Chan Chi-ho Succeeds as ASTRI Chairman
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In October 2026, the government appointed Chan Chi-ho, City University Vice-President (Community Engagement and Collaboration), to succeed Lee Wai-kwong as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute for a two-year term. Lee Wai-kwong has completed seven years in the post. Chan Chi-ho is a Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering at CityU and also Director of the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimetre Waves. The report noted that he is also responsible for CityU's community engagement and collaboration affairs, and that this appointment takes him from university management to leading a local applied technology research institution. The current progress is that the government has announced the above appointment, and Chan Chi-ho will begin a two-year chairmanship, taking over the ASTRI board.
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The government has appointed CityU Vice-President (Community Engagement and Collaboration) Chan Chi-ho as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute for a two-year term, succeeding Li Wai-kwong, who has completed a seven-year term. Chan Chi-ho is a Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering at CityU and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimetre Waves.
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