The Government announced today (November 14) that the Chief Executive, pursuant to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), has reappointed Ms Julia Leung as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for a term of two years from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027.
 
     Announcing the appointment, the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, said, "During Ms Leung's tenure, she has demonstrated remarkable performance in leading the SFC to fulfil its dual mandates of prudent regulation and fostering market development in a fair, effective and robust manner. Under her leadership, the SFC has maintained effective communication with the markets, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as well as domestic and overseas regulators and stakeholders, actively pursued reforms of Hong Kong's securities markets, continuously deepened mutual access between the capital markets of the Mainland and Hong Kong, and constantly expanded connections with overseas markets. These together have strengthened the advantages and enhanced the competitiveness of Hong Kong's markets. In addition, the SFC has actively promoted the development of asset and wealth management, fixed income and currency markets, and emerging sectors including digital assets, which fostered the innovation and high-quality development of financial services in Hong Kong. I am confident that Ms Leung will continue to lead the SFC to take proactive actions and make greater contributions to consolidating and enhancing Hong Kong's functions and status as an international financial centre."
 
Biography of Ms Julia Leung
 
     Ms Julia Leung joined the SFC in March 2015, appointed as Executive Directors of Investment Products Division and then Intermediaries Division. She was appointed as the Deputy CEO in addition to the Executive Director position from March 2018 to December 2022, and has served as the CEO of the SFC since January 2023. Prior to joining the SFC, Ms Leung worked in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from 1994 to 2008. She was the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury from August 2008 to December 2013.

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