KC Chan

KC Chan
Traditional Chinese	陳家強
Simplified Chinese	陈家强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Jiāqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chàhn Gākèuhng

K C Chan
Professor; K C Chan; GBS JP
	陳家強
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
	In office; 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2017
Chief Executive	Donald Tsang; Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	Frederick Ma
Succeeded by	James Lau
Dean of Business and Management, HKUST
	In office; 2002–2007
Preceded by	Chan Yuk-shee
Succeeded by	Leonard Cheng
Personal details
Born	10 February 1957
Alma mater	King's College, Hong Kong; Wesleyan University; University of Chicago

Chan Ka-keung Ceajer (Traditional Chinese: 陳家強) GBS JP (born 1957),[1] also referred to as KC Chan, is the former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Government of Hong Kong. He is also the ex officio chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, and an ex officio member of the Hong Kong International Theme Parks board of directors. He left the government and rejoined HKUST in 2017.

Education

He holds a bachelor degree in economics awarded by Wesleyan University, followed by an MBA and a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago.

Career

Chan taught for nine years at Max M. Fisher College of Business in Ohio State University.[2] In 1993 he was named Dean of Business/Management and Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Before joining the government, Chan held a number of public service positions including chairman of the Consumer Council and director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange.[3] He was also a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee.[4]

He joined the government on 1 July 2007 when he was appointed as the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury by Donald Tsang.

List of publications

Chan, K.C., Karolyi, G.A. & Stulz, R.M., "Global financial markets and the risk premium on U.S. equity", Journal of Financial Economics 32 (2), 1992, pp. 137–167
Chan, K.C., Chen, N. & Hsieh, D.A., "An exploratory investigation of the firm size effect", Journal of Financial Economics 14 (3), 1985, pp. 451–47

References

Full name and year of birth information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
Chan, Ceajer K.; Stulz, René M (1986). Risk and the Economy: A Finance Perspective. Ohio State University.
http://www.cdeclips.com/en/hongkong/HK%27s_advantage_as_a_financial_center/fullstory_68238.html page5
"Committee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation with the Mainland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2008.

External links

Professor K.C. Chan biodata from the Hong Kong government

Academic offices
Preceded by Chan Yuk-shee	Dean of Business and Management, HKUST 2002–2007	Succeeded by Leonard Cheng
Political offices
Preceded by Andrew Chan	Chairman of Hong Kong Consumer Council 2005–2007	Succeeded by Anthony Cheung
Preceded by Frederick Ma	Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury 2007–2017	Succeeded by James Lau

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[1] Full name and year of birth information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).

[2] Chan, Ceajer K.; Stulz, René M (1986). Risk and the Economy: A Finance Perspective. Ohio State University.

[3] ttp://www.cdeclips.com/en/hongkong/HK%27s_advantage_as_a_financial_center/fullstory_68238.html page5

[4] "Committee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation with the Mainland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2008.