A leading university in Hong Kong has appointed a veteran academic administrator to be its vice-president in administration – the third person in the role in as many years – after his predecessor resigned less than 12 months into the job.
Albert Chow Hing-pong’s tenure at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will begin in the first half of 2026 for a term of three years, according to a statement issued by the institution on Thursday.
“I look forward to leveraging my experience in public administration to serve the university with passion,” Chow said in the statement.
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The vice-president in administration is one of the university’s principal administrative officers appointed by the university council, and is accountable to the council through the vice-chancellor and president, Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming.
The person in that role is responsible for administering the university’s infrastructure development in line with the strategic vision set by the council.
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The appointment came after former undersecretary for education Kenneth Chen Wei-on resigned as vice-president of CUHK in July, less than a year after his appointment.
Chen was appointed to a three-year term from September last year, replacing Eric Ng Shu-pui, who was abruptly dismissed after signing a petition opposing a Legislative Council bill to reduce the size of the university’s council.