Acting Provost
Acting Provost
Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Education)
Wei Lun Professor of Statistics
Professor Poon Wai-yin currently serves as Acting Provost, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Wei Lun Professor of Statistics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Poon obtained her BSc in Mathematics in 1983 and MPhil in Statistics in 1985 from CUHK, and PhD in Biostatistics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1987. Professor Poon was appointed in 1987 as Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at CUHK, and promoted to Professor in 2001. She has served as Associate Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Science in 2004-2014, and Director of the Centre for Promoting Science Education in 2006-2014. She was the Director of Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR) in 2012-2015, and was appointed as Associate Vice-President in 2014 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2015, exerting leadership in teaching and learning at university level. Professor Poon has also assumed the role of Acting Provost since January 2025.
Professor Poon’s outstanding teaching has earned her a number of accolades. She was conferred the inaugural UGC Award for Teaching Excellence by the University Grants Committee in 2011. She is also a recipient of the CUHK Faculty of Science Exemplary Teaching Award (1999-2000), (2002-03) and (2013-14), Best Teaching Award from the Asia Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK (2005-06) and (2008-09), as well as the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award (2014). Professor Poon was also awarded the Outstanding Fellowship of the Faculty of Science in 2014 and 2019.
CUHK hosts Chinese New Year Media Gathering and announces the establishment of the Zhizhen School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a Chinese New Year Media Gathering at the CUHK Art Museum today (6 February), welcoming the Year of the Snake with joy. The new CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming hosted the event alongside Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Faculty Deans. During the event, he extended greetings to media friends and announced the establishment of the Zhizhen School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (Zhizhen School or “the School”).
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hosted a flag-raising ceremony today (1 January) to celebrate the beginning of 2025.
[01 Oct 2024]
CUHK hosts National Day flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a flag-raising ceremony today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
The event commenced at 10:30am at CUHK’s flag-hoisting platform, where the CUHK’s Student Flag Guards conducted the ceremony. The national flag was raised alongside the HKSAR flag and the CUHK flag, accompanied by a rendition of the national anthem.
CUHK was honoured to welcome more than 180 guests to the ceremony, including Council Chairman Professor John Chai Yat-chiu, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rocky S. Tuan and Council members. The ceremony was also attended by other guests, senior management team members and representatives from colleges and faculties, as well as staff, students and alumni of the University.
在國家航天局、國家科學技術部相關部門指導下，香港中文大學（中大）聯同國星宇航研發的「香港青年科創號」衞星於2024年9月24日由捷龍三號運載火箭搭載，在山東海陽東方航天港成功發射進入太空軌道，標誌著首顆由香港特區政府創新科技署資助支持的衞星誕生。時值中華人民共和國成立75周年，中大衞星作為向國慶獻禮之作，意義深遠。陳德霖校董會副主席、陳早標校董、陳金樑常務副校長、潘偉賢副校長、岑美霞副校長及中大衞星星座首席科學家關美寶教授等領導蒞臨發射現場觀禮。
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
[20 May 2024]
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 22nd Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held its 22nd Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony today (20 May 2024) on campus. Seven distinguished people, listed below in alphabetical order by family name, were appointed honorary fellows in recognition of their remarkable accomplishments in their respective fields and their exceptional contributions to the University and the wider community.
[1 Jan 2024]
CUHK holds flag-raising ceremony on New Year’s Day
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a New Year’s Day flag-raising ceremony on campus today (1 January). CUHK’s Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Chan Wai-yee, Council members, the University’s management, staff, students and friends participated in the ceremony.
[10 Dec 2023]
CUHK holds its 60th Anniversary Banquet Over 2,000 guests mark major milestone in Asia’s higher education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong held its 60th Anniversary Banquet tonight (10 December), bringing together over 2,000 CUHK students, staff, alumni, mainland and international partners, and friends to celebrate the institution’s achievements, culture and academic spirit.
The honourable Mr Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong government and CUHK alumnus attended as Guest of Honour. Mr Chan delivered an address and congratulated the University on its diamond jubilee. Professor John Chai Yat-chiu, CUHK’s Council Chairman, Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK’s Vice-Chancellor and President, and Ms Lina Yan Hau-yee, Chairperson of CUHK’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee, also addressed the Banquet and spoke passionately about CUHK’s history and its future development.
[9 Nov 2023]
CUHK holds 92nd Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held its 92nd Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees today (9 November). Professor John Y. Chai, Chairman of the CUHK Council, presided at the Congregation, while Acting Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alan K.L. Chan delivered an address. The day’s celebrations began with a formal flag-raising ceremony where the national flag of the People’s Republic of China, the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the CUHK flag were raised to a rendition of the national anthem.
CUHK confers honorary doctorates on three distinguished people
Three distinguished people were awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to economic development, scientific and educational progress in Hong Kong and around the world (in alphabetical order of family name): Dr Norman Chan Tak-lam, Dr Norman Leung Nai-pang and Professor Helga Nowotny. Professor Nowotny was unable to attend the Congregation. The University conferred the degree on her in absentia.
