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The Government has announced the appointment of six new members and the re-appointment of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and nine other incumbent members of the Aviation Development Advisory Committee for two years with effect from September 1, 2013. The appointments were gazetted today (September 13).
The updated membership of the Aviation Development Advisory Committee is as follows:
Chairman
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Secretary for Transport and Housing
Vice Chairman
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Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
Members
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Dr Moses Cheng Mo-chi
Professor Edwin Cheng Tai-chiu
Ms Chiang Lai-yuen
Mr Ivan Chu Kwok-leung
Mr Josef Ko Koon-cheong
Mr Kwok Kwok-chuen
Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok
Mrs Ayesha Macpherson Lau
Mr Andrew Leung Chi-kwan
Mr Brian David Li Man-bun
Mr William Ma Wing-kai
Mr Anthony Wong See-ho
Chief Executive Officer, Airport Authority (ex-officio)
Executive Director, Trade Development Council (ex-officio)
Director-General of Civil Aviation (ex-officio)
The six new members are Professor Edwin Cheng Tai-chiu, Ms Chiang Lai-yuen, Mr Kwok Kwok-chuen, Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok, Mrs Ayesha Macpherson Lau and Mr Brian David Li Man-bun.
"Given their expertise and backgrounds, members of the Committee will be best placed in advising the Government on matters relating to aviation, particularly on how to further promote Hong Kong's status as an international and regional aviation centre," a Government spokesman said.
"We are most grateful for the invaluable contribution to the work of the Committee by the retiring members, Mr Andrew Brandler, Professor Lee Kam-hon, Mr James Tien Pei-chun, Dr Allan Wong Chi-yun and Mr Peter Wong Tung-shun."
Ends/Friday, September 13, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:02
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