Re-appointment of Chairman of Transport Advisory Committee
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     The Government announced today (September 26) that the Chief Executive has re-appointed Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah as the Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) for two years from October 1, 2008.  The re-appointment is published in the Gazette today.

     In announcing the Chief Executive's decision, a spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau said: "Under the sterling leadership of Ms Cheng, TAC has dealt with many important and challenging transport issues in the past few years.  We look forward to working closely with Ms Cheng in future."

     The TAC is a key advisory body to the Administration on broad issues of transport policy and major transport-related proposals.  Currently, the TAC comprises 16 non-official members including the Chairman and three ex-officio members.

Ends/Friday, September 26, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:01

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