Three in frame for panel that will review structure of University of Hong Kong’s ruling council
Recommendations come after critical report on composition of the governing bodies of the city’s eight publicly funded institutions
Two former University Grants Committee members and a retired High Court judge have been recommended to form a panel to review the structure of the University of Hong Kong’s controversial governing council, a source with knowledge of the situation says.
Former UGC member Professor Malcolm Grant has been suggested as chairman of the panel, with another former member, Professor William Kirby, serving as a panel member. Retired High Court judge Peter Nguyen was also recommended as a member.
The source said the recommendations were made by HKU vice chancellor Peter Mathieson and council chairman Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung. It is unclear if both endorsed all three candidates.
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Council members will meet on Tuesday in HKU’s teaching venue in the Admiralty Centre to discuss the recommendations.
Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen, who heads an HKU alumni concern group, hoped the three would review the council’s structures in an impartial manner.
“I have limited knowledge about them and so I think we will need some more time to see how things turn out. I hope that they will prove to be an impartial combination,” Ip said.
A spokeswoman said the university would make announcements on the composition of the panel after the council had made a decision.