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Anthony Wu Ting-yuk , is a Hong Kong accountant and businessman, currently serving as Chairman of BGI Group's BGI Health (HK) Diagnostic Centre.[1] He was formerly the Chairman of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.

Biography

Anthony Wu is the son of Hu Tze-kew, a Chaozhou-born tycoon who was found murdered in 1969 in a mysterious floating corpse case in Western District. During police investigation, Hu was revealed to be involved in drug possession and smuggling prior to his death.[2] Wu graduated from the kindergarten of Precious Blood Convent School in Happy Valley in 1960,[3] and later from St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School (1966 P6 Afternoon Section) alongside classmates including former Executive Council member Barry Cheung and actress So Yan Chi, and Wah Yan College, Hong Kong[4] (Form 5 graduate in 1972, same cohort as Hong Kong Jockey Club Chairman Philip Chen, former Marine Department Director Simon LIU and former Auxiliary Police Chief YIU Yeung-lung[5]).

He joined Ernst & Young in London in 1976 and was promoted to Chairman for China and Hong Kong in 2000. He served as Chairman of the Hospital Authority from 2004 to 2013. He retired from Ernst & Young in 2005 and became Chairman of the newly established Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2008 and has served as Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce since 2010. He is also a Standing Committee Member of the CPPCC.[6] He currently hosts the political talk shows “Talkabout” on Now News Channel and ViuTV.

Controversies

In July 2010, Wu was reappointed as Chairman of the Hospital Authority for an additional two years, breaking the government's usual six-year term limit. He served as chairman for eight years. Wu introduced personalized management styles into the public institution, such as hiring a media consultant to assist both him and CEO Shane Solomon in handling external affairs. Labour leader and Health In Action Chairman Lau Wing Lok criticized the reappointment as cronyism, citing Wu’s close ties to Donald Tsang.[7]

On 13 September 2012, the Hong Kong SAR Government announced that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying had reappointed Wu for another one-year term until 30 November 2013.[8]

On 24 December 2013, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) found Wu guilty of professional misconduct.[9] The case involved Wu holding dual roles as a senior partner of Ernst & Young and as director and financial advisor to the listed company New China Hong Kong Group between 31 December 1995 and 31 December 1997, while Ernst & Young was also the auditor for the same company—creating a conflict of interest. Wu was also an authorized signatory for about thirteen of the company's bank accounts. The company later went bankrupt due to derivatives trading and was ordered to be liquidated by court in 1999. The HKICPA emphasized the importance of auditor independence and objectivity. On 22 July 2014, Wu was removed from the register of certified public accountants, effective from 23 August 2014 for a period of two years.

Racehorse Ownership

Anthony Wu has been a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and a racehorse owner since the early 1980s. Horses under his name—individually, in partnership, or under syndicates—include New Year Delight, Always Win, Daily Win, Beijing Star, Speed Legend, Treasure of All, Purple Luck, Heart Road, Victory Road, Win If You Want, Elegant Brother, and Free Roamer. His younger brother, Anthony Wu Ting-yat, once owned the horse Capital Star.

References

  1. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-1
  2. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-2
  3. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-3
  4. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-%E4%BD%95%E7%A6%AE%E6%96%87%E4%BC%89%E5%84%B7%E8%87%B4%E8%A9%9E%E9%A0%92%E7%8D%8E_%E8%81%96%E4%BF%9D%E7%BE%85%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E6%A0%A1%E7%95%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%A6%AE_5-0
  5. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-6
  6. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-7
  7. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-8
  8. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-9
  9. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%9A%E6%97%AD#cite_ref-10

Honours

  • Non-official Justice of the Peace (2004)
  • Gold Bauhinia Star (2008)

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