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The Government today (March 30) announced the re-appointment of 11 members and appointment of four new members to the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE) for a two-year term starting from April 1, 2012. The re-appointed and newly appointed members are as follows:
Re-appointed members
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Mr Chan Yung
Mr Henry Lim
Mr Lo Yan-lai
Dr Lui Yu-yi
Dr Carol Ma Hok-ka
Ms Elaine Ma Kwai-yee
Dr Miro Ng Fei-yeung
Mr Henry Wong Chun-fai
Mr Wong Kwan-yu
Mr Yeung Tsz-hei
Mr Nelson Yip Siu-hong
New members
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Ms Hung Wing-chee
Ms Lee Pik-yee
Dr Mak Yiu-kwong
Mr Wai Kwok-hung
Other non-official members of the Committee are as follows:
Dr Joseph Lee Chung-tak (Chairman)
Mr Ben Chan Han-pan
Professor Chan Shui-duen
Mrs Janice Choi Kwan Wing-kum
Mr Simon Chung Chi-hung
Mr Chung Yam-cheung
Mr Peter Ho Siu-ping
Mr Lam Kwok-keung
Dr Edmond Lo Kin-ki
Ms Man Ka-lai
Ms Melissa Kaye Pang
Mr Andrew Wong Luen-cheung
Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to
The official members of the Committee include representatives from the Home Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Information Services Department, the Department of Justice, the Social Welfare Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, Radio Television Hong Kong and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The CPCE is a non-statutory advisory body tasked with the promotion of civic education outside schools. It advises the Government on the objective and scope of civic education, promotes civic education outside schools through a range of publicity and educational programmes, commissions research studies on different aspects of civic education, and sponsors non-governmental organisations to carry out civic education projects through funding schemes.
Ends/Friday, March 30, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:01
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