Kan Yuet-keung

Yuet-keung Kan
簡悅強
Life member of the Court of University of Hong Kong
In office
1 February 1972 – 2012
Life member of the Council of Chinese University of Hong Kong
In office
1983–2012
Serving with Sir Run Run Shaw, Sir Quo-wei Lee and Dr. Hon-chiu Lee
Chairman of the Council of Chinese University of Hong Kong
In office
1971–1982
Preceded bySir Cho-yiu Kwan
Succeeded bySir Quo-wei Lee
Personal details
Born(1913-07-26)26 July 1913
Hong Kong
Died14 September 2012(2012-09-14) (aged 99)
Hong Kong
Spouse(s)
Ida, Lady Kan
(m. 1940; died 1999)
EducationDiocesan Boys' School
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BA, 1934)
London School of Economics (LLB, 1937)
Occupationpolitician, banker, solicitor
Kan Yuet-keung
Traditional Chinese簡悅強
Simplified Chinese简悦强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎn Yuèqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáan Yuht kèuhng
JyutpingGaan2 Jyut6 koeng4

Sir Yuet-keung Kan GBE JP (Chinese: 簡悅強, 26 July 1913 – 14 September 2012) was a Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer who was successively appointed Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council in the 1960s and 1970s. He also served as chairman of the Bank of East Asia for 20 years.