Biography
Professor Yuk-Shan Wong became the President of the Open University of Hong Kong in April 2014.
Brought up and educated in Hong Kong, Professor Wong later obtained his PhD in Plant Biochemistry on Dean’s Honor List from McGill University of Canada in 1979. He was admitted as Fellow of Society of Biology in the United Kingdom in 2006 and Fellow of Hong Kong Institution of Science in 2009.
Prior to joining the Open University of Hong Kong, Professor Wong has been involved in various teaching, research and administrative work at a number of universities. Professor Wong was conferred as a Medical Research Council Fellow of Canada at the University of Toronto in 1979. Upon his return to Hong Kong in 1980, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and subsequently in 1985, the Chinese University of Hong Kong until 1988. In 1990, Professor Wong became one of the founding faculty members of the newly established Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he was actively involved in setting up the curriculum and designing the new laboratory facilities of the institution. At HKUST, Professor Wong had directed numerous active research programmes in environmental biotechnology and in 1997, he was promoted to Associate Vice-President for Research and Development. He was then appointed as Vice-President for Institutional Advancement and Chair Professor of Biological Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong in 1998. In 2006, Professor Wong rejoined the HKUST as the Vice-President for Administration and Business to oversee the financial, personnel and infrastructural development of the university. During this period of time, Professor Wong has played a leading role in the design and construction work of some 10 buildings both on and off-campus to facilitate the rapid development of HKUST. He was also the project leader of a large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project which encompassed three major administrative information systems, namely student administration, finance and human resources.
Professor Wong’s research interests lie mainly in the areas of environmental biotechnology, plant biochemistry and mangrove conservation/utilization. He has pioneered a long-term collaborative research program on mangrove ecosystems in Hong Kong, which was participated by some 20 leading scientists from the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. Professor Wong also initiated the founding of the Futian-CityU Mangrove Research and Development Center in Shenzhen in 2003. Between 2006-2011, Professor Wong had played a vital role in the building and operation of the Industry, Education and Research Complex (IER 2) in Shenzhen.
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2006-14 Vice-President for Administration and Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
2006-14 Professor of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
2002-06 Vice-President (Administration), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
1998-06 Professor (Chair) of Biological Sciences, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong.
1998-02 Vice-President (Institutional Advancement), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
1997-98 Associate Vice-President (Research & Development), The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong.
1993-97 Associate Director, Research Centre, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong.
1996-98 Reader (Adjunct), Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong.
1990-93 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong.
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Modified Date: Apr 19, 2018
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Biography
Professor Yuk-Shan Wong became the President of the Open University of Hong Kong in April 2014. Teaching Areas & Research Interests
Academic & Professional Experience
2006-14 Vice-President for Administration and Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. Selected Publications Books
Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Selected Professional & Community Services
Further Information
Modified Date: Apr 19, 2018
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