Appointment to the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre
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    The Chief Executive has appointed Ms Cissy Pao Pui-lai as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre for a period of three years from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2009.

     The Chief Executive has also appointed the following as Members of the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre for a three-year period from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2009:

Mr Christopher Chung Shu-kun, MH, JP
Prof Fan Yiu-kwan, BBS, JP
Mr Raj Sital Motwani, BBS, JP

Ends/Thursday, March 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:43

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