Appointment of Town Planning Board members
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The Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) and Mr Lincoln Huang Ling-hang have been re-appointed as Chairman and Vice-chairman of the TPB respectively.
A spokesman for the Development Bureau said that non-official members of the TPB come from a wide range of sectors and backgrounds. 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 re-appointed as the Vice-chairmen of the MPC and the RNTPC respectively.
"We look forward to working with TPB members of the new term, and thank the 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)
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 Lincoln Huang Ling-hang (Vice-chairman)
Professor Roger Chan Chun-kwong
Mr Stanley Choi Tak-shing
Mr Wilson Fung Ying-wai
Dr Hau Chi-hang
Mr Kwok Lit-tung
Mr Daniel Lau King-shing
Ms Lilian Law Suk-kwan
Mr Leung Ka-wing
Mr Stephen Liu Ling-hong
Dr Venus Lun Yuen-ha
Professor John Ng Cheuk-yee
Dr Jeanne Ng Chi-yun
Miss Winnie Ng Wing-mui
Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee
Dr Conrad Wong Tin-cheung
Professor Jonathan Wong Woon-chung
Mr Franklin Yu
Mr Ricky Yu Wai-yip
The new appointees are:
Mrs Vivian Cheung Kar-fay
Mr Ho Kui-yip
Mr Lui Sau-shun
Mr Ma Kam-wah
Ms Bernadette Tsui
Mr Wong Kit-loong
Ends/Friday, April 1, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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