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The Financial Secretary has, under delegated authority, re-appointed Mrs Pamela Chan Wong Shui as the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board. Five incumbent members, namely Miss Annie Chan Wai-hing, Professor Francis Chin Yuk-lun, Ms Kerry Ching Kim-wai, Mr Eugene Ho and Mr David John Kidd, are also re-appointed. The above appointments will take effect from July 1, 2014, for a term of two years, except that of Ms Ching, which will run for a period of three years.
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, said, "We are confident that the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board, with the guidance of Mrs Chan and the expertise of its members, will continue to maintain an effective and trusted Deposit Protection Scheme in Hong Kong."
The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board is a statutory body established in 2004 under the Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance. Its primary function is to maintain and manage the effective and efficient operation of the Deposit Protection Scheme, for protecting depositors and contributing to the stability of the banking system.
The appointments were gazetted today (June 6).
Ends/Friday, June 6, 2014
Issued at HKT 11:00
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