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The Government today (October 31) announced that the Chief Executive had appointed/re-appointed the following individuals to the Estate Agents Authority (EAA) for a period of two years with effect from tomorrow (November 1):
Chairman
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Ms Vivien Chan
Vice-Chairman
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Mrs Amy Liu Tam Yuen-king (re-appointment)
Persons of Category A (the estate agency sector)
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Mr Anthony Kwok Chong
Ms Serena Lau Sze-wan
Mr Eric Lee Chun-ming (re-appointment)
Mr Paul Lee
Mr Wong Kin-yip (re-appointment)
Persons of Category B (related fields)
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Mr Katherine Hung Siu-lin (re-appointment)
Miss Connie Lau Yin-hing (re-appointment)
Mr Alexander Lui Yiu-wah
Mr Ma Ho-fai (re-appointment)
Persons of Category C (others)
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Dr Bob Chan Yau-ching (re-appointment)
Mr Lester Garson Huang
Dr Joseph Lee Kok-long
Mr William Leung Wing-cheung (re-appointment)
Ms Elaine Liu Yuk-ling
Mr Ng King-wah
Mr Sun Po-yuen (re-appointment)
Mr Herbert Tsoi Hak-kong (re-appointment)
Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) or his representative (re-appointment)
"We are grateful to the retiring Chairman Mr Steven Poon Kwok-lim for his significant contribution to the work of the EAA, in particular the enhancement of the service standard of the estate agency trade. We are also grateful to the other retiring members for their invaluable advice and support," a spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau said.
EAA is a statutory body established on November 1, 1997 under the Estate Agents Ordinance (Cap 511) to enhance the standard of service of estate agents and the protection to buyers and sellers of properties.
Ends/Friday, October 31, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:00
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