Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (BoD) is the supreme governing body of FSTE. Its membership comprises official representatives appointed by their respective institutions. The composition of the Board corresponds to the number of FSTE Full Members. Work of BoD is fully supported by the Executive Committee, whose officers are elected amongst the Board members every two years.

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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (ExCom) 1. exercises all powers required by FSTE, subject to the provisions of Articles of the Association and to the directions issued by the Board of Directors; 2. coordinates the work of the Committees and Working Groups appointed by the Board of Directors as well as appointing ad-hoc committees/working groups, project teams or task forces at any time; 3. vets applications for membership of FSTE, considers membership status, and makes recommendation to the Board; 4. invests and deals with any of the FSTE’s monies or properties; 5. engages, suspends, or dismisses FSTE employees and fixes their salaries and conditions for employment. Its work is supported by the FSTE Secretariat headed by the Secretary-General.

Current Term (2025 – 2027)

Chairman: Professor Reggie KWAN, Provost, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Vice-Chairman: Dr John CRIBBIN, Deputy Director (Academic Services), HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education

Honorary Secretary: Professor Sally CHAN, President, Tung Wah College

Honorary Treasurer: Dr Joy SHI, President, Hong Kong Institute of Technology

Co-opted Member: Professor Ronald CHUNG (Former Chairman), Dean, School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University

Ex-officio Member: Dr Dorothy HON, Secretary-General, FSTE

Secretary: Ms Promena PO, Head of Corporate Services, FSTE

Membership and Membership Development Committee

The Membership and Membership Development Committee (MMDC) reviews the membership criteria from time to time. It also considers membership applications and makes recommendations to the Executive Committee.
Chairman: Dr CHAN Cheuk Hay, President, Hong Kong College of Technology
Members: Representatives from Member Institutions & Dr Dorothy HON, FSTE Secretary-General
Secretary: Ms Promena PO, FSTE Head of Corporate Services

Research and Development Committee

The Research and Development (R&D) Committee studies various topical issues pertaining to the improvement of continuing education in Hong Kong to encourage R&D activity amongst local self-financing tertiary education sector. It monitors research projects undertaken by FSTE from Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) and various commissioned studies to provide assurance of overall quality and expertise of different aspects. The committee also reviews recommendations on project submission and sets up task forces for specific issues.
Chairman: Professor Peter YUEN, Dean, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Members: Representatives from Member Institutions
Secretary:  FSTE Project Officer

Investment Sub-committee

The Investment Committee formulates strategies and exercises powers vested in Executive Committee in dealing with FSTE investments.
Current Term (2025 – 2027)
Convenor: Dr Joy SHI, FSTE Honorary Treasurer*
Members:

TBC

Ex-Officio: Dr Dorothy HON, FSTE Secretary-General*

Secretary: Ms Promena PO, FSTE Head of Corporate Services*

*Joining/Serving the Sub-Committee in official capacity.

HR Sub-committee

The HR Sub-committee 1. formulates the annual manpower planning policies of the Secretariat; 2. recommends to the ExCom the salary review principles (including but not limited to work performance, budget, annual inflation rate etc.) for all categories of staff in the Secretariat; 3. receives periodic reports on ad-hoc pre-approved manpower arrangements and review special manpower requests raised by the Secretariat; 4. considers any other human resources-related matters referred to the Committee by the ExCom.
Convenor: Dr Joy SHI
Members:

Dr John Cribbin, FSTE Honorary Treasurer*

Professor Reggie KWAN

Dr Louis MA

Ex-Officio: Dr Dorothy HON, FSTE Secretary-General*

Secretary: Ms Promena PO, FSTE Head of Corporate Services*

*Joining/Serving the Sub-Committee in official capacity.

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