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The Secretary for Home Affairs has reappointed eight incumbent members to the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony (CPRH), a Government spokesman announced today (May 30). Their term of office will take effect on June 1, 2014, and continue until May 31, 2016.
Following is a list of the non-official members of the CPRH:
Reappointed incumbent members:
Mr Dewan Saiful Alam
Mr Brian Chau
Mr Kul Prasad Gurung
Dr Sharmila Gurung
Ms Lucilla Ho Wai-yee
Mr Mohamed Syed Abdulhaq Hameed Jalal
Ms Rosalia Kamariah Kesuma
Mr Mohammad Liaqat
Other incumbent members:
Mrs Cheung-Ang Siew-mei
Ms Daisy Catherine L Mandap
Mr Amirali Bakirali Nasir
Ms Bungon Tamasorn
Dr Rizwan Ullah
Mr Thomas Yeung Chuen-chow
The CPRH is a non-statutory advisory body set up to advise the Government on matters relating to fostering racial harmony in the community and to enhancing mutual understanding among people of different ethnic origins. Chaired by the Deputy Director of Home Affairs, the Committee includes representatives from the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Labour Department and the Information Services Department. The Race Relations Unit of the Home Affairs Department provides secretariat support to the Committee.
Ends/Friday, May 30, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:00
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