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The Secretary for Home Affairs has appointed four new members to the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony (CPRH), a Government spokesman announced today (June 1).
Five incumbent members were also reappointed to the Committee commencing on the same date.
The following is a list of the non-official members of the CPRH commencing June 1, 2011:
New members (appointed for the period up to May 31, 2013)
Mr Amirali Bakirali Nasir
Ms Bungon Tamasorn
Mr Rizwan Ullah
Mr Thomas Yung Chuen-chow
Incumbent members (reappointed for the period up to May 31, 2012)
Mr James Arthur Elms
Ms Aruna Gurung
Dr Paul Yung Pui-yip
Incumbent members (reappointed for the period up to May 31, 2013)
Mrs Cheung-Ang Siew-mei
Ms Daisy Catherine L Mandap
Other incumbent members
Mr Ashok Kumar Gahatraj Sunar
Ms Lucilla Ho Wai-yee
Mr Hameed Jalal
Ms Rosalia Kamariah Kesuma
Mr Mohammad Liaqat
The CPRH is a non-statutory advisory body to advise the Government on matters relating to fostering racial harmony in the community and to enhancing mutual understanding among people of different ethnic origins. Chaired by the Deputy Director of Home Affairs, the Committee also includes representatives from the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Labour Department and the Information Services Department. The Race Relations Unit of the Home Affairs Department provides secretariat support to the Committee.
Ends/Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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