11 Facts About Christopher Hui

Christopher Hui Ching-yu is a Hong Kong politician and government official.

Hui is the son of a veteran pro-Beijinger Hui Wang-chuen who is a leader of one of the major Fujian associations in Hong Kong.

Christopher Hui's sister, Florence Hui, was an Under Secretary for Home Affairs.

Christopher Hui received his bachelor's degree from the University of Oxford, and his Master of Business Administration from the INSEAD graduate business school.

Christopher Hui was as a director of strategic development at New World Development, which was responsible for the development of the Greater Bay Area, the national plan to integrate Hong Kong with Macau, and other nine Guangdong cities, as a financial and technological powerhouse.

In 2019, Christopher Hui was appointed executive director of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council.

In December 2023, Christopher Hui defended Hong Kong's financial market, after data showed IPO proceeds at a 20 year low, and with mainland Chinese citizens criticizing the low performance and comparing Hong Kong Exchange Square to a historical relic tourist site.

On 30 October 2022, Christopher Hui said that the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit will show the world that Hong Kong is "open for business" and that "one of our advantages is that we are open to the world" despite guests to the Summit being allowed to eat at restaurants during their first 3 days in Hong Kong, when normal visitors to Hong Kong are not allowed to.

In December 2022, Christopher Hui proposed new legislation to regulate all crowdfunding activities, and said some people had used crowdfunding to endanger national security.

In February 2021, Christopher Hui said that the government would take proactive measures to counter American sanctions under Executive Order 13936, but did not give clear details on how he would do so.

One day later, it was discovered that Christopher Hui attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.