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The Secretary for Home Affairs Incorporated has re-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, 2010 to March 31, 2013.
Eight current members have also been re-appointed and five new members have been appointed.
Following is the list of members of the Board of Trustees:
Mr Frank Lee King-ting (Chairman)
Mr Ivan Chu Siu-lun
Ms Carmen Koon Mee-yu
Mr Liang Jing
Mr Ma Ching-cheng
Prof Eva Man Kit-wah
Mr Frankie Wu Wing-kuen
Ms Yao Jue
Prof Yu Siu-wah
Executive Director, Charities, Legal and Corporate Secretariat of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (Mr Douglas So)
Director of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Prof Kevin Thompson)
Administrative Secretary of The Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association (Ms Anita Wai)
Secretary for Education 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 the 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, 262 scholarships amounting to around $40.4 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/Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:01
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