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The Government today (September 6) announced that appointments have been made to the Ping Wo Fund Advisory Committee (the Committee).
Dr Yau Wing-kwong is re-appointed as Chairman of the Committee. Nine members have been re-appointed and three new members are appointed. The non-official membership of the Committee is:
Chairman
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Dr Yau Wing-kwong
Members
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Newly appointed:
Ms Denise Che Huey-sze
Mr Howard Ling Ho-wan
Mr Stanley Yeung Chee-tat
Re-appointed:
Mr Anthony Chan Kit-chu
Ms Jacqueline Cheng Ming-fung
Dr Chiu Cheung-ki
Mrs Grace Lam Wong Pik-har
Mr Ng Cheung-shing
Mr Teddy Tang Chun-keung
Dr Wong Chung-kwong
Ms Wu Shuk-yin
Ms Yu Sau-chu
The ex-officio membership of the Committee includes one representative each from the Secretary for Home Affairs, Secretary for Education and Director of Social Welfare.
The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, said the Committee is an important partner of the Government in devising and implementing measures to address gambling-related problems. The Government will continue to count on the wise counsel of Committee members.
"We thank the three outgoing members, Ms Elaine Ho Yee-lin, Ms Angela Lee Ching-nga and Mr Alfred Lee Tak-kong for their contribution to the Committee," Mr Tsang added.
The Committee is established to advise the Secretary for Home Affairs on the use of the Ping Wo Fund.
The Home Affairs Bureau established the Ping Wo Fund in 2003 to finance preventive and remedial measures to address gambling-related problems. The main objects of the Fund are to finance the following measures:
(a) research and studies into problems and issues relating to gambling;
(b) public education and other measures to prevent or alleviate problems relating to gambling; and
(c) counselling, treatment and other remedial or support services for problem and pathological gamblers and those affected by them.
The term of the new appointments and re-appointments will start from September 8, 2013 for a period of two years.
Ends/Friday, September 6, 2013
Issued at HKT 12:01
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