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The Government today (August 15) announced the establishment of a Committee on Slot Complaints on September 1 and the appointment of its members as follows:
Chairman
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Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) with Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) as his alternate
Members
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Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong
Mr Anthony Tan Engnam
The appointments are for two years from September 1.
A government spokesman said: "We are delighted that the two members have accepted the appointments. We are confident that they will contribute to the work of the committee."
The Committee on Slot Complaints is an advisory body established under the Transport and Housing Bureau. It is responsible for considering complaints made by airlines/aircraft operators aggrieved by decisions of the Schedule Co-ordinator concerning the allocation of slots for the airlines'/aircraft operators' seasonal services, with a view to giving advice on complaints to the complainants, the Schedule Co-ordinator and the Scheduling Advisory Committee as appropriate.
The establishment of the committee and the appointments are published in the Government Gazette today.
Ends/Friday, August 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:00
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