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The Government today (November 28) announced the membership of the four Task Forces under the Commission on Poverty (CoP) for a term from December 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. The four Task Forces are the Special Needs Groups Task Force, the Youth Education, Employment and Training Task Force, the Community Care Fund Task Force and the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund Task Force.
The membership of the four Task Forces is as follows (newly appointed members are denoted by *):
(1) Special Needs Groups Task Force
Mr Chua Hoi-wai (Chairperson)
Mr Cheung Kin-fai (Vice-chairperson)
Members of the CoP
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Ms May Chan Suk-mei
Mr Cheung Kwok-che
Dr Stephen Frederick Fisher
Mr Ho Hei-wah
Dr Law Chi-kwong
Ms Li Fung-ying
Ms Yvonne Sin
Co-opted Members
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Ms Carmen Chan Ka-mun
Ms Vivian Chung Wing-yan*
Mr Brian Ho*
Mr Herman Hui Chung-shing
Dr Lam Ching-choi
Mr Peter Lee Ka-kit
Dr Leung Lai-ching*
Dr Leung Pak-yin
Ms Nancy Tsang Lan-see*
Ms Deborah Wan Lai-yau
Ms Elaine Wu Siu-ling
Mr Stephen Yau How-boa*
Ms Yu Sau-chu
Ex-officio Members
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Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health) (or his representative)
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (or her representative)
Director of Home Affairs (or her representative)
Director of Social Welfare (or her representative)
Commissioner for Rehabilitation (or her representative)
(2) Youth Education, Employment and Training Task Force
Mr Clement Chen Cheng-jen (Chairperson)
Dr Philemon Choi Yuen-wan (Vice-chairperson)
Members of the CoP
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Ms Amy Chan Lim-chee
Ms Sylvia Chan May-kuen
Ms May Chan Suk-mei
Mr Cheung Kwok-che
Mr Chua Hoi-wai
Mr Frederick Fung Kin-kee
Mr Ho Hei-wah
Ms Lam Shuk-yee
Mr Lau Ming-wai
Dr Law Chi-kwong
Mr Leung Che-cheung
Mr Clarence Leung Wang-ching
Co-opted Members
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Mr Ringo Chan Chi-wai*
Mr Jonathan Chan Pok-chi*
Mr Cheung Sing-hung
Mr Kenneth Fok Kai-kong*
Mr Marvin Hsu Tsun-fai*
Mr Kwok Wing-keung
Ms Lam Pik-chu
Ms Lilian Law Suk-kwan
Mr Edmond Lee Man-bun*
Mr Lee Shing-see
Mr William Leung Wing-cheung
Mr Sin Kim-wai
Dr Carrie Willis Yau Sheung-mui
Mr Simon Wong Kit-lung
Dr Mickey Yan Wai-kiu*
Mrs Carrie Yau Tsang Ka-lai*
Mr Eric Yim Chi-ming*
Dr Alice Yuk Tak-fun
Ex-officio Members
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Permanent Secretary for Education (or her representative)
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (or her representative)
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (or her representative)
Commissioner for Labour (or his representative)
Controller, Student Financial Assistance Agency (or her representative)
(3) Community Care Fund Task Force
Dr Law Chi-kwong (Chairperson)
Dr Bunny Chan Chung-bun (Vice-chairperson)
Members of the CoP
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Mr Cheung Kwok-che
Mr Chua Hoi-wai
Mr Ho Hei-wah
Mr Lau Ming-wai
Mr Clarence Leung Wang-ching
Ms Yvonne Sin
Mr Michael Tien Puk-sun
Co-opted Members
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Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling
Mr Cheung Leong*
Ms Chang Siu-wah
Dr Cheung Wai-lun
Mr Langton Cheung Yung-pong*
Mr Stanton Chu Wai-ki*
Dr Saimond Ip
Mr Frederick Lai Wing-hoi
Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man
Dr Donald Li Kwok-tung
Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong*
Ms Nancy Tsang Lan-see
Ms Grace Yu Ho-wun*
Dr Yuen Pong-yiu
Ex-officio Members
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Permanent Secretary for Education (or her representative)
Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health) (or his representative)
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (or her representative)
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (or her representative)
Director of Home Affairs (or her representative)
Director of Social Welfare (or her representative)
(4) Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund Task Force
Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung (Chairperson)
Dr Joseph Lee (Vice-chairperson)
Members of the CoP
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Mr Chua Hoi-wai
Dr Law Chi-kwong
Ms Li Fung-ying
Co-opted Members
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Professor Kevin Au Yuk-fai
Mr Cheng Chung-fo*
Mr Patrick Cheung
Ms Susanna Chui
Mr Edward Ho Man-tat
Mr Kee Chi-hing
Ms Yvonne Li*
Mr Timothy Ma Kam-wah
Mr Alvin Miu
Mr Wong Siu-lung
Mr Michael Wong Yick-kam
Mr Douglas Woo Chun-kuen
Ex-officio Members
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Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (or her representative)
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (or her representative)
Director of Social Welfare (or her representative)
The Chief Secretary for Administration and Chairperson of the CoP, Mrs Carrie Lam, said that, having considered views from members, the structure of the CoP will be adjusted in its second term, with the six Task Forces of the first term being streamlined to four. They are responsible for enhancing youth education, employment and training to promote upward mobility of youths from the grass roots, supporting the special needs groups, and administering the Community Care Fund and the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund. Members of the second-term Task Forces are mainly incumbent members. Several new members are appointed to enable the Task Forces to gauge more diverse views.
Mrs Lam took the opportunity to express her thanks to members of the Social Security and Retirement Protection Task Force and the Societal Engagement Task Force in the current term and other outgoing members of other Task Forces for their active participation in the work of their Task Forces and staunch support to the Government's strategies in poverty alleviation in the past two years. The CoP will deal with the subjects of social security and retirement protection as well as societal engagement direct in the coming term.
The terms of reference of the four Task Forces under the second term of the CoP are available at the CoP website (www.povertyrelief.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, November 28, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:54
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