Raymond Or Ching-fai (), SBS, JP (born 1949 in

Xiamen Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...

, Fujian, China) is the

Vice-Chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of G-Resources Group ( and the

and chief executive officer of China Strategic Group (), and the chairman of

Esprit Holdings Esprit Holdings Limited ( zh, t=思捷環球控股有限公司) is a global publicly traded retail company incorporated in Bermuda, with headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong, and further major locations in Ratingen, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherl ...

. He was the vice-chairman and chief executive officer of

Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Grou ...

, from which he retired in May 2009, and was succeeded by Margaret Leung Ko May-yee.

Early life

In 1949, Or was born in

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

Province,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. In 1956, Or emigrated to

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Education

In 1972, Or graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Economics and

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

Career

In 1972, Or started working at

HSBC HSBC Holdings plc ( zh, t_hk=滙豐; initialism from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business li ...

. In 1980, Or was promoted to Credit Manager in Corporate Banking Division at HSBC. In 1995, Or was promoted to Assistant General Manager and Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking at HSBC. In 2000, Or was appointed to General Manager and then Group General Manager at HSBC. In 2005, Or was appointed to vice-chairman and Chief Executive of

. In 2009, Or retired from

.Vice Chairman and CEO: Raymond Or Ching Fai
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Or, Raymond Alumni of King's College, Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong chief executives HSBC people People from Xiamen Hong Kong financial businesspeople Hong Kong bankers 1949 births Living people Businesspeople from Fujian Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star