Professor

Professor

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 Chan Ka-keung, SBS

Silver Bauhinia Star

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, JP

Justice of the Peace

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Hong Kong

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) is the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury , head of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for the monitoring of financial services sector and maintaining the assets of the government....

, the chairman of the KCRC

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

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, and member of Hong Kong International Theme Parks

Hong Kong International Theme Parks

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 Board of Directors.

Education

He holds a bachelor degree in economics

Economics

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 awarded by the Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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 followed by an MBA and a PhD

PHD

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 in Finance at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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Career

Also known as Professor K.C. Chan, he taught for nine years at Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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. In 1993 he was named Dean

Dean (education)

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 of Business

Business

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/Management

Management

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 and Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...

.

"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

Hong Kong Futures Exchange

Hong Kong Futures Exchange was a futures exchange in Hong Kong. Established in 1976, it offered a variety of options and futures contracts, linked to stock market indices, stocks, short term interest rates, and foreign exchange.-History:...

." He was also a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee.

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

External links

• Professor K.C. Chan biodata