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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
The Chief Executive has reappointed eight serving members and appointed six new members to the Hong Kong Housing Authority from April 1 for two years, the Government announced today (March 20).
The reappointed members are:
Prof Patrick Lau Sau-shing
Mr Stanley Wong Yuen-fai
Prof Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Dr Joseph Lee Kok-long
Mr Fred Li Wah-ming
Ms Lam Chui-lin
Ms Angela Lee Wai-yin
Mr Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong
The newly appointed members are:
Dr Raymond So Wai-man
Mr Michael Choi Ngai-min
Mr Vincent Fang Kang
Mr Ip Kwok-him
Mr Alan Leong Kah-kit
Mr Wong Kwok-kin
Six members will retire from the Housing Authority on April 1. They are:
Mr Chan Kam-lam
Mr Sin Chung-kai
Mr Liu Sing-cheong
Mr Tommy Cheung Yu-yan
Mr Shih Wing-ching
Mr Li Kwok-ying
"We are grateful to the six new members for accepting the appointment and the eight existing members for agreeing to serve on the Housing Authority for another term," a spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau said.
"We also wish to thank the retiring members for their sterling contributions over the years," he said.
Brief note on the newly appointed Housing Authority Members:
Dr Raymond So Wai-man
Current member of the authority's Finance Committee. Associate Professor, Department of Finance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Member of Advisory Committee on Human Resources Development in the Financial Services Sector. Member of Business Facilitation Advisory Committee.
Mr Michael Choi Ngai-min
Chairman of real estate consultancy firm.
Mr Vincent Fang Kang
Businessman. Member of Legislative Council. Member of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. Member of Operations Review Committee of the ICAC.
Mr Ip Kwok-him
Member of Legislative Council. Central and Western District Councillor. Non-executive Director of Urban Renewal Authority. Member of Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service.
Mr Alan Leong Kah-kit
Senior Counsel. Member of Legislative Council.
Mr Wong Kwok-kin
Member of Legislative Council. Member of Commission on Strategic Development. Non-executive Director of Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. Non-executive Director of Urban Renewal Authority.
Membership of the Housing Authority 2009-10:
Secretary for Transport and Housing (Chairman)
Director of Housing (Vice-chairman)
Non-official Members (26):
Prof Patrick Lau Sau-shing
Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim
Mrs Pamela Chan Wong Shui
Mr Henry Wu King-cheong
Mr Stephen Yip Moon-wah
Mr Stanley Wong Yuen-fai
Prof Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Dr Joseph Lee Kok-long
Mr Fred Li Wah-ming
Dr 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
Mr Yeung Sin-hung
Dr Raymond So Wai-man
Mr Michael Choi Ngai-min
Mr Vincent Fang Kang
Mr Ip Kwok-him
Mr Alan Leong Kah-kit
Mr Wong Kwok-kin
Official Members:
Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)
Director of Lands
Ends/Friday, March 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 14:31
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