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The Government announced today (December 12) the re-appointment of Mr Anthony Chow Wing-kin as a Deputy Chairman and Ms Betty Chan Ka-wai as a member of the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions made by the Chief Executive under section 43(3) of the Public Order Ordinance (Cap 245). The above appointments will be effective from December 22, 2014, for a term of two years and were gazetted today.
The Appeal Board comprises a Chairman, two Deputy Chairmen and 13 members, all of whom are not public officers. The Appeal Board is responsible for considering appeals against a prohibition of a public meeting, an objection to a public procession, or the conditions imposed or amended on a public meeting or public procession by the Commissioner of Police under sections 9, 14, 11 or 15 of the Public Order Ordinance (Cap 245) respectively. The Appeal Board is empowered to confirm, reverse or vary the decision being appealed against.
Ends/Friday, December 12, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:09
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