Government Service
Professor Chin was the project leader for a study commissioned by a Select Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong into the cause of delays to the start of operation of the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chep La Kok. In 2001, he was seconded to act as the interim CEO of the Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company.
He has also served on a range of Hong Kong government committees including:
- the Innovation and Technology Fund Vetting Committee;
- a variety of committees on research grants and university funding committees ;
- the Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee of the information Technology and Broadcasting Committee; and
- the Promotion and Monitoring Sub-committee of the Quality Education fund.
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