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The Government today (August 14) announced the appointment of three new members and the re-appointment of the chairman, vice-chairman and 11 other incumbent members of the Aviation Development Advisory Committee for two years with effect from September 1.
The updated membership of the Aviation Development Advisory Committee is as followsˇV
Secretary for Transport and Housing (Chairman)
Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) (Vice Chairman)
Mrs Elizabeth Bosher
Mr Andrew Brandler
Mr Philip Chen Nan-lok
Mr Kelvin Leung Kai-yuen
Mr Willy Lin Sun-mo
Professor Liu Pak-wai
Mr James Tien Pei-chun
Mr Joseph Tung Yao-chung
Mr Allan Wong Chi-yun
Mr Anthony Wong See-ho
Mr Peter Wong Tung-shun
Chief Executive Officer, Airport Authority (ex-officio)
Executive Director, Trade Development Council (ex-officio)
Director-General of Civil Aviation (ex-officio)
The three new members are Mr Andrew Brandler, Mr Allan Wong Chi-yun and Mr Anthony Wong See-ho.
"Given their expertise and background, members of the committee will be best placed to advise the Government on all key policy matters concerning Hong Kong civil aviation and in particular measures to further promote Hong Kong's status as a centre of international and regional aviation," a government spokesman said.
Ends/Friday, August 14, 2009
Issued at HKT 09:30
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