Dinner Talk with Mr. Norman Chan, SBS, JP

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

“A heart-to-heart talk with Norman Chan on monetary issues”

Reception at 7:00 p.m., Dinner at 7:45 p.m., Thursday, 24th Novermber 2011
at The Hong Kong Bankers Club, 43/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong

The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Hong Kong is pleased to announce that Mr. Norman Chan, SBS, JP, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has accepted our invitation to be the guest speaker at our dinner talk on Thursday, 24th November 2011 at the Dragon Room of The Hong Kong Bankers Club. 

The speaker dinner will be held in an open and interactive format, with Mr. Norman Chan to share and discuss his views around the monetary issues of Hong Kong in a heart to heart talk with us.  Cocktail reception will start at 7:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:45 p.m.

Mr. Norman Chan was appointed Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on 1 October 2009. Mr. Chan was appointed an Executive Director of the HKMA when it was established in 1993. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Chan served as Deputy Chief Executive of the HKMA. During his 12 years with the HKMA, Mr. Chan steered a number of major financial policies and initiatives, including the development of Hong Kong's financial infrastructure, the introduction of Renminbi banking services in Hong Kong and the financial co-operation among central banks in the Asian region. He played a key role in the Government market operations in 1998 that helped maintain the stability of Hong Kong's financial system.

From December 2005 to June 2007, Mr Chan was Asia Vice Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to rejoining the HKMA, Mr. Chan was Director of the Chief Executive's Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from July 2007 to July 2009. He was the Founding Chairman of the policy think tank, the Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre established in 2006.

This will be the first time that Mr. Norman Chan speaks to the Society and we are extremely excited to extend this invitation to our members.

Tickets for this special event are: HK$700 for members and HK$750 for guests.