Weibo微博: Biography Sketch Prof Terence Chong is Associate Head of New Asia College, Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics, Finance,  and Co-Director of Global Economics and Finance Program and associate professor of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He served as Siyuan Chair Professor of Nanjing University in China from 2013 to 2016. Prof Chong received his Bachelor degree in Economics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991, and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester in 1995. His main research area is financial econometrics. He has published over 1000 articles in international journals and newspapers covering a wide spectrum of topics in Econometrics, Finance, Mathematics, Psychology, Education and the Chinese Economy. Prof. Chong ranks top 37th worldwide in theoretical econometrics,top 1% in terms of number of distinct works and number of journal pages, and top 5% economists worldwide (RePEc). His papers are published in reputable international journals, including Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Econometric Review, Econometrics Journal, Journal of Time Series Analysis, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Futures Markets, Quantitative Finance, Financial Review, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Southern Economic Journal, Economics Letters, Journal of Economic Psychology, Review of Income and Wealth, Small Business Economics, and China Economic Review. Prof. Chong is dedicated to community service. He provides training to senior government officials of China and Hong Kong. He was also a project consultant to World Bank and an advisor to the World Green Organisation of the United Nations, a Part-time member of the Central Policy Unit and a member of Standard Working Hours Committee, Transport Advisory Committee, Land and Development Advisory Committee, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, Vetting Committee of the SME Development Fund and the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales of the HKSAR Government, Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board and a member of the Board of Governors of International College Hong Kong (Hong Lok Yuen). He is currently a member of the Commission on Poverty of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region and a member of the Community Care Fund (CCF) Task Force under the Commission, a member of Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, Funds Management Sub-committee of Hong Kong Housing Authority, and a member of the Panel for the Accounting and Financial Reporting Review Tribunal of the HKSAR Government. He is also a member of the Economic Policy Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Committee of the Business School of Lingnan University, and Hong Kong Jockey Club. Prof. Chong is also an Honorary Advisor of Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, the editor of Hong Kong Chronicles (Professional Services), associate editor of Pacific Economic Review, Singapore Economic Review and Economics Bulletin. Professor Chong was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region in 2022 in recognition of his dedicated and valuable contributions to the development of trade and industry in Hong Kong. Prof. Chong also shares his views on the global economy and self-development on his YouTube Channel: “Prof Terence Chong, The Economist. 莊太量教授現為香港中文大學新亞書院副院長，劉佐德全球經濟及金融研究所常務所長，經濟學系副教授及環球經濟與金融跨學科主修課程聯席主任，2013-2016年兼任南京大學思源講座教授。莊教授1991年獲香港中文大學經濟學學士，1995年獲美國羅徹斯特大學 (University of Rochester) 經濟學博士，其專業研究範疇為計量財務學。莊教授為全球首百分之五經濟學家 (RePEc)， 傑出作品量為全球首百分之一，2000-2005年於全球理論計量經濟學排名37。 莊教授著有《人生煉金術》一書及1000餘篇論文發表於國際學術期刊以及中港報章。莊教授熱心服務社會，經常接受電子傳媒及報章訪問，及定期為國內及香港特區政府培訓官員，並出任多項公職，曾任世界銀行及聯合國世界綠色組織項目顧問，香港特別行政區政府中央政策組非全職顧問，標凖工時委員會委員，交通諮詢委員會委員，土地及建設諮詢委員會委員，紀律人員薪俸及服務條件常務委員會，電訊(競爭條文)上訴委員會成員， 中小企業發展支援基金及發展品牌、升級轉型及拓展內銷市場的專項基金評審委員會委員，及康樂園國際學校校董，現為香港特別行政區政府扶貧委員會及關愛基金專責小組委員，中小型企業委員會委員，房委會資金管理附屬小組委員會，會計及財務匯報覆核審裁處委員團委員，香港總商會經濟政策委員會委員，九龍總商會榮譽顧問,嶺南大學商學院諮詢委員會成員，香港賽馬會會員，香港地方志(專業服務篇）主編及多份國際期刊的編輯委員。莊教授2022年獲香港特別行政區政府頒授榮譽勳章(MH), 以表揚其對社會和在推動香港貿易和工業發展的貢獻。莊教授經常和大眾在他的YouTube頻道“莊教授經濟人生”分享他對全球經濟和個人發展的看法。   Birth Place: Fu Jian, China Education Ph.D., Economics (Supervisor: Prof. Bruce Hansen), University of Rochester, 1995 M.A., University of Rochester, 1993 B.Soc.Sc.(Hons.), Economics (Minor Statistics), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991 Worldwide Ranking Editorial Service: Consultancy Services