The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) announced today (14 January) the appointment of Mr Kwok Kwok Chuen as Chief Executive Officer of the AoF for a two-year term with effect from 18 January 2021.
As Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kwok will oversee the operations of the AoF and the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), the research arm and a subsidiary of the AoF1. The biography of Mr Kwok is at Annex.
Mr Eddie Yue, Chairman of the AoF and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said, “I am delighted that Mr Kwok is taking up the role as Chief Executive Officer of the AoF. With his extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and his knowledge in research and talent development, Mr Kwok is best suited to lead the AoF in nurturing future leaders of Hong Kong’s financial industry and enhancing our applied research capability. I look forward to working with him closely to further strengthen the position of Hong Kong as a premier international financial centre through AoF’s work.”
Mr Kwok said, “We live in a world of accelerating changes and the AoF plays an important role in maintaining the competitiveness of Hong Kong as an international financial centre. I am honoured to be appointed and given the opportunity to contribute to financial leadership development and monetary and financial research in Hong Kong.”
Hong Kong Academy of Finance
14 January 2021
About the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF)
The AoF is set up with full collaboration amongst the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. By bringing together the strengths of the industry, the regulatory community, professional bodies and the academia, it aims to serve as (i) a centre of excellence for developing financial leadership; and (ii) a repository of knowledge in monetary and financial research, including applied research.
1These duties are currently assumed by Mr Daryl Ho, Executive Director (Banking Policy) and Ms Lillian Cheung, Executive Director (Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority respectively.
Biography
Kwok Kwok Chuen
Mr Kwok has been an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong since November 2008 and has been the AsiaGlobal Fellows Program Director of the Asia Global Institute since March 2018.
He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. (2012 – 2020), the Government Economist of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government (2004 – 2008) and the Regional Chief Economist of Standard Chartered Bank for East Asia (1991 – 2004). He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR) (2007 – 2014) and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee (EFAC) Currency Board Sub-Committee (2011 – 2016). He also served as a member of a number of Government boards and committees, and educational institutes.
He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 1999 and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2003 by the HKSAR Government, in recognition of his long and dedicated public service. He also received the “40 Under 40 Distinguished Alumni Award” in 2007 from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong.
Mr Kwok holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Philosophy degree in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Social Science degree in Public Administration from the University of Hong Kong.