Prof Wei Xiang-dong has assumed the role of Secretary General effective 1 March 2021, providing strategic directions and leadership to over 350 staff members in supporting the administration and delivery of a wide range of examinations and assessment services for the school sector and the public.
Prof Wei has extensive experience in higher education sector in Hong Kong. Prior to joining the HKEAA, he was a Professor of the Department of Economics at the Lingnan University. He was also the Director of Pan Su-tong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute and China Economic Research Programme. He had served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lingnan University, as well as the Supervisor cum Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors of Lingnan Institute of Further Education. In addition, he founded the Lingnan University STEAM Education and Research Centre to promote STEAM education in Hong Kong. Prof Wei also took up various teaching and research positions in universities in the UK and the Mainland.
Prof Wei is the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Economic Association and a member of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK. He had served as a member of the Manpower Development Committee of HKSAR Government and the Board of Joint Quality Review Committee in Hong Kong; and also served as consultant for various governmental organisations in Hong Kong, the UK and the Mainland.
Prof Wei graduated from the Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University in China with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, then he got his Master of Social Science in Money, Banking and Finance, and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Birmingham in the UK.
Sessions
APAIE Theatre Session 5: Advancing Assessment for Young Learners in a Digital Connected World
25/02/2026
11:55−12:25
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