25 September 2020

With great pleasure, the University announces the appointment of Ms May-kay Wong and Mr Chee-leong Yeo as Members of the Board of Governors for a term of three years with effect from 2 September 2020.

Ms Wong is currently the Head of Communications and Corporate Sustainability and Member of the Executive Committee of Hang Seng Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms Wong worked for a number of large organisations, including the MTR Corporation Limited, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited. Ms Wong possesses substantial expertise and experience in media and corporate communications.

Mr Yeo is currently the Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Hang Seng Bank. He is also a Director of Hang Seng Investment Management Limited, Hang Seng Investment Services Limited, Hang Seng Securities Limited and Hang Seng Security Management Limited respectively. Prior to joining Hang Seng Bank in January 2018, Mr Yeo held various senior management roles at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited both in Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr Yeo has extensive knowledge and expertise in corporate risk management.

The University trusts that Ms Wong and Mr Yeo, with their expertise, wealth of experience and passion for education, will bring invaluable insight to the work of the Board of Governors, which will benefit substantially the University as well as its stakeholders.

The University also takes the opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to Ms Ivy Chan, who departed the Board of Governors on 1 July 2020, for her contributions since she assumed the governorship in 2018.