Appointments to Business Facilitation Advisory Committee
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     The Government today (December 30) announced that the Financial Secretary has appointed two new non-official members under the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth (MSSY) and a further six new non-official members to the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee (BFAC) for a term from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

     The eight new non-official members are:

Two new non-official members appointed under the MSSY:
* Ms Peggy Tse Pui-kei (Upstream Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group)
* Mr Wong Wai-leung (Chief Executive Officer, Hang Heung Cake Shop Company Limited)

Six other new non-official members:
* Ms Clara Chan Yuen-shan (Chief Executive Officer, Lee Kee Holdings Limited)
* Ms Chow Yuen-mei (Director and CEO, Sea Horse (HK) Limited)
* Ms Miranda Kwan Ching-yi (Director of Knowledge Solutions, SGS Hong Kong Limited)
* Ms Iris Leung Wai-yan (Founder and CEO, Evvoke Catering Limited/Evvoke (Hong Kong) Limited)
* Ms Jacqueline Ng Wai-kwan (Director, Yuen Shing Textiles Limited)
* Miss Frankie Tam Wing-see (Technology Lawyer, Eversheds Sutherland)

     A Government spokesman said, "Since its inception, the BFAC has helped improve the competitiveness of the local business environment by tendering advice on streamlining procedures, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers, improving regulatory efficiency and reducing business compliance costs. It has also served as an effective platform for the Government to seek views from or consult various business sectors on new or proposed business regulations."

     The terms of reference of the committee are in the Annex.

Ends/Thursday, December 30, 2021
Issued at HKT 11:04

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