Alan Au is the Executive Director of the Banking Conduct Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). He is responsible for conduct supervision of banks in Hong Kong (including consumer protection and financial inclusion; sale of securities, investment, insurance and Mandatory Provident Fund products by banks; bank culture; bank licensing matters) as well as oversight of financial market infrastructures.

Mr Au joined the HKMA in 2010 as Division Head of the Corporate Development Division. He also served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive of the HKMA and worked as Division Head in the Banking Supervision Department, before taking up the present position in December 2017.

Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Au had served as an Administrative Officer in the HKSAR Government for over a decade, and had been posted to various offices and policy bureaux in the Government Secretariat including the Financial Secretary’s Private Office and Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau.