MTR Corporation Limited in its annual general meeting held on May 21, 2025 approved: Mr. Walter Chan Kar-lok retired as an Independent Non-executive Director (`INED') of the Company and ceased to be the chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Capital Works Committee of the Company; Ir Shen Shuk-ching (also known as Ir Susanna Shen Shuk-ching) has become an INED of the Company and has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company as a member of each of the Capital Works Committee and the Technology Advisory Panel of the Company; and Dr Carlson Tong, an INED and a member of each of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Finance & Investment Committee of the Company, has been appointed by the Board as the chairman of the Nominations Committee and has ceased to be a member of the Finance & Investment Committee of the Company. Ir Shen (age 61) has extensive experience in Information Technology. She was formerly the Head of Corporate Information Technology at The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd. (`Towngas') until her retirement in 2024.
Ir Shen joined Towngas in 1988 and has held various management positions. She was appointed the Head of Information Technology in Towngas in 2005. Before taking up this role, she was the Chief Operating Officer of iCare.com Limited, previously a subsidiary business of Towngas.
The IT team under Ir Shen's leadership was responsible for providing Towngas' IT services and solutions to support the business mission of Towngas and its subsidiaries as well as its Mainland businesses. Ir Shen actively serves in a number of advisory committees, universities, and professional bodies, leveraging her expertise to advance the innovation and technology sector in Hong Zong. She also serves as a member of several advisory committees in the public sector, further solidifying her influence in shaping IT policies.
Ir Shen is currently the vice-chairman of the Taxi Service Quality Committee, and a member of each of the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel, Technical Advisory Committee of Electoral Affairs Commission and Sub-Committee on Access of Rehabilitation Advisory Committee. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of each of the Information and Communications Technology Industry Training and the Institute of Knowledge Exchange of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, as well as a member of each of the IT Advisory Committee of Heep Hong Society, Computer Science Advisory Committee of The University of Hong Kong and IT Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association. Ir Shen was formerly a member of the Transport Advisory Committee and the chairman of its Transport Complaint Unit Sub-Committee, and a member of each of the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee, the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee, the Joint Committee on Information Technology for the Social Welfare and the Finance Committee of Housing Authority.
Ir Shen is a Chartered IT Professional of The British Computer Society, a Fellow of The Hong Kong Computer Society, and a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Ir Shen holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the City University of Hong Kong.
