Alan Au is the Executive Director (Banking Conduct) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). He took up the position in 2017, and has since then been responsible for conduct supervision of banks (covering consumer protection; bank culture; sale of securities, investment, insurance and retirement planning products by banks; trust business; financial inclusion; bank licensing matters) and oversight of financial market infrastructures.
Prior to coming to the current post, Alan was the Head of Banking Supervision of the HKMA, responsible for prudential supervision of domestic systemically important banks. Before that, Alan had served as the Division Head of the Senior Executives’ Office and as the Head of Corporate Development of the HKMA.
Prior to joining the HKMA in 2010, Alan served as an Administrative Officer in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for over a decade, and had worked in the Financial Secretary’s Private Office and Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau.