Arthur Li
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Arthur Li Kwok-cheung GBS
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) was a member of the Executive Council
of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region and Secretary for Education and Manpower
from August 2002 to June 2007.
Before his appointment, Arthur Li was the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
, as well as:
An alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College
and a classmate of Professor Lawrence J. Lau
, Li received his medical training at the University of Cambridge
. He was subsequently trained at Middlesex Hospital Medical School and Harvard Medical School
, before returning to Hong Kong to become the founding chairman of the Department of Surgery and Dean of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is married to Diana Chester, a graduate of Newhall College Cambridge.
.
Since 2000, the Education and Manpower Bureau has implemented a number of mandates, which include making teachers spend more time with students outside the classroom, adding exams for subjects like English and history, and ordering that teachers take benchmark assessments to prove their language abilities. After instituting wide ranging and successful changes, Li retired from public service in 2007.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
) was a member of the Executive Council
Executive Council of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong is a core policy-making organ in the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong.. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong serves as its President.The Executive Council normally meets once a week...
of the Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
Special Administrative Region and Secretary for Education and Manpower
Secretary for Education and Manpower
The Secretary for Education is a principal official in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Education Bureau . The current office holder is Michael Suen.-History:...
from August 2002 to June 2007.
Before his appointment, Arthur Li was the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
, as well as:
- Professor of Surgery and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
- Member of the Education CommissionEducation CommissionSince its set up in 1984 as a non-statutory body , the Education Commission of Hong Kong is to advise the HKSAR Government on the overall development of education in the light of the community's needs...
and Member of the Committee on Science and Technology - Member of the Hong Kong Hospital AuthorityHospital AuthorityThe Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the public hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is managed by the Hospital Authority Board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Government. Its chairman is Mr...
- Member of the Hong Kong Medical Council
- Member of the University Grants Committee
- Member of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
- Member of the Hospital Governing Committee of United Christian HospitalUnited Christian HospitalUnited Christian Hospital is an acute care hospital in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong, operated by the Hospital Authority. The hospital has 1,174 beds and staff of 3,000, serving East Kowloon in Hong Kong....
, Kwun TongKwun TongKwun Tong is an area in Kwun Tong District, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in...
, Hong Kong - Member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationHong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationInaugurated on 7 May 2001 as a non-profit statutory body set up by the Hong Kong Government, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation is leading the transformation of Hong Kong into Asia's hub for technology innovation in the focused clusters .- Objectives :HKSTP offers a...
- Member of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research InstituteHong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research InstituteThe Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute was founded by the Government of Hong Kong SAR in 2000 with a mission to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness in technology-based industries through applied research....
- Vice-President of the Association of University Presidents of China
- Patron of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
- Regent of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association
- Hon Fellow of the America College of Surgeons
- Hon Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and Glasgow
- Hon Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
An alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College
St. Paul's Co-educational College
St. Paul's Co-educational College , is located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong....
and a classmate of Professor Lawrence J. Lau
Lawrence J. Lau
Professor Lawrence J. Lau , JP is a Hong Kong economist and the former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2009. Before coming to the CUHK he was an economics professor at Stanford...
, Li received his medical training at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was subsequently trained at Middlesex Hospital Medical School and Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, before returning to Hong Kong to become the founding chairman of the Department of Surgery and Dean of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is married to Diana Chester, a graduate of Newhall College Cambridge.
Political career
Li's tenure as Secretary for Education and Manpower was marked by an era of education reforms that included the School-Based Management PolicySchool-Based Management Policy
The School-Based Management Policy is an education policy within the Education Ordinance of the Education Bureau in Hong Kong. The policy was made law when The "Education Ordinance 2004" bill was passed by Legco in July 2004...
.
Since 2000, the Education and Manpower Bureau has implemented a number of mandates, which include making teachers spend more time with students outside the classroom, adding exams for subjects like English and history, and ordering that teachers take benchmark assessments to prove their language abilities. After instituting wide ranging and successful changes, Li retired from public service in 2007.
See also
- Politics of Hong KongPolitics of Hong KongPolitics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by its constitutional document, the Basic Law of Hong Kong, its own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
- Executive Council of Hong KongExecutive Council of Hong KongThe Executive Council of Hong Kong is a core policy-making organ in the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong.. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong serves as its President.The Executive Council normally meets once a week...
- School-Based Management PolicySchool-Based Management PolicyThe School-Based Management Policy is an education policy within the Education Ordinance of the Education Bureau in Hong Kong. The policy was made law when The "Education Ordinance 2004" bill was passed by Legco in July 2004...