Joseph Yam Chi-kwong (Traditional Chinese: 任志剛, born 1947) has been the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) since its establishment in April 1993. He is locally famed to be the highest paid civil servant in Hong Kong, with a salary of over 8 million Hong Kong Dollars (over US$1 million). This does not take into account any other payments such as bonuses. Compare with the salary of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve: US$183,500.[1] Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: ) or HKMA (金管局) is Hong Kongs central banking institution. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... ISO 4217 Code HKD User(s) Hong Kong Inflation 2. ... The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the head of the central bank of the United States and one of the more important decision-makers in American economic policies. ...

• 1970 Economics and Statistics graduate of the University of Hong Kong
• 1971 Statistician, Civil Service
• 1976 Worked in the Economic Services Branch
• 1982 Principal Assistant Secretary, the Monetary Affairs Branch
• 1985 Deputy Secretary for Monetary Affairs
• 1991 Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund
• 1993 First Chief Executive, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• 1995 The Banker of the Year Award, the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

Mr Yam reports to Financial Secretary Henry Tang. Before 1993 monetary issues were managed by the Financial Secretary and the local banks. The University of Hong Kong (HKU ; Chinese: 香港大學; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: ), is the oldest and most prestigious tertiary institution in Hong Kong. ... Financial Secretary, often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Hong Kong Government. ... Henry Tang The Honourable Henry Tang Ying Yen GBS JP (Chinese 唐英年) (born 1953) is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...