Appointed as the Financial Secretary in May 2000, Antony Leung is the third most senior official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Working closely with the relevant policy secretaries, his primary duty is to oversee policy formulation and implementation in financial, monetary, economic and employment matters. He is also responsible for preparing and presenting the Government Budget.
Before taking up the position of Financial Secretary, Mr. Leung was the Asia-Pacific Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Prior to this, Mr. Leung spent 23 years with Citicorp where he took regional management positions in investment banking, corporate and private banking in Hong Kong, New York, Singapore and Manila.
Mr. Leung will share his insights into the future development of Asian economies with particular focus on how closer Canada–Hong Kong partnerships can capitalize on the unprecedented opportunities presented by the opening and growth of the huge China market.
