Eddie Yue | |
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3nd Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority | |
Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
Preceded by | Norman Chan |
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Born | September 21, 1964 |
Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
Political party | none |
Education | Diocesan Boys' School |
Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong (BBA) University of London (LLB, MS) Harvard Business School (MBA)[1] |
Occupation | Treasury official, Civil servant |
Profession | Bank director, civil servant |
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Eddie Yue Wai-man (Chinese: 余偉文; born 21 September 1964), JP, is the 3rd and current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, having held the position since 1 October 2019.[2][3]
He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of London, and Harvard Business School.[1]
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]