Eddie Yue
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.
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) |
| Occupation | Treasury official, Civil servant |
| Profession | Bank director, civil servant |
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He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of London, and Harvard Business School.
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." In contrast, earlier reports said that executives told the Hong Kong government they would be reluctant to travel if hotel quarantine was required, or if any other restrictions remained in place. Yue said that their attendance to the Summit was a vote of confidence for the city. 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. Despite the COVID-19 exemptions for the guests, Yue said "Hong Kong is back."