Of these, the Chemical Technology Section has been in existence since the inception of the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1972 as an academic component of the Department of Mathematics and Science. In 1976, the Chemistry Section and the Physics Section joined hands to form the Department of Applied Science which later incorporated the Applied Biology Section created in 1978. This recruitment policy has remained unchanged to date. Furthermore, exposure to internal or external committee work offers administrative experience.
Staff take turn to sit on various committees.
Based on this belief, the Department is run by a number of committees with the Head of Department taking the Chair or as an ex-officio member. A full organization of the Department is shown in the chart. DAC meets once or twice in an academic year. But DEG and other committees meet regularly to address issues in all departmental matters. Departmental meetings are held approximately once each quarter.