Professor Desmond Hui Cheuk-kuen

Desmond Hui is Director of the Centre for Culture and Development, Fellow of SH Ho College, Professor and Head of Cultural Studies in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, Associate Director of the Research Institute of Humanities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  He obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University; Master and Doctor of Philosophy from University of Cambridge and was Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at the University of Hong Kong.

Professor Hui is a member of the Old Wan Chai Revitalisation Initiatives Special Committee, co-opted member of the Advisory Committee on Revitalization of Historic Buildings, advisor for the HK Arts Development Council and Museum Expert Advisor of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and assessor for CreateSmart Initiative under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.  He was formerly a member of the Antiquities Advisory Board and the Commission on Strategic Development.

Date of Appointment       : 1 December 2008