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The Chief Executive has reappointed eleven serving members and appointed three new members to the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) for two years with effect from April 1, 2007, the Government announced today (March 16).
The re-appointed members are:-
Hon Patrick Lau Sau-shing
Hon Chan Kam-lam
Hon Sin Chung-kai
Mr Liu Sing-cheong
Hon Tommy Cheung Yu-yan
Mr Shih Wing-ching
Mr Stanley Wong Yuen-fai
Prof the Hon Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Dr the Hon Joseph Lee Kok-long
Hon Li Kwok-ying
Hon Fred Li Wah-ming
The newly appointed members are:-
Ms Lam Chui-lin
Ms Angela Lee Wai-yin
Mr Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong
Six members will retire from the HA from April 1. They are:-
Mr Chung Shui-ming
Mr Michael Choi Ngai-min
Mr Ho Sai-chu
Mr Ip Kwok-him
Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah
Dr Martin Kwong Hoi-chau
"We are grateful to the new members for acceptance of the appointments and the 11 existing members for agreeing to serve on the HA for another term," a Government spokesman said.
"We also wish to thank the six retiring members for their sterling contributions over the past years," he said.
Brief notes on the new appointees and membership of the HA for 2007/08 are listed below.
Brief Notes on newly appointed HA Members:
Ms Lam Chui-lin
Member of Eastern District Council. Current Member of HA's Commercial Properties Committee and Subsidised Housing Committee.
Ms Angela Lee Wai-yin
Solicitor. Former Chairman of Appeal Panel (Housing).
Mr Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong
Solicitor and Accountant. Member of Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance).
Membership of the Housing Authority - 2007/08:
Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Chairman)
Director of Housing (Vice-chairman)
Non-official Members (26):
Mr Wong Kwun
Hon Patrick Lau Sau-shing
Hon Chan Kam-lam
Hon Sin Chung-kai
Mr Liu Sing-cheong
Hon Tommy Ceung Yu-yan
Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim
Mrs Pamela Chan Wong Shui
Mr Henry Wu King-cheong
Mr Stephen Yip Moon-wah
Mr Shih Wing-ching
Mr Stanley Wong Yuen-fai
Prof the Hon Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Dr the Hon Joseph Lee Kok-long
Hon Li Kwok-ying
Hon Fred Li Wah-ming
Mr Andrew Chan Ping-chiu
Mr Joseph Fan Wai-kuen
Mr Augustine Wong Ho-ming
Mr Andy Lam Siu-wing
Dr Rebecca Chiu Lai-har
Mr Kwok Lit-tung
Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing
Ms Lam Chui-lin
Ms Angela Lee Wai-yin
Mr Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong
Official Members:
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Director of Lands
Ends/Friday, March 16, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:30
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