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The Secretary for Home Affairs Incorporated has appointed Mr Frank Lee King-ting, as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund for three years from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2010.
Nine current members have also been re-appointed and four new members have been appointed.
Following is the list of members of the Board of Trustees:
Mr Frank Lee King-ting (Chairman)
Mr Chan Ho-choi, MH
Mr Liang Jing
Dr Eva Man Kit-man
Mr Pun Siu-fai
Mr Stephen Tan
Mr Hubert Yan Hui-chang, BBS
Ms Yao Jue
Mr Thomas Yiu Yu-ho
Executive Director, Charities of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (Mr William Yiu Yan-pui)
Director of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Professor Kevin Thompson)
Administrative Secretary of The Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association (Ms Anita Wai)
Secretary for Education and Manpower or his representative
Principal Assistant Secretary (Culture) 2, Home Affairs Bureau
The Fund was set up in 1980 with a donation of $10 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club for the promotion and development of music and dance training and education in Hong Kong. It is a non-statutory trust fund administered by a Board of Trustees. In 1994, the Club injected a further $22 million into the Fund to meet increasing demand for support.
The Fund offers scholarships to exceptionally talented candidates to pursue integrated programmes of post-diploma studies, post-graduate studies or professional training in music and dance at world-renowned institutions or to undertake less formal studies, projects or creative work outside Hong Kong.
Since its establishment, about 250 scholarships amounting to around $32.7 million have been awarded to outstanding young musicians and dancers. Many of the scholarship recipients are now contributing to music and dance in Hong Kong and nurturing new generation of local artists.
Ends/Friday, March 30, 2007
Issued at HKT 14:01
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