The Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research

Dong He
Director, HKIMR
(also Executive Director (Research), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA))

Mr. He, as the Director of the HKIMR, heads the Institute and is also responsible for the Institute's research programme.

Mr He, who holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, has published research on a wide range of economic matters, particularly macroeconomic and financial market issues in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Before joining the HKMA in August 2004 as a Head (External), Mr. He was a staff member of the International Monetary Fund during 1998-2004 and a staff member of the World Bank during 1993-1998. Mr. He took up the position as Head (Economic Research) in HKMA in May 2006 and was appointed to his current position in August 2009.

Hongyi Chen
Senior Manager, HKIMR

Mr. Chen, seconded from the HKMA, is responsible for the daily operations of the HKIMR and also undertakes research under the institute's purview. Before joining the HKIMR, he worked at Research Department, External Department of the HKMA and the IMF Sub-Office in Hong Kong.

Mr. Chen is a graduate of Columbia University in New York and Beijing University in China. His research interest is mainly in monetary policy analysis, international economics, and Chinese economy and financial market.

To contact any of the HKIMR staff, please call (852) 28781978 or email to hkimr@hkma.gov.hk.

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