High Life

30 品 Then West Kowloon comes along and you see how important culture can be. The Chinese Opera Theatre will be finished this year. It’s beautiful, really amazing. The visual arts museum and the Lyric Theatre are both by famous architects. And these are just the beginning. Once the cultural district comes into being, Hong Kong will take on a different aura.” The subject turns to the relationship between money and happiness. “Money can be a form of happiness,” Zeman muses, “It takes pressure off but also adds pressure. Money is something you must respect. I’ve seen friends with a lot of money but they’re not happy. It can bring a lot of problems within families, even jealousy. Money shouldn’t cause you to lose touch with reality. You learn that money is not the root of happiness.” Asked what makes him happy, Zeman says, “I love giving back to society. I do a lot of public speaking to young people and to young startups in technology. That gives me a lot of pleasure, to give back to society. “I try to make the world a better place. I’ve been fortunate as I’ve done so many things. It gives me a lot of pride and pleasure to know I’ve made a difference. Making other people happy, makes me happy.”