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Curriculum Vitae: DIANE STORMONT

April 1988-May 1990: Correspondent, Hong Kong Bureau.
Major stories: Tiananmen crackdown of 1989; Vietnamese boat people influx;
Co-founder & Director, Hongkongnow.com Ltd
1987 global markets crash
Hongkongnow is an editorial & web service provider
November 1987-April 1988: Hong Kong World/Economic desks
Clients include: Hutchison Ports [contract magazine; writing and
editing] - Cathay Pacific Airways [web content] - Jebsen & Co [book Short-term (Fireman) Assignments: Datelines: Sri Lanka, Philippines,
editing] various HK government departments [web site content / Indonesia, New Zealand, France, Macau, Cambodia, China, Burma. Subjects: civil
speech-writing/ book editing/annual reports] - Fidelity Investments war, coups, peace-talks, banking, sport, technology, politics, demonstrations,
[writing/editing] - Foreign Correspondents' Club, HK [magazine equities, fixed income
editing & production, web services] - International Risk Ltd [web
design and maintenance] - JP Morgan, Barclays Capital, SG Asia, May to November, 1986: Freelance journalist
JF Asset Management, CLP, Financial Times [media training] - The
Economist [city guides] - Daily Telegraph [stringer] - Daily Deal NY January 1985-May 1986: Lloyd’s List Maritime Asia; Deputy Editor
[Asian news editing]
July 1983-January 1985: South China Morning Post
Book authored: The Dairy Farm Story: 1886- Shipping/IT/Business Reporter
2006. ISBN: 988-99129-0-2.
Hong Kong 2006. December 1982-July 1983: Unicom News (later Bridge News)
Business Reporter/Sub-editor, Hong Kong
University lecturing: Adjunct lecturer, on-line
journalism: 2008-2009 - JMSC October 1981-Dec 1982: Emphasis (HK) Ltd
University of Hong Kong; Magazine Commisioning and Copy Editor
2008-09 - On-line &
international journalism Hong
Kong Baptist University
Offices held: President, Foreign Correspondents’ Club
Hong Kong, 1998-99; President, FCC
Seoul, 1992-93
Nov 1986-July 1997: Reuters Plc
Education: BSc (Hons) 1980; 2:1; Anthropology;
May 1995 – July 1997: Hong Kong Bureau Chief. University College London
In charge of a multi-media
bureau of about 23 people. Master of Journalism (MJ) 2001 (with
Major stories: Hong Kong 1997 handover; death of Deng Xiaoping distinction); University of Hong Kong

December 1993-May 1995: Deputy Bureau Chief, HK. Nationality: British. Permanent Hong Kong resident
Major stories: Countdown to the Hong Kong handover; Patten reforms
Contacts: 141 Luk Tei Tong, Mui Wo
May 1990-December 1993: Deputy Bureau Chief, Seoul. Lantau, Hong Kong
Major stories: Election of first civilian President; stock market “little Tel: 9270 4105
bang”; periodic student/farmer riots; North Korean nuclear ambitions E-Mail: diane@stormont.net

April 2009