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)
• 2 other lay members of the Council, 1 being the lay Council member on the Search Committee, and the other elected by the Council
• A Faculty Dean (elected by the Faculty Deans among themselves)
• 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)
• 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))
• An alumnus/alumna, elected by Convocation
• A full-time non-academic staff member, elected from among their own number
• A full-time student, elected by undergraduate and postgraduate students