Appointments of members of Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education

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The Government today (March 31) announced the re-appointment of eight members and appointment of six new members of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE) for a two-year term starting from April 1, 2017.

      The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, extended his gratitude to six outgoing members, Professor Chan Shui-duen, Mrs Janice Choi Kwan Wing-kum, Mr Peter Ho Siu-ping, Mr Lam Kwok-keung, Ms Man Ka-lai and Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, for their efforts in promoting the work of the Committee.

    The membership in the new term of the Committee is as follows:

Re-appointed members
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Ms Melissa Kaye Pang (Chairperson)
Mr Lam Cheung-chi
Dr Raymond Lee Man-chun
Professor Lena Lee Ying
Mr Liu Ah-chuen
Mr Wong Wai-kit
Mr Clement Woo Kin-man
Mr Eric Yeung Chuen-sing

New members
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Ms Amy Fung Dun-mi
Miss Maisy Ho Chiu-ha
Mr Rex Ip Yik-nam
Reverend Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming
Ms Shirley Marie Therese Loo
Mr Laurence Tang Yat-long

     Other non-official members of the Committee are as follows:

Dr Chan Cheuk-hay
Professor Emily Chan Ying-yang
Mr Chau Hau-lap
Mr Andrew Chiu Ka-yin
Mr Andrew Fan Chun-wah
Ms Sammi Fu Hiu-lam
Ms Hung Wing-chee
Mr Roger Kwan Ho-yeung
Mr George Lau Ka-keung
Ms Lee Pik-yee
Mr Timmy Lee Tan-chun
Miss Bella Lo Sung-yi
Ms Helen Lu Hai
Dr Mak Yiu-kwong
Mr Tang Fei
Mr Tang Kwong-shing

     The official members of the Committee include representatives from the Home Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Information Services Department, the Department of Justice, the Social Welfare Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, Radio Television Hong Kong and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

     The CPCE is a non-statutory advisory body tasked with the promotion of civic education outside schools. It advises the Government on the objective and scope of civic education, promotes civic education outside schools through a range of publicity and educational programmes, and assists in the implementation of various funding schemes to support non-governmental organisations in carrying out civic education projects.

Ends/Friday, March 31, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:00

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