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SCMA and EOC Chairperson Selection Board meet the media (1)
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     The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Raymond Tam, the Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Chairperson Selection Board, Dr Leong Che-hung, and two members of the Selection Board met the media today (March 5) on the appointment of the EOC Chairperson. Following is the transcript of remarks by Mr Tam and Dr Leong:

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: The Government announced today the appointment of Dr York Chow as the new Chairperson of the EOC for a term of three years commencing April 1, 2013. The Government attaches importance to the work of the EOC. An open recruitment exercise was conducted by a human resources consultant to select the new EOC Chairperson.

     The Government established a Selection Board for the related work and invited Dr Leong Che-hung, Mrs Laura Cha, Mr Chow Chung-kong, Mr Tsang Kin-ping to join the Selection Board. They have extensive experience and knowledge in the medical, legal, corporate governance, social services and rehabilitation fields. The Board was chaired by Dr Leong. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, being the Principal Officials responsible for policies related to the anti-discrimination ordinances and relevant areas, were also members of the Board.

     The Selection Board considered all possible candidates carefully in accordance with objective criteria set out in the recruitment advertisement and recommended to the Chief Executive the most suitable candidate. The recommendation was accepted by the Chief Executive, who decided to appoint Dr York Chow as the EOC Chairperson. Dr Chow has accepted the appointment.

     Dr Chow has many years of experience in the rehabilitation field and working with people with disabilities. He possesses knowledge about and passion for the EOC and anti-discrimination, as well as many years of experience in public administration. We are confident that Dr Chow will work with all members and staff of the EOC for the important work of promoting equal opportunities and eliminating discrimination in the community.

     The Government would also like to thank the contribution of the Selection Board Chairman Dr Leong and the three non-official members in ensuring that the open recruitment exercise was completed in a fair, objective and rigorous manner.

     I will now invite the Chairman of the Selection Board, Dr Leong, to explain the recruitment work.

(to be continued)

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

Ends/Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:49

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