KC Chan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.
The Honourable
KC Chan
Ceajer Chan Ka-keung

SBS, JP
陳家強
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Assumed office
1 July 2007
Chief Executive Donald Tsang
Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by Frederick Ma
Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at the HKUST
In office
2001–2007
Preceded by Chan Yuk-shee
Succeeded by Leonard Cheng
Personal details
Born (1957-02-10) 10 February 1957
Alma mater King's College, Hong Kong
Wesleyan University
University of Chicago
KC Chan
Traditional Chinese 陳家強
Simplified Chinese 陈家强

Professor Ceajer Ka-keung Chan (Traditional Chinese: 陳家強), SBS, JP (born 1957),[1] also referred as KC Chan, is the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Government of Hong Kong. He is also the ex officio chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, and an ex officio member of the Hong Kong International Theme Parks board of directors.

Education

He holds a bachelor degree in economics awarded by Wesleyan University, followed by an MBA and a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago.

Career

Chan taught for nine years at Max M. Fisher College of Business in Ohio State University.[2] In 1993 he was named Dean of Business/Management and Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

"Before joining the government, Chan held a number of public service positions including chairman of the Consumer Council and director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange."[3] He was also a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee.[4]

He joined the government on 1 July 2007.

List of publications

References

  1. Full name and year of birth information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) .
  2. Chan, Ceajer K.; Stulz, René M, (1986). Risk and the Economy: A Finance Perspective. Ohio State University.
  3. http://www.cdeclips.com/en/hongkong/HK%27s_advantage_as_a_financial_center/fullstory_68238.html page5
  4. Committee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation with the Mainland

External links

Political offices
Preceded by
Frederick Ma
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
2007–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Matthew Cheung
Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Hong Kong order of precedence
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Succeeded by
Anna Wu
Non-official member of the Executive Council
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 31, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.