Raymond Chien
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung GBS CBE JP (Chinese: 錢果豐, born 26 January 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) a.k.a. Raymond Ch'ien, is a Hong Kong businessman and former politician. "Ch'ien Kuo-fung" literally translates to "money + fruit + abundance" in Chinese.
Raymond Chien GBS，CBE，JP | |
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| Chairman of the Hang Seng Bank | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Roger Pearson Smith |
| Chairman of the MTR Corporation | |
| In office 21 July 2003 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jack So |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Ma |
| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1992 – 1 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1952 Tokyo, Japan |
| Spouse(s) | Whang Hwee-Leng |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Career
He is director of The Wharf Ltd. and HSBC; former non-executive chairman of MTR Corporation Limited until 2015 and chairman of CDC Corporation. He was a director of HSBC Holdings until 2007, when he became Chairman of Hang Seng Bank.
He chairs the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Chairman of the Hong Kong/European Union Business Cooperation Committee, and is a Hong Kong member of the APEC Business Advisory Council. He was also a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 1992 to June 2002 under both British Administration and HKSAR. He is currently the chairman of St Stephen's College Council.
Honours
He was appointed the Justice of the Peace in 1993; named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994 and awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star Medal in 1999.
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by M. R. P. Smith |
Chairman of the Hang Seng Bank 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jack So |
Chairman of the MTR Corporation Limited 2003–2015 |
Succeeded by Frederick Ma |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Benjamin Liu Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Succeeded by Katherine Fok Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |