Eddie Yue Wai-man (Chinese: 余偉文; born 21 September 1964) is the 3rd and current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, having held the position since 1 October 2019.[2][3]
Education
Yue received a bachelor's degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a law degree and a master's degree from the University of London, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1]
Controversies
In September 2022, Yue said that when inviting executives to Hong Kong for the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in November 2022, "Nobody asked about quarantine restrictions [then], or any arrangements needed to come to Hong Kong."[4] In contrast, earlier reports said that executives told the Hong Kong government they would be reluctant to travel if hotel quarantine was required,[5] or if any other restrictions remained in place.[6] Yue said that their attendance to the Summit was a vote of confidence for the city.[7] On 27 October 2022, Yue said that he hoped the public would understand letting the guests to the Summit be exempt from normal COVID-19 restrictions, where other arrivals to Hong Kong cannot eat at restaurants in the first 3 days after landing in the city.[8] Despite the COVID-19 exemptions for the guests, Yue said "Hong Kong is back."[8]
References
- ^ a b "Appointment of Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority". Government of Hong Kong. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Hong Kong Names Eddie Yue as Next Monetary Authority Chief". Bloomberg. 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Hong Kong's new monetary chief Eddie Yue vows to defend currency peg, says there's no need to change it". South China Morning Post. 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive: Hong Kong is back, and the financial world welcomes it, HKMA says". South China Morning Post. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Yu, Elaine (2022-06-26). "Hong Kong's Struggle to Lure Bankers Dims Its Role as a Global Finance Hub". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Standard, The. "Wall Street titans to join Nov banking summit in Hong Kong as Covid rules relaxed". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Week of large-scale events shows Hong Kong is 'open for business': treasury chief". South China Morning Post. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b "'Appropriate' plans for Hong Kong banker summit if needed after Chan Covid case". South China Morning Post. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-31.