Honorary University Fellows

Citation delivered by the Dean of Business and Economics, Professor Gary Biddle:

Mr Paul Chow Man Yiu is Executive Director and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and an ex-officio member of its Board of Directors.

Previously, he was the Chief Executive of the Asia Pacific ex-Japan Region of HSBC Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited from 1997 to 2003, Chairman of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association from 2000 to 2001, Director of the Board of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited from 2003 to 2007, a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission from 2001 to 2007 and a Member of the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2005 and 2006. In total, Mr Chow has over 30 years of business and management experience in industries including information technology, securities and banking.

Mr Chow is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee of the Government of the HKSAR. He is also a director of the Board of World Federation of Exchanges and Chairman of its Working Committee. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Management Association, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2003 and awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2005.

Mr Chow is an alumnus of HKU, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Diploma in Management Studies and an MBA degree. He also holds a Diploma in Finance (with Distinction) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Mr Chow understands that Hong Kong’s greatest asset is its people. If the history of Hong Kong is also a story of the resilience, dynamism and determination of its inhabitants, then the future success of Hong Kong will depend strongly on the education of its future leaders. Mr Chow has always been a staunch supporter of higher education and he continues to lend his valued support to his alma mater, as a member of its Council and Court, and in many other roles.

It gives me great pleasure, Mr Pro-Chancellor, to present Mr Paul Chow Man Yiu for the Honorary University Fellowship, in recognition of his contributions to Hong Kong and academia.