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The Education Bureau (EDB) today (April 23) announced that 24 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, 13 candidates were elected to the council. They are:
Teacher-nominated Name of Elected Number of Votes
Category Candidate
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Secondary
Schools
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Aided Ms Choi Chun-mui 8,651
Ms Ho Yuk-fong 9,281
Ms Sy On-na 6,918
Government Mr Lo Kon-keung 5,432
Private Mr William Wong 7,258
Wing-tung
Primary Schools
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Aided Mr Cheung Fu-wing 10,121
Ms Dung Yi-ping 8,921
Mr Ting Kwing-chan 7,407
Government Ms Maggie Chan 4,534
Private Dr Chan Ka-wai 11,408
Kindergartens
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Ms Cheong Un-i 3,213
Ms Elaine Kwan 2,948
Shuk-ling
Special Schools
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Mr King Chi-yu 1,250
No Nomination,
Seat Vacant
Votes for the organisation-nominated category were counted today by the EDB's Chief Professional Development Officer, Mrs Helen Kung Chan Wai-ping, 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, Mr Patrick Tam.
In the organisation-nominated category, 11 candidates were elected. Among them, nine candidates were elected under the following categories: Dr Chan Wai-kai, Dr Chiu Cheung-ki (School Groups and Sponsoring Bodies); Mr Lam Lui-ming, Mr Hon Lin-shan (Teachers' Unions); Mr Chiu Sin-on, Mr Liu Chun-kuen, Ms Grace Tsui Wai-chuen (Subject-related Organisations); Mr Alan Chow Ping-yan (Educational Commentary and Research Organisations); and Dr Sammy Hui King-fai (Other Educational Organisations).
Dr Wong Ping-man (Teacher Education Institutions) and Mr Peter Lau Chiu-yin (Organisations of School Heads) were elected uncontested.
The list of council members of the new term has been uploaded to the website of the council (http://cpc.edb.org.hk).
The Permanent Secretary for Education will nominate three members, comprising 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 18 (Tuesday).
Ends/Friday, April 23, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:57
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