Company News - 10/11/2019

#HKFintech2019 Vol.8 | Paul Chan Mo-po, Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, James Henry Lau Jr, Eddie Yue Wai-man, Michelle Li Mei-sheung, David Chung Wai-keung, Bernard Chan Pak-li, Stephen Christopher Phillips, Charles Ng Kwok-choi visited AMTD Innovation Center

Hong Kong Fintech Week

Organized by InvestHK, a HKSAR government department, supported by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Insurance Authority (IA) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), and with AMTD Group as the sole strategic partner, Hong Kong Fintech Week 2019 took place from November 4th to 8th in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. This is the second year in a row that AMTD Group serves as a sole strategic partner for Hong Kong Fintech Week.

During Hong Kong Fintech Week 2019, accompanied by Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong; Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, Secretary for Innovation and Technology; James Henry Lau Jr, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury; Eddie Yue Wai-man, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA); Michelle Li Mei-sheung, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services); David Chung Wai-keung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology; Bernard Chan Pak-li, Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; Stephen Christopher Phillips, Director-General of InvestHK of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Charles Ng, Associate Director-General of InvestHK visited AMTD Innovation Center at the AsiaWorld-Expo, learning AMTD Group’s efforts and achievements of promoting fintech and cultivating talents in Hong Kong.

Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong (4th left); James Henry Lau Jr, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (3rd left); Eddie Yue Wai-man, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (4th right); Michelle Li Mei-sheung, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (3rd right) and Charles Ng Kwok-choi, Associate Director-General of InvestHK (1st left) visited AMTD Innovation Center along with Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group (5th right); Raymond Yung, Vice Chairman of AMTD Global Advisory Committee (2nd right); Timothy Tong, CEO of AMTD Foundation (1st right) and Sin Yat-kin, AMTD Chief of Staff (2nd left).

Calvin Choi introduced AMTD Group’s developments and achievements to Paul Chan

After Calvin Choi’s introduction about AMTD Group’s recent developments, Paul Chan Mo-po expressed high recognition for AMTD’s achievements and strong appreciation for the efforts that AMTD Group has put into helping Hong Kong become an international science and technology innovation center. He also expressed his congratulations for the successful listing of AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB), which is the investment banking arm of AMTD Group, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as Asia’s largest independent investment bank as well as the first financial institution in Hong Kong listed on NYSE. At the end, Paul Chan Mo-po encouraged AMTD Group to continue its successful work in building a first-class financial institution with Hong Kong Spirit, national enthusiasm and a global perspective.

Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong (1st row, 3rd right); James Henry Lau Jr, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (1st row, 2nd right); Eddie Yue Wai-man, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (1st row, 2nd left); Michelle Li Mei-sheung, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (1st row, 1st right); David Chung Wai-keung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology (1st row, 1st left); Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group (1st row, 3rd left) and AMTD Group staff.

Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, Secretary for Innovation and Technology (4th left); Stephen Christopher Phillips, Director-General of InvestHK (2nd right); Charles Ng Kwok-choi, Associate Director-General of InvestHK (3rd left), Calvin Choi, Raymond Yung, Frederic Lau, and Sin Yat-kin.

Dr. Bernard Chan Pak-li, Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and Calvin

Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, Founder of the “Regional Banks + Strategic Cooperation Alliance” and board member of Bank of Qingdao (6th left); Dr. Bernard Chan Pak-li, Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (5th left); Charles Ng Kwok-choi, Associate Director-General of InvestHK (3rd left); Charles Lam, Chief Fintech Officer of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company (2nd right); Prof. Witman Hung, Director of Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol (2nd left); Wang Xing, CEO of East West Bank Hong Kong Branch (4th right); Liu Wei, Head of Finance of Xiaomi Corporation (5th right); Dr. Frederic Lau, CEO of Airstar Bank (1st right); Raymond Yung, Vice Chairman of AMTD Global Advisory Committee and Independent Non-executive Director of Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank (3rd right); Jin Yiping, Product Director of East West Bank Greater China Area (1st left); April He, Secretary-General of the “Regional Banks + Strategic Cooperation Alliance” (4th left).

Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group (2nd right); Colin Pou, Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (middle); Huen Mary Wai-yi, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong (1st left); Angel NG, CEO of Citi Bank Hong Kong and Macau (2nd left); Sebastian Paredes, CEO of DBS Bank Hong Kong (1st right).