HKU chief Zhang Xiang to step down in 2028
The University of Hong Kong's President and Vice-Chancellor, Zhang Xiang, has announced he will step down in 2028 after completing his ten-year term. In an email to the HKU community, he said the university needs to embrace new ideas, and a new leader is needed to guide the transformation. Zhang said he is making the announcement early to give the university enough time to find a successor. He said that as a scientist and professor, he looks forward to returning to the laboratory to keep contributing to research and to society. Edited by Cecil Wong