Managing Director, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd., Hong Kong

K.L. Wong, a graduate of 1972, is a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd.  He is in charge of Merrill Lynch’s investment banking businesses in Hong Kong, including assisting clients with strategic and corporate finance advisory and execution.  He is the leader of the Merrill Lynch team advising the Hong Kong Government on the privatisation of MTR Corporation and the team leader in advising the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in relation to the proposed merger between The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and The Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited.  Earlier in the year, he led a team at Merrill Lynch to complete a US$575 million mortgage-backed bond issue for Harbour City Funding (1) Limited, based on the asset value and cash flow of the Harbour City complex in Tsimshatsui.  Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1993, he worked in CS First Boston (H.K.) Limited, Standard Chartered Asia Limited, Chemical Bank and Export Credit Insurance Corporation Limited.