Lo King-man is a Hong Kong performing artist and director. He is dubbed as the "Father of Hong Kong Opera". He is also the former vice-chairman of the Urban Council from 1990 to 1995, as well as member of the various public advisory boards including the member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee from 1985 to 1990.
He worked at the University of Hong Kong where he promoted to the senior deputy dean of studies. In 1973, he joined the newly established Hong Kong Polytechnic as the founding dean of studies and later deputy dean. In 1993, he was appointed Director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts until he retired in 2004. Under his directorship, he formed the bachelor programme and Film & TV, Humanities, Language Studies and Chinese Opera Studies. From 2004 to 2009, he was appointed principal of the Guangdong International Music Summer Camp by the Guangdong government. He was first appointed to the Committee of Inquiry into the Precious Blood Golden Jubilee Secondary School in 1978 headed by Dr. Rayson Huang amidst the Golden Jubilee Secondary School scandal. In 1984, he was appointed member of the Urban Council and was the vice-chairman of the Urban Council from 1990 to 1995. He formed the Hong Kong People's Association with Ronald Leung, Wong Siu-lun Margaret Ng and Elsie Leung, one of the earliest pressure groups in the transition period in 1984. He was also a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee from 1985 to 1990. He was also member of the Kowloon City District Board, councils of the four universities including the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Examinations Authority, Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority, Vocational Training Council, Advisory Committee on Community Relations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service, Hong Kong Arts Development Council and other advisory boards. Lo was also one of the founders of the Hong Kong Arts Centre. He was also involved in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Sinfonietta. He was also member of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Lo wrote, directed and produced more than 180 Western opera, theatre and musicals. He was the member of the international advisory committee of the Beijing Music Festival and the guest professor of the Central Conservatory of Music. He was awarded with the "Best Stage Design" by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, the "Best Stage Director" by the Hong Kong Artists' Guild, "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the International Society for the Performing Arts and "Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts" by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
