Governance
OVERVIEW

The Institute is one of the independent research units at The University of Hong Kong. Administratively it reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor’s Office. The Director consults the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) on major development issues of the Institute.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At the core of the Institute’s governance is an Executive Committee. Members are senior academics and professionals positioned in Hong Kong, China and overseas. It meets bi-annually to review the mission of the Institute, endorse program proposals and budgets, and discuss its institutional development. Current members are as follows:

NamePosition
Helen F. Siu (Chair)Professor of Anthropology, Yale University
Zhiwu ChenDirector, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Chair Professor of Finance, Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance, The University of Hong Kong
May Bo ChingProfessor and Head of the Department of Chinese and History, Director of Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong
Angela Ki Che LeungChair Professor of History, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Joseph Needham-Philip Mao Professor in Chinese History, Science and Civilization, The University of Hong Kong
Barbara MittlerProfessor, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS) & Institute of Chinese Studies at Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University
Janet PauExecutive Director, Asia Business Council, Hong Kong
Max Shen
(ex-officio)
Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), Chair Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, The University of Hong Kong
Xie ShiProfessor of History, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
THE ADVISORY BOARD

An Advisory Board whose members are drawn from disciplines and institutions around the globe offers another valuable layer of experience and exposure. The Institute consults individual advisors on programs development related to their expertise. Current members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:

NamePosition
May Bo ChingProfessor and Head of the Department of Chinese and History, Director of Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong
Paul CohenExecutive Committee Member and Associate of Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Andrew KipnisProfessor, Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dorothy KoProfessor of History, Barnard College, Columbia University
Timothy S. OakesProfessor of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder
James ScottSterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology, Yale University
Elizabeth SinnHonorary Professor, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Kalyanakrishnan SivaramakrishnanDinakar Singh Professor of India & South Asia Studies, Anthropology, Yale University
Xiang BiaoDirector, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology