MTR chairman Rex Auyeung quits post at Lingnan University a year early to focus on other public service
- Council chairman stepping down with immediate effect, government says in announcement
The MTR Corporation’s new chairman has quit as council chairman of Lingnan University with immediate effect, a year before his term in office was to end.
Announcing his early departure on Tuesday, the government, which appoints the council chairman, said Rex Auyeung Pak-kuen, who took charge at the university in 2014, would like to focus more on his other public service.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung expressed regret over the 67-year-old’s resignation, but said he respected the decision.
“Under Mr Auyeung’s excellent leadership, Lingnan University has maintained its fine liberal arts tradition in providing quality whole-person education, and has made every effort to nurture talents with both strong capabilities and humanistic values,” Yeung said.
The government said it would initiate its process to identify and appoint a successor as soon as practicable. In the interim, the deputy chairman of the university, Simon Ip, has been made acting chairman.
“I treasured my years there and thank the council members and management for their support,” Auyeung told the Post. “I look forward to reading more success stories from the students and teaching staff.”