IEEE Hong Kong Section History
| IEEE Hong Kong Section History | |
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| Established date | 1971-12-14 |
| IEEE Region | 10 |
| IEEE Council | |
| Geographic region | Hong Kong |
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Background
The Hong Kong Section is part of Region 10, and was formed on 14 December 1971.Prof. W. S. Leung of the University of Hong Kong served as Interim Chairman. At that time there were 175 members. By the end of 1972, the number had increased to 252.
The Section has a long history of organizing IEEE Conferences; as early as 1982, the IEEE Region 10 Conference was held in Hong Kong.
On 21 August 2009 the Hong Kong Section held an IEEE 125th Anniversary Banquet with 270 delegates in the Ball Room of the Royal Plaza Hotel.
At that time the Section had 18 chapters, representing 25 out of 38 IEEE Societies, 2 affinity groups (Life Members, WiE), and 5 student branches
Section Officers
| Year | Chair | Vice chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Yat Wing Liu | Hon Ngan | Lo Wai Chau | W Lau |
| 2002 | Yat Wing Liu | Hon Ngan | Lo Wai Chau | W Lau |
| 2003 | Hon Ngan | W Lau | David Cheng | Lo Wai Chau |
| 2004 | Hon Ngan | W Lau | David Cheng | Lo Wai Chau |
| 2005 | W Lau | Lo Wai Chau | P Tsui | David Cheng |
| 2006 | Lo Wai Chau | David Cheng | Chi Ng | Edward Cheung |
| 2007 | David Cheng | Edward Cheung | Chan Tai Wai | Chi Ng |
| 2008 | Edward Cheung | Chan Tai Wai | Kin Wah Chen | Chi Ng |
| 2009 | Chan Tai Wai | Chi Ng | C. Y. Chung | Kin Wah Chen |
| 2010 | Chi Ng | C. Y. Chung | Henrychun Chan | Norbert Cheung |
| 2011 | C. Y. Chung | Henrychun Chan | Norbert Cheung | S Cheung |
| 2012 | Henrychun Chan | Norbert Cheung | Eric Ma | S Cheung |
| 2013 | Norbert Cheung | S Cheung | Eric Ma | Yuk-Hee Chan |
| 2014 | S Cheung | Yuk-Hee Chan | Hing Lau | Yat Wing Liu |
| 2015 | Yuk-Hee Chan | Hing Lau | Bonnie Fong Law | Yat Wing Liu |
| 2016 | Hing Lau | S Cheung | Bonnie Fong Law | Yat Wing Liu |
| 2017 | S Cheung | Vincent Tam | Chi Ming Kwan | Chilap Yip |
| 2018 | Nim Cheung | Paul Y Cheung | Kwai-Man Luk | P Ching |
| 2019 | Nim Cheung | Paul Y Cheung | Kwai-Man Luk | P Ching |
| 2020 | Paulina Chan | Kenneth Wong | Chak Chung Cheung | Eddy Chiu |
| 2021 | Paulina Chan | Kenneth Wong | Chak Chung Cheung | Eddy Chiu |
