CHU, Simon
EDUCATION
University of Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
BA (History) 1972;
MA (History) 1975
University of Western Ontario, London, CANADA
MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) 1987
Manchester Municipal University, UK
Postgraduate Diploma (Law) 2005
LLB (Hon) (Bachelor of Law) 2006
EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Department of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong ( 2007 - Date)
Government Archivist and Director of the Hong Kong SAR Government Records Service ( 1990 - 2007)
Professional Activities
Course Director (Representing EASTICA) - Postgraduate Certificate Program in Archival Studies (Hong Kong University) ( 2003 - date)
Secretary General of EASTICA ( 1997 - date)
Secretary General of the UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Committee for the Memory of the World Program (MOWCAP) (1998 - date)
Vice-Chairman of the International Advisory Committee for the UNESCO Memory of the World Program (2001 - 2005)
Counselor in the Bureau of CITRA (Round Table Conference of the International Congress on Archives) (1999 - 2005)
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Among Others:
Promoting archives legislation in Hong Kong
Promoting professional development for archivists in the East Asian region.