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The Government today (March 31) announced the re-appointment of 10 members and appointment of five new members to the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE) for a two-year term starting from April 1, 2014. The re-appointed and newly appointed members are as follows:
Re-appointed members
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Ms Hung Wing-chee
Ms Lee Pik-yee
Mr Henry Lim
Mr Lo Yan-lai
Dr Carol Ma Hok-ka
Ms Elaine Ma Kwai-yee
Dr Mak Yiu-kwong
Dr Miro Ng Fei-yeung
Mr Wai Kwok-hung
Mr Henry Wong Chun-fai
New members
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Dr Chan Cheuk-hay
Mr Chau Hau-lap
Mr George Lau Ka-keung
Mr Timmy Lee Tan-chun
Mr Tang Fei
Other non-official members of the Committee are as follows:
Dr Joseph Lee Chung-tak (Chairman)
Professor Chan Shui-duen
Mrs Janice Choi Kwan Wing-kum
Mr Chung Yam-cheung
Mr Peter Ho Siu-ping
Mr Lam Kwok-keung
Professor Lena Lee Ying
Ms Man Ka-lai
Ms Melissa Kaye Pang
Mr Andrew Wong Luen-cheung
Mr Wong Wai-kit
Mr Clement Woo Kin-man
Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to
The official members of the Committee include representatives from the Home Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Information Services Department, the Department of Justice, the Social Welfare Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, Radio Television Hong Kong and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The CPCE is a non-statutory advisory body tasked with the promotion of civic education outside schools. It advises the Government on the objective and scope of civic education, promotes civic education outside schools through a range of publicity and educational programmes, commissions research studies on different aspects of civic education, and sponsors non-governmental organisations to carry out civic education projects through funding schemes.
Ends/Monday, March 31, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:30
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