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The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Nicky Lo Kar-chun and Mr Andrew Fung respectively as the Chairman and a member of the "Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature, and Officials under the Political Appointment System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" (Independent Commission) for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2016, a Government spokesman announced today (March 11).
"Mr Lo and Mr Fung have provided valuable advice to the Independent Commission in the past three years. We are delighted that they have accepted the re-appointments," said the spokesman.
The Independent Commission advises the Government on matters relating to the systems of remuneration for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council, as well as those for officials under the Political Appointment System. Other members of the Independent Commission are Ms Kelly Chan Yuen-sau, Professor Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon, Ms Lau Ka-shi and Ms Elaine Lo Yuen-man.
Ends/Friday, March 11, 2016
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