Autumn Issue, 2017

Election of an alumnus/alumna to Selection Committee for the Next President & Vice-Chancellor by Convocation As President Peter Mathieson will be leaving HKU by January 2018, the University Council has set up a Search Committee and a Selection Committee for the appointment of the next President & Vice-Chancellor. The Selection Committee comprises, inter-alias , an alumnus/ alumna elected by Convocation. The Hon Ip Kin-yuen 葉建源 (BA 1984; PCEd 1989; MEd 1994) was elected ipso facto as alumnus to the Selection Committee. Convocation Forum A forum was held on August 25, 2017 to discuss stakeholders’ participation and influence in selecting the next President & Vice-Chancellor. Man Cheuk-fei 文灼非 (BA 1987), alumnus elected by Convocation in the Selection Committee for the next Vice-Chancellor in 2012; together with The Hon Ip Kin-yuen 葉建源 , alumnus elected by Convocation, ipso facto, and Dr Albert Chan 陳智仁 , elected amongst "full-time non-professorial Teachers / academic-related staff members" to the Selection Committee for the next President and Vice-Chancellor shared their views and exchanged ideas with their constituents on their roles and responsibilities in the Selection Committee. Video of the forum: www.convocation.hku.hk 85 Convocation