Ronick Chan Chun-ying (; born 1961) is a Hong Kong banker. He was the board secretary and is now an advisor at

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and the vice-chairman as well as Secretary General of the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong. In the

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, he was elected uncontestedly in the Finance

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for the

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, representing the banking sector.

Biography

Chan was born and educated in Hong Kong. He received an MBA from

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in the United States. He started his career in a travel firm and entered banking in 1992, dealing with syndicated loans at

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before joining the

. He went on to become the board secretary and company secretary of the

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on 1 April 2011. In 2016, Chan became the vice-chairman of the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong which was founded by 32 mainland banks with a presence in Hong Kong to spearhead banking policies and seek to create opportunities related to China’s 13th five-year plan and

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objectives. In the

, he was elected uncontestedly in the Finance

for the

, replacing outgoing

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to represent the banking sector. He was backed by his employer, Bank of China (Hong Kong),

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and

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. In December 2022, Chan said that fundraising requests could move through the Legislative Council more quickly due to all lawmakers being " patriots," with no more dissent and filibustering.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Chun-ying 1961 births Living people Bank of China Delegates to the 14th National People's Congress from Hong Kong HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong bankers University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni