Appointment of Town Planning Board members
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     The Chief Executive has appointed six official and 30 non-official members to the Town Planning Board (TPB) for a two-year term from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2022. The membership list has been published in the Gazette today (April 3).

     The Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) has been re-appointed as Chairman of the TPB. Veteran member Mr Lincoln Huang Ling-hang has been appointed as Vice-chairman.
                  
     A spokesman for the Development Bureau said non-official members of the TPB come from a wide range of sectors. Their multi-disciplinary expertise and wealth of experience will contribute to the work of the TPB in discharging its statutory functions under the Town Planning Ordinance (Cap. 131) (TPO).
 
     TPB members are also appointed to serve on the TPB’s two planning committees, namely the Metro Planning Committee (MPC) and the Rural and New Town Planning Committee (RNTPC). The Director of Planning has been re-appointed as the Chairman of both the MPC and the RNTPC. Mr Wilson Fung Ying-wai and Mr Stephen Liu Ling-hong have been appointed as the Vice-chairmen of the MPC and the RNTPC respectively.
 
     "We also wish to thank the seven retiring members for their contributions over the past years," the spokesman said.
 
     The TPB is a statutory body established under section 2 of the TPO with a view to promoting the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community through the systematic preparation and approval of plans for the layout of areas of Hong Kong.
 
     Following is the full membership of the TPB for the new term:
 
Chairman
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Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)
 
Vice-chairman
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Mr Lincoln Huang Ling-hang
 
Official Members
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Director of Planning
Deputy Secretary (Transport)1, Transport and Housing Bureau, or alternate representative
Director of Home Affairs, or alternate representative
Director of Environmental Protection, or alternate representative
Director of Lands, or alternate representative
 
Non-official Members
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The re-appointed members are:
 
Mr Cheung Kwok-kit
Mr Stanley Choi Tak-shing
Mr Wilson Fung Ying-wai
Dr Hau Chi-hang
Mr Thomas Ho On-sing
Mr Philip Kan Siu-lun
Mr Kwok Lit-tung
Mr Alex Lai Ting-hong
Mr Daniel Lau King-shing
Ms Lilian Law Suk-kwan
Mr Leung Ka-wing
Dr Lawrence Li Kwok-chang
Mr Stephen Liu Ling-hong
Professor Liu Tik-sang
Professor John Ng Cheuk-yee
Dr Jeanne Ng Chi-yun
Miss Winnie Ng Wing-mui
Dr Lawrence Poon Wing-cheung
Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee
Professor Jonathan Wong Woon-chung
Dr Frankie Yeung
Mr Franklin Yu
Mr Ricky Yu Wai-yip
Mr Peter Yuen Ka-tat
 
The new appointees are:
 
Dr Roger Chan Chun-kwong
Dr Venus Lun Yuen-ha
Mr Tse Cheung-hing
Mr Conrad Wong Tin-cheung
Mr Wong Yuen-shan

Ends/Friday, April 3, 2020
Issued at HKT 12:00

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