HKRFU Elects New Board Members

In a change to its corporate structure, the positions of Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) Secretary and Director of Clubs have been dissolved in favour of two new General Directors roles which were contested at last week's Annual General Meeting by four candidates.

The Director General roles feature varied term limits in their year of introduction, three years for Director General 1 and two years for Director General 2. In future years, all positions will be for three year terms. In this way the board positions will be up for election evenly across an election cycle to ensure a healthy mix of experience and fresh talent.

Ms Fred Au and Ms Kim Lam were elected as Director General 1 and Director General 2 respectively.

Two other positions were also elected on the same night, Director of Finance and Director of Laws & Referees.

Mr Peter White defeated incumbent Director of Laws & Referees Mr Nigel Francis in the balloting, while Mr Patrick Donovan, previous Director of Clubs, ran unopposed for the Director of Finance role vacated by Mr Grant Jamieson who had been in the position for six years, the statutory limit for incumbent Board members.

The previous HKRFU Secretary, Mr Martin Kibble has stepped down after serving on the Board for six years including four years as Secretary preceded by a two-year term as Director of Laws & Referees. Mr Kibble will continue in his role as Manager of the National Men’s Sevens team.

All other existing Director positions remained in place with the composition of the Board remaining at ten members going forward.

Mr Pieter Schats, Chairman of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, said, "The HKRFU would like to thank Grant Jamieson, Martin Kibble and Nigel Francis for their long-standing support and service to Hong Kong Rugby. We also congratulate and welcome Kim Lam, Fred Au and Peter White as our newest representatives on a Board that continues to reflect the diversity of our rugby community."