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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 7) appointed 11 non-official members to the Steering Committee on Population Policy (the Steering Committee) for a term of two years, from December 1, 2012 to November 30, 2014.
Established in 2007, the Steering Committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration, has formerly comprised only officials of the relevant bureaux and departments. With a view to ensuring that Government deliberations on such an important area of work will have the benefit of professionals and experts in relevant fields, the membership has now been revamped and expanded to include non-official members from a wide range of professions such as academics, human resources management, business, social service, healthcare and education sectors.
The terms of reference of the Steering Committee are to:
(1) identify the main social and economic challenges to Hong Kong and policy issues which require further study having regard to the changes to the local population profile in the next 30 years;
(2) recommend strategies and practical measures for pursuing the objectives of Hong Kong's population policy and advise on the priority of these measures; and
(3) co-ordinate cross-bureaux population policy initiatives and monitor the implementation of policy programmes to ensure their continued relevance in sustaining an optimum population mix for Hong Kong's long-term development.
The membership of the Steering Committee is as follows:
Chairman
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Chief Secretary for Administration
Non-official Members
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Professor Alfred Chan
Dr Susan Fan
Ms Christine Fang
Professor Hau Kit-tai
Mr Matthias Li
Professor Francis Lui
Ms Caroline Mak
Mr Francis Mok
Professor Shen Jianfa
Mr Stephen Yau
Professor Paul Yip
Ex-officio Members
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Secretary for Home Affairs
Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Secretary for Security
Secretary for Education
Secretary for Food and Health
Director of Immigration
Director of Administration
Head, Central Policy Unit
Commissioner for Census and Statistics
Government Economist
Ends/Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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