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The Government announced today (June 19) that the Chief Executive has appointed and reappointed the following persons to the Board of the Ocean Park Corporation (OPC) for a period of two years from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017.
(a) New Appointment
Professor Kenneth Leung Mei-yee
Ir Ma Lee-tak
(b) Reappointment
Ms Betty Ho Siu-fong
Professor Becky Loo Pui-ying
Mr Thomas J Mehrmann
Mr Eric Yim Chi-ming
Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) (or representative)
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (or representative)
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) (or representative)
Commissioner for Tourism (or representative)
"I am grateful to all OPC board members for their endeavours in pursuing the development of Ocean Park. With their devotion and expertise in different aspects, I am confident that they will steer the continued growth of Ocean Park as a world-class leading marine-themed attraction," the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, said.
"I would also like to express the Government's gratitude to the outgoing member, Professor Yvonne Sadovy, for her invaluable contribution to the Board in the past six years."
The OPC is a statutory body established under the Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance to manage Ocean Park as a public recreational and educational park.
Ends/Friday, June 19, 2015
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