born in Hong Kong.
Alan Yau = 丘德威 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Yau
Jeremy Grant, All the ingredients for a new venture; A Hong Kong-born
founder of several restaurants in the UK believes the time is right to open
a fast-food chain in China. Financial Times, Mar. 4, 2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b7b0984-085d-11de-8a33-0000779fd2ac.html
(Alan Yau, founder and former owner of Wagamama, which grew from serving
Japanese ramen into a chain of pan-Asian noodle restaurants.)