ownership of the property. The court ordered Wesley Wan to pay rent from the beginning of 2007 until the case is decided, at about HK$150,000 per month. He had to pay an interim fee, totaling HK$2.356 million to the court, which consists of rent from January 2007 to June 2008.[5]

Wesley Wan's girlfriend Lok Mei Mei gave birth to a girl, Cloudia, on 30 August 2010.[6]

Wan then invited his girlfriend Lok Mei Mei and their baby to join him. Ms. Tang and her mother's company then filed a lawsuit in court to get Ms. Lok and the baby to move out. Lok Mei Mei is the younger sister of TVB's artists manager Virginia Lok.[7] The decision on the case will be on 19 January 2012.[8] The two parties settled on 19 January 2012. Wesley Wan agreed to pay HK$7million as rent for the mansion, while Lok Mei Mei agreed to pay HK$1.4million for her rental for one year. Wan will move out of the mansion within 4 months.[9]

References

  1. (in traditional Chinese (HK))AA 會 國 際 形 象 — — 雲 維 熹 策 動 Sing Tao Daily. 3 May 2009.
  2. FIA Asian Zone Meeting 2009 15 June 2009. Retrieved on 14 December 2011.
  3. World Motor Sport Council HKAA. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. Hong Kong takes 'first step' to F1 race? Crash.net. 19 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 (in traditional Chinese (HK))雲維熹與前妻爭業權 法官裁定須繳租235萬 Wen Wei Po. 31 May 2008.
  6. (in traditional Chinese (HK))政情:雲維熹誕囡囡心情靚 The Sun. 6 September 2010.
  7. (in traditional Chinese (HK))逐妻兒出大屋擅換門鎖 雲維熹前妻入稟 逐前夫新歡出大宅 Hong Kong Daily News. Retrieved on 14 December 2011.
  8. (in traditional Chinese (HK))法庭:雲維熹大宅兩案合併審 Oriental Daily. 17 November 2011.
  9. (in traditional Chinese (HK))"法庭:雲維熹遷出大宅 付前妻700萬". Oriental Daily. 2012-01-20.
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