HKU SPACE Annual Report 2021/22

CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION主席序言 Professor Ian Holliday 何立仁教授 First of all, I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Professor Edward Chen, for his leadership and commitment to the School in the past 9 years. I would also like to thank the past Board directors and welcome the new and continuing directors from 2022 onwards. As Professor Chen states, the School faces challenges but I am sure the Director and his colleagues will be able to rise to these. I also hope that we can strengthen the School/ University bonds to mutual advantage in the coming years. HKU SPACE is charged with the University’s mission to extend lifelong learning opportunities to the wider community and the Board and I are committed to helping the School to achieve this. For 2021/22 the Board has noted a breakeven performance but if the unrealised loss on investments is excluded (and this reflects global volatility) then we can see a reasonable operational surplus in line with the School’s not for profit approach. We will hope for a calmer year ahead notwithstanding the many challenges on the horizon. 首先,我謹向前任主席陳坤耀教授致意,衷心感 謝他在過去九年對學院的領導和付出。我同時感 謝前任的董事局委員,並歡迎2022年新任及留 任委員。 正如陳教授所言,學院現正面臨挑戰,但我相信 院長及其同事定能克服難關。我亦希望學院在未 來能夠加強與港大的聯繫,為彼此締造更有利優 勢。香港大學專業進修學院以協助港大向廣大社 群開拓終身學習機會為使命,我與董事局將竭盡 所能協助學院達成願望。 董事局注意到學院在2021/22年度錄得收支平 衡,但若撇除投資上(因應全球波動而出現)的 未實現虧損,則可見合理營運盈餘,這與學院非 謀利方向相符。儘管前路充滿挑戰,我們仍然寄 望學院的收支狀況在來年更趨平穩。 3

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