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The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau announced today (March 23) that the Chief Executive had appointed the following 25 people as members of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) for two years from April 1, 2007:
Dr Au King Lun
Mr James Wilson Baird
Mr Roger Thomas Best, JP
Mr David Graham
Professor Simon Ho Shun Man
Professor Richard Ho Yan Ki
Mr Stephen Hui Chiu Chung, JP
Ms Teresa Ko Yuk Yin
Mr Ronald Kung Yiu Fai
Dr Bill Kwok Chi Piu
Mr Clement Kwok King Man
Mr Larry Kwok Lam Kwong, JP
Mr Vincent Marshall Lee Kwan Ho
Mr Vernon Francis Moore, BBS
Mr Joseph Pang Yuk Wing, JP
Mr David Sun Tak Kei, BBS
Mr Tang Kwai Nang, BBS, JP
Mr Richard John Thornhill
Mr Philip Tsai Wing Chung
Mr Tse Kam Keung
Mr Samuel Tsien Nag
Dr Michael Tsui Fuk Sun
Mr Wilfred Wong Wai Sum
Mr Stanley Wong Yuen Fai
Mr Henry Wu King Cheong, BBS, JP
The SFAT is a statutory tribunal established under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) to hear appeals against specified decisions made under the SFO by the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the investor compensation company recognised by the commission.
The SFAT, which is chaired by a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, provides an effective safeguard to ensure that the relevant regulatory decisions are reasonable and fair and enhances the accountability of the commission.
Ends/Friday, March 23, 2007
Issued at HKT 11:00
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