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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, has appointed three new members, Mr Robert Lee Wai-wang, Mrs Natalia Seng Sze Ka-mee and Ms Cynthia Tang Yuen-shun, to the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform (SCCLR).
Two incumbent members, Mr David Kidd and Dr Lewis Luk Tei, have been re-appointed.
The appointments and re-appointments are for a term of two years starting from February 1, 2016.
A government spokesman said today (January 29), "With the professional background and expertise of its members, the SCCLR has contributed to the improvement of our company law for enhancing corporate governance and facilitating business. The advice of the SCCLR is essential in making our company law commensurate with Hong Kong's status as an international commercial and financial centre.
"We are grateful to the outgoing members, Mr Stephen Birkett, Mr Rock Chen Chung-nin and Dr Kelvin Wong Tin-yau, for their valuable contributions to the SCCLR over the past six years," the spokesman added.
The SCCLR was set up in 1984. It advises the Financial Secretary on amendments to the Companies Ordinance and the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, as well as on amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance, on matters relating to corporate governance and shareholders' protection, as and when necessary.
As from February 1, 2016, the membership list of the SCCLR will be as follows:
Mr John Scott (Chairman)
Mr Bruno Arboit
Ms Bonnie Chan Yiting
Professor David Donald
Ms Roxanne Ismail
Mr David Kidd
Mr Rainier Lam Hok-chung
Mr Robert Lee Wai-wang
Professor John Lowry
Dr Lewis Luk Tei
Mr Kenneth Ng Sing-yip
Mr Keith Pogson
Mrs Natalia Seng Sze Ka-mee
Ms Cynthia Tang Yuen-shun
Ms Benita Yu Ka-po
Ms Wendy Yung Wen-yee
Ex-officio Members
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Mr David Graham
Chief Regulatory Officer
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Mr Stefan Gannon
General Counsel
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mr Andrew Young
Chief Counsel
Securities and Futures Commission
Ms Ada Chung Lai-ling
Registrar of Companies
Ms Teresa Wong Siu-wan
Official Receiver
Mr Patrick Ho Chung-kei
Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Mr Stefan Lo Huoy-cheng
Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law)
Department of Justice
Ends/Friday, January 29, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:02
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