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SCMA and EOC Chairperson Selection Board meet the media (2)
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Chairman of the EOC Chairperson Selection Board: The Secretary (for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs) has already mentioned that the Chief Executive has accepted the recommendation of the Selection Board to appoint Dr York Chow as the next EOC chairperson. I will use this occasion to explain to members of the public how the Selection Board worked.

     We were appointed by the Chief Executive. There are four of us: myself as the chairman of this Board, while as members Mrs Laura Cha and Mr Chow Chung-kong - Executive Council members - as well as Mr Tsang Kin-ping, the chairman of the Alliance for Patients' Mutual Help Organizations. There are also two government officials: the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.

     In September last year, the Government appointed a consultancy firm to start the application and selection process. We received 36 applications and the head hunter identified 90 persons who could be suitable for the job. We went through the details of them according to the criteria set out in the application process and we selected nine persons who we believed could be suitable for the job. We went for the first interview. Basing on the criteria we expressed and the performance of these candidates, we went for the second interview. Finally, with the same criteria but with more details, we made the recommendation to the Chief Executive and the Chief Executive has accepted our recommendation to appoint Dr York Chow as the next EOC chairperson.

     Dr Chow, as we all know, is passionate on the issue of equal opportunity, has been the chairman of the Paralympics, has done a lot of work on the rehabilitation of the disabled in Hong Kong and has held a lot of high government positions so he has leader skills as well as good communication skills. We believe he is a good person to take this job.

(to be continued)

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

Ends/Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Issued at HKT 18:10

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