Yue-Chim Richard Wong is Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy, and Professor of Economics at The University of Hong Kong.  He was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Director of the School of Business, and also Founding Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. 

His main research interest is in the applications of economic analysis to public policy.  He is also a leading figure in advancing economic research on policy issues in Hong Kong through his work as founding Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research and the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy.  The work of HKCER was honoured in 1992 with the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award.  The work of HKIEBS was recognised by the University Grants Committee as an Area of Excellence in 1999.

He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his contributions in education, housing, industry and technology development and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.