Selection Committee

The primary role of the Selection Committee is to review and assess the suitability of candidates presented by the Search Committee, interview the candidates, and agree on a finalist for recommendation to the Council, after consultation with the Senate, for deliberation and appointment. The membership of the Selection Committee is as follows:

  • The Chairman of the Council (Chairman)
    • - Dr. C.H. Leong
  • 2 other lay members of the Council, 1 being the lay Council member on the Search Committee, and the other elected by the Council
    • - Mr. Paul M.Y. Chow
    • - Mr. Lester G. Huang
  • A Faculty Dean (elected by the Faculty Deans among themselves)
    • - Professor L.P. Samaranayake
  • 3 full-time professorial Teachers*, one from each of the 3 cognate Faculty groupings (viz. Medicine and Dentistry; Engineering, Science and Architecture; Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Business & Economics, Law, and including The Kadoorie Institute and the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences) to be elected from their own cognate Faculty grouping. Each professorial Teacher can nominate up to 3 candidates (one from each of the 3 cognate Faculty groupings)
    (*comprising Chair Professors, Professors with Chair title, and Professors)
    • The elected members from the three cognate Faculty groupings are:
    • Medicine and Dentistry - Professor C.M. Lo
    • Engineering, Science and Architecture - Professor D. Yang
    • Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Business & Economics, Law** - Professor G.C. Biddle (**and including The Kadoorie Institute and the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences)
  • A full-time non-professorial Teacher* or academic-related staff member#, elected from among their own number
    (*comprising Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Senior Lecturers and Lecturers)
    (#comprising academic-related staff who are involved in teaching and/or research activities and are required to undergo the Performance Review and Development (PRD))
    • - Dr. W.L. Wong
  • An alumnus/alumna, elected by Convocation
    • - Mr. Man Cheuk Fei
  • A full-time non-academic staff member, elected from among their own number
    • - Dr. Victor K.M. Chan
  • A full-time student, elected by undergraduate and postgraduate students
    • - Mr. Laurence Y.L. Tang