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Mr Cheng Hoi Chuen Vincent
A distinguished
banker, a prominent community leader and an alumnus of The Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Mr Cheng Hoi Chuen graduated from the University with a Bachelor
of Social Science degree and obtained a Master of Philosophy in Economics
from The University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Currently, Mr Cheng is Vice-Chairman
and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank Limited, the largest bank in Asia,
excluding Japan, by market capitalization and Hong Kong's second-largest
listed bank. He is also an Executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited, Chairman of Hang Seng Life Limited, and a Director
of Great Eagle Holdings Limited and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
Mr Cheng joined the Group Finances Department of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited in 1978, and has since served as Chief Economist,
Senior Manager for Economic and Strategic Research, Chief Financial Officer,
and General Manager. In 1995, at the age of 47, he made history when
he became the first - and to this day the only - Chinese to be appointed
an Executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
From 1989 to 1991, he was seconded to the Hong Kong Government's Central
Policy Unit to advise the Government on its policies.
Mr Cheng has been enthusiastic in public
service. Over the years, he has taken on many public responsibilities,
and has served as a Member of the Legislative Council (1991-1995), Member
of the Executive Council (1995-1997), and a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to
the People’s Republic of China (1994-1997). He is Chairman of the Process
Review Panel for the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Standing
Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service of the Government
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is also a Vice President
and Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and a Member of the Beijing
Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,
the Advisory Committee of the HKSAR Government Land Fund, the Long Term Housing
Strategy Advisory Committee, the Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries
and Conditions of Service, the Independent Commission on Remuneration for
Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature of the HKSAR, and the
Hong Kong Port and Maritime Board. Mr Cheng is Chairman of the Hang
Seng School of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson
Heritage Trust, and a Member of the Board of the Community Chest of Hong
Kong.
Mr Cheng's contributions are extensively
recognized. He is a non-official Justice of the Peace and was appointed
an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1994.
He was appointed a Visiting Professor of Zhejiang University and Shenzhen
University in 2000 and 2001 respectively, and an Honorary Professor of Southwestern
University of Finance and Economics on the Mainland in 2000.
Mr Cheng has maintained a close relationship
with his alma mater. He has served on the Board of Trustees of New
Asia College since 1998. Both the Chinese University and New Asia College
have benefited enormously from Mr Cheng's valuable effort, time and
expertise.
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