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- In the footsteps of the Nobel Laureate: Lingnan launches the inaugural Samuel C.C. Ting Elite Class
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- 54 Lingnan scholars in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists
- Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu elected Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada
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- Five distinguished individuals receive honorary fellowships
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- Lingnan co-hosts 2026 Summit on AI Ethics and Governance
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- Cybersecurity Awareness Day 2026 to promote anti-fraud information
- Leading media and communications scholar Prof Meng Bingchun joins Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study as Senior Lingnan Scholar
- Lingnan hosts South-South academic symposium focusing on development dilemmas and innovative cooperation in Global South
- Aquatic Meet 2026: athletes break four records
- Lingnan Host Family Scheme 2026-27 launches
Lingnan welcomes new and re-appointed members of Council and Court
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Issue No. 198 Oct 2026
Lingnan University welcomes the latest appointments to the Council and the Court made by Mr John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR and Chancellor of Lingnan University. The Chief Executive has appointed Mr Michael Hui Wah-kit as Deputy Chairman of the Council, re-appointed Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong as Chairman of the Court, and appointed or reappointed several distinguished members of the community to the Council and the Court, all for a three-year term.
Mr Michael Hui Wah-kit appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Council
According to the Government of the Hong Kong SAR Gazette, Mr Michael Hui Wah-kit succeeds the Hon Augustine Wong Ho-ming as Deputy Chairman and member of the Council and ex-officio member of the Court, effective from 22 October 2026.
Ms Christina Maisenne Lee, Ms Marina Lee Man-wai and Ms Sha Sha have been appointed as members of the Council (effective 22 October 2026). Ms Alison Chan Chi-yan has been appointed as member of the Council and exofficio member of the Court (effective 1 January 2027).
Mr Foster Yim Hong-cheuk has been re-appointed as member of the Council (effective 22 October 2026).
Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong re-appointed as Chairman of the Court
In addition, Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong has been re-appointed as Chairman and member of the Court, with his new term effective from 1 November 2026. The Court also welcomes new members, including Mr David Kwok Sek-chi (effective 1 October 2026) and Ms Irene Wong Oi-ling (effective 1 January 2027).
Several current Court members have also been re-appointed, including Dr Joseph Lee Chung-tak (effective 1 October 2026), Mr Tinlo Poon Payuen (effective 1 November 2026), as well as Mr Ernest Chiu Tin-chung, Mr Augustine Lui Ngok-che, and Ms Felicia Wai Sik-yin (effective 1 January 2027).
Lingnan extends its warm welcome to all new and re-appointed members of the Council and the Court, and looks forward to continuing to advance the University to new heights in research and innovation with the continued support of the Court and the Council.
Lingnan also expresses its deepest thanks to the Hon Augustine Wong Ho-ming, Ms Jacqueline Alee Leung and Mr Mason Wu Shang-tun (retired members of the Council), Mr Quincy Lui Kwan-yiu (outgoing member of the Council and Court), Ms Samantha Ho Shuk-yee (retired Deputy Chairman of the Court), and Ms Judy Lee Wai-yee (outgoing member of the Court) for their invaluable contributions to the Council and the Court and the development of the University in the past years.
Ms Samantha Ho Shuk-yee has been appointed as a member of the Council and will continue to serve as an ex-officio member of the Court.