Professor Roland Chin has been appointed Research Grants Council chairman for a three-year term from July 1, replacing the retiring Professor Kenneth Young.

Professor Chin is an expert in computer science, and was a Director of the Applied Research Council and a member of the Innovation & Technology Fund (Information Technology) Project Vetting Committee from 2000 to 2002.

He is a member of the University Grants Committee and Vice-President for Research & Development at the University of Science & Technology.

The Education & Manpower Bureau thanked Professor Young for his contributions over the last six years, which saw the council evolve into a major and respected academic research funding body which has developed a robust and vibrant research culture in Hong Kong.