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The Education Bureau (EDB) today (April 24) announced that 21 candidates had been elected to the Council on Professional Conduct in Education under the teacher-nominated and the organisation-nominated categories.
In the teacher-nominated category, 12 candidates were elected to the council. They are:
Teacher-nominated Name of Number of
Category Candidate Votes
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Secondary Schools
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Aided Ms Choi Chun-mui 7592
Mr Hon Lin-shan 12020
Mr Billy Leung Tak-yin 7603
Government No Nomination -
Private No Nomination -
Primary Schools
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Aided Mr Cheung Fu-wing 8616
Ms Dung Yi-ping 6080
Ms Lee Lai-ming 9089
Government Mr Chin Chun-yin 8427
Private Mr Tang Wai-yin 8089
Kindergartens
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Ms Chan Tsui-yuk 3672
Ms Elaine Kwan Shuk-ling 2207
Special Schools
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Mr Don Cheng Sau-leung 1049
Mr King Chi-yu 728
Votes for the organisation-nominated category were counted today by the EDB's Principal Education Officer, Mr Wai Pui-wah, witnessed by the representative from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Ir Dr Lau Chi-keung, and the representative from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Ms Georgina Chan.
Nine candidates were elected under the following categories: Mr Peter Lau Chiu-yin (Organisations of School Heads seat); Ms Cinda Chan Shun-lai, Mr Pun Tin-chi (Teachers' Unions seats); Mr Chiu Sin-on, Mr Liu Chun-kuen, Ms Grace Tsui Wai-chuen (Subject-related Organisations seats); and Mr Larry Lam Wing-shun (Other Educational Organisations seat).
Dr Yu Wai-bing (Teacher Education Institutions seat) and Dr Leung Ping-wa (School Groups and Sponsoring Bodies seat) were elected uncontested.
The Permanent Secretary for Education will nominate three members, including a Principal Education Officer of the EDB and two lay members, to the council.
The first council meeting of the new term will be held on May 15.
Ends/Thursday, April 24, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:53
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