Dr. the Hon. Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBM, GBS, JP, Chairman and President of Asia Financial Holdings Limited,  Senior Member of the HKBU Foundation, was appointed by the HKSAR Government as Chairman of the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority for a term of two years, with effect from 1 October 2025.  

Other members of the Board include The Hon. Kenneth Fok Kai Kong, BBS, JP, Court Member and Honorary University Fellow of HKBU; Mr. Leo Kung Lin Cheng, GBS, JP, Senior Member of the HKBU Foundation; and Mr. Paulo Pong Kin Yee, BBS, JP, Honorary Court Member of HKBU.