Staff and administration

Behind the University's faculty and students, a dedicated and highly varied team of personnel are at work to ensure the direction and smooth running of HKUST. These include top university administrators, university development and public affairs personnel, the publishing technology center, departmental and laboratory staff, technicians, and the estate management and its team.

In 2002-03, we strengthened links between our administration and the HKUST community with the Chairman of the University's Staff Association becoming an ex-officio member of the Court.

The year also saw Prof Otto Lin, Vice-President of Research and Development, retire from his position after more than six years. During his tenure, the University has built up its research in several key emerging high impact areas, established the infrastructure to promote technology transfer, nurtured technology entrepreneurship and spearheaded the development of the Nansha IT Park as a technology center to support the future technological and economic integration of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta.

Other University staff members have contributed to building up the University in a variety of ways. Among them, Amy Lam, Clerk in the Office of University Development and Public Affairs, became one of the top four individual fundraisers among the 1,000 participants in the 'JUST Walk' sponsored event for the University's new student hostel.

Meanwhile, the Staff Association Football Team raised spirits in February 2003 when they took on all challengers from other local universities to win the Chinese University of Hong Kong's 40th Anniversary Soccer Tournament 2003.