The Environment and Ecology Bureau today (June 24) announced the appointments to the new term of the Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation (ACCC).

     The ACCC was established in 2019 to advise on the priorities for conservation and revitalisation works proposals to be carried out by the Countryside Conservation Office, as well as the policy and operational matters relating to the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme (CCFS). The new term of non-official membership, comprising five existing members and six new members, will be effective for two years from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. To learn more about the work of the ACCC, please visit: https://www.eeb.gov.hk/en/boards_committees/countryside_conservation/maincontent.html.

     The Chairman of the ACCC, the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, expressed his gratitude to the nine outgoing members, namely Professor Joseph Ting Sun-pao, Mr Eric Lee Chung-ming, Professor Lam Kin-che, Mr Andrew Lam Siu-lo, Professor Leslie Chen Hung-chi, Mr Jan Chan Ka-chun, Ms Carmen Chan Ka-mun, Ms Amelia Fok Ching-yin and Ms Sylvia Chung Wai-man, for their invaluable contributions for taking forth countryside conservation and revitalisation during their six-year tenure. He also looked forward to working closely with members of the new term to continue advancing the CCFS and related conservation and revitalisation initiatives, with a view to promoting the sustainable development of countryside areas.
 
     The membership of the new term of the ACCC is as follows:

Chairperson
Secretary for Environment and Ecology

Non-official members
Professor John Ng Cheuk-yee
Mr William Chiu Chi-fai
Mr Louis Yu Kwok-lit＊
Dr Ivy Wong Siu-wai＊
Mr Norman Cheng Chun-ping＊
Dr Winnie Tang Shuk-ming＊
Ms Julia Lau Man-kwan
Dr Miguel Lau Wai-neng
Mr Kenny Lok Ka-ming
Professor Becky Loo Pui-ying＊
Dr Ken So Ying-kin＊

Ex-officio members
Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Environment) or representative
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) or representative
Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation or representative

Secretary
Chief Executive Officer (Countryside Conservation Office), Environment and Ecology Bureau
 
＊New member

Ends/Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Issued at HKT 11:00

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