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The Government announced today (December 19) the Chief Executive's decision on the following re-appointments to the Managing Board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (ˇ§KCRCˇ¨):-
(a) Mr Michael Tien Puk-sun, BBS, JP. to be the Chairman of KCRC for a period of one year with effect from December 24, 2005; and
(b) the Honourable Abraham Shek Lai-him, JP. and Professor Richard Wong Yue-chim, SBS, JP. to be Members of the Managing Board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation for a period of one year with effect from February 1, 2006.
In welcoming the decision, the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao said, ˇ§We are confident that the Managing Board, with these re-appointments, will continue to successfully lead KCRC to meet the challenges ahead.ˇ¨
In considering appointments to the KCRC board, the Government had carefully assessed the suitability of candidates having regard to relevant factors such as personal capabilities, leadership, expertise, experience, and commitment to public service.
Under the KCRC Ordinance (Cap.372), KCRC shall have a managing board comprising a chairman, a chief executive officer and not less than four nor more than eight other members appointed by the Chief Executive. The membership of the board is at Annex.
Annex
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Membership List of Managing Board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Chairman
Mr Michael Tien, BBS, JP
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Mr Samuel Lai
Members
Mr Vincent Lo Wing-sang, JP
Mr Wan Man-yee, BBS, JP
Mr Patrick Blackwell Paul, CBE
Hon Abraham Shek Lai-him, JP
Prof Richard Wong Yue-chim, SBS, JP
Mr Ng Leung-sing, SBS, JP
Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Ends/Monday, December 19, 2005
Issued at HKT 19:01
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