hiː ðˈɛn wˈɜːkt ɔnðə hˈæmɚsmˌɪθ sˈɛntɚ bᵻfˈoːɹ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, sˈɛɾɪŋ ˌʌp fˈɑːstɚɹ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts ˈɑːfɪs ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ tə bˈɪld ðə hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ænd ʃæŋhˈaɪ bˈæŋk.
He then worked on the Hammersmith Centre before, in 1979, setting up Foster Associates' office in Hong Kong to build the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.