Court
Three prominent community leaders joined the Court during the year under review: Mr Kenneth H FANG, Ms Kai-Yin LO, and Dr Larry C K YUNG. Mr Philip Chen and Mr Tim Lui became ex-officio members of the Court in their respective capacities as Council Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the University. Another new member to the Court was the incoming President of the HKUST Students' Union, Mr Kaxton Yu Kwan SIU. Dr the Hon CHA Chi Ming, Mr Payson M CHA, Prof K C CHAN, Dr the Hon Rosanna WONG, and Dr Sally AW Sian left the Court during the year.

The Court held its Sixth Annual Meeting on 10 November 2000. In the meeting, Council Chairman Dr Vincent H S LO reported on the following topics: The Mission, Vision, and Objectives Statement of HKUST, succession of President, and the 10th anniversary celebrations. Founding President Prof Chia-Wei Woo also reported on the development of the University strategies for lifelong learning and e-education, as well as the plans in progress for the Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center.