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Appointment of non-official members to ICAC-related committees
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     The Government today (December 24) announced that the Chief Executive had made certain appointments to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Advisory Committee on Corruption, the ICAC Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations, the ICAC Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee, the ICAC Operations Review Committee and the ICAC Complaints Committee, all for a term of two years, starting from January 1.  Details of the appointments are as follows:

The ICAC Advisory Committee on Corruption
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     The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mrs Laura M Cha as chairman of the committee. Mr Chan Kam-lam and Mr Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung have been re-appointed as members of the committee. Ms Shelley Lee Lai-kuen, Mr Michael Sze Cho-cheung and Mr Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung have been appointed as new members of the committee.

     The Advisory Committee on Corruption advises the Commissioner, ICAC on any aspect of the problem of corruption in Hong Kong and keeps the operational, staffing and administrative policies of the ICAC under review. The committee also draws to the Chief Executive's attention any special aspect of the work of the ICAC or any problem encountered by it.

The ICAC Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations
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     The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Walter Chan Kar-lok, Mr Chow Yick-hay, Mr Patrick Lai Shu-ho, Mr Lee Luen-fai, Dr Li Pang-kwong, Prof Daniel Shek Tan-lei and Mr Christopher Yu Wing-fai as members of the committee.  Mr Ip Shing-hing, Ms Yvonne Shing Mo-han and Dr David Wong Yau-kar have been appointed as new members of the committee.

     The Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations advises the Commissioner, ICAC, on appropriate measures to foster public support in combating corruption and to educate the public against the evils of corruption. It also monitors community response to the ICAC's work and public attitudes towards corruption in general.

The ICAC Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee
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     The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Albert Au Siu-cheung, Dr Anissa Chan Wong Lai-kuen, Dr Allen Fung Yuk-lun, Ms Betty Ho Siu-fong, Mr Pang Yiu-kai and Ms Helen Wong Pik-kuen as members of the committee. Mr Cheung Tat-tong, Mr Chew Fook-aun and Mr Laurence Li Lu-jen have been appointed as new members of the committee.

     The Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee receives and calls for reports from the ICAC about practices and procedures of Government departments, public bodies and the private sector which may be conducive to corruption and advises the Commissioner, ICAC what areas should be examined and the degree of priority to be accorded to each.

The ICAC Operations Review Committee
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     The Chief Executive has appointed Mr Michael Sze Cho-cheung as the new chairman of the committee.

     "Mr Sze has been a member of the committee since 2004 and is familiar with the work of the committee. We are confident that he will provide an effective steer for the Operations Review Committee," a government spokesman said.

     The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Vincent Fang Kang, Mr Kam Pok-man, Mr Roger Luk Koon-hoo, Mr Sin Chung-kai and Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi as members of the committee. Mr Andrew Brandler, Mr Alasdair G Morrison and Mr Nicholas Peter Snaith have been appointed as new members of the committee.

     The Operations Review Committee monitors the work of the ICAC Operations Department. It reviews corruption complaints received and investigations conducted by the ICAC to ensure that they are handled effectively and efficiently. It also examines circumstances where search warrants are authorised by the Commissioner, ICAC, where people have been put on bail for more than six months, and where investigations have been lasting for more than a year or requiring substantial resources.

The ICAC Complaints Committee
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     Mr Anthony Chan Kin-keung has been re-appointed as a member of the committee. Dr Edward Leong Che-hung has been appointed as a new member of the committee.

     The ICAC Complaints Committee monitors the handling of complaints against the ICAC, reviews ICAC procedures and practices which may lead to complaints, and makes recommendations when necessary.

     The Government also expresses gratitude to all the outgoing members of the ICAC Advisory Committee on Corruption, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations, the Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee, the Operations Review Committee and the ICAC Complaints Committee, who will retire on December 31, for their valuable contributions to the work of the respective committees.

     The non-official membership lists of the five committees are at the Annex.

Ends/Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:47

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