黃立生博士曾於加拿大亞省政府任職資訊系統主任、講師。回港後曾服務香港三所高等學府，先後參與負責教學、教育行政及學院規劃工作逾三十年。

1977年加入香港理工大學，先後任職講師、高級講師，管理信息處副處長及處長。1989年轉任香港公開大學副院長、副校長，專注行政及資源管理，並兼任校董會秘書。2001年加入香港大學專業進修學院，曾任助理院長及首席信息官。退休後獲學院委任為高級顧問至2014年。同期曾參與校外顧問小組為本港政府、其他學府及海外大學進行個別項目研究。

他畢業于加拿大阿爾伯塔大學 (University of Alberta)，獲資訊科技榮譽學位及碩士學位。後進修教育科技學獲加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞大學 (University of British Columbia) 碩士及英國諾丁漢大學 (University of Nottingham) 博士學位。

黄立生博士曾于加拿大亚省政府任职资讯系统主任、讲师。回港后曾服务香港三所高等学府，先后参与负责教学、教育行政及学院规划工作逾三十年。
 
1977年加入香港理工大学，先后任职讲师、高级讲师，管理信息处副处长及处长。 1989年转任香港公开大学副院长、副校长，专注行政及资源管理，并兼任校董会秘书。 2001年加入香港大学专业进修学院，曾任助理院长及首席信息官。退休后获学院委任为高级顾问至2014年。同期曾参与校外顾问小组为本港政府、其他学府及海外大学进行个别项目研究。
 
他毕业于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学 (University of Alberta)，获资讯科技荣誉学位及硕士学位。后进修教育科技学获加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学 (University of British Columbia) 硕士及英国诺丁汉大学 (University of Nottingham) 博士学位。

Wong Lap Sang started his career as a lecturer and then a practitioner in the field of Information Technology in the early parts of his career in Canada. He then returned to Hong Kong and worked mainly in educational planning and administration in tertiary education for three higher educational institutions in Hong Kong for over 30 years.

He was Associate Director (Resources), and then Vice-President (Administration) and Secretary to Council of the Open University of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1997. Before that, he held various senior appointments in teaching and administration at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for 12 years.

From 2001 he served as Associate Director and then Chief Information Officer at the School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) of the University of Hong Kong and retired in 2007. After retirement, he was invited to serve on fractional appointment as Senior Consultant from until 2014 for the same institution. He has also participated in various external consultancy projects for local government and institution of higher Learning, and overseas university.

He graduated with a BSc (Honours) in computing science and earned also an MSc from the University of Alberta in Canada. He furthered his studies with a Master degree in Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia in Canada and a Doctorate degree in Education from the University of Nottingham in the UK.