Appointments to Education Commission announced
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The newly appointed members are the Chairman of the Hong Kong Special Schools Council, Dr Leung Wing-hung, and the Chairman of the Subsidised Primary Schools Council, Ms Vu Im-fan.
The two members have been appointed in their personal capacity for a two-year term, which will take effect on January 1, 2020.
An Education Bureau spokesman said, "Given their rich experience in the education sector, we are confident that these two members will provide valuable advice and contribute to the work of the EC."
The spokesman also thanked the outgoing member, Mr So Ping-fai, for his valuable contribution to the work of the EC.
The new EC membership list, effective from January 1, 2020, is as follows:
Chairman
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Mr Tim Lui Tim-leung
Ex-officio members
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Permanent Secretary for Education, Mrs Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan
Chairman, Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals, Dr Carrie Willis
Chairman, Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Chairman, Curriculum Development Council, Professor Tam Kar-yan
Chairman, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Council, Dr Samuel Yung Wing-ki
Chairman, Quality Education Fund Steering Committee, Dr Gordon Tsui Luen-on
Chairman, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Mr Lester Garson Huang
Chairman, University Grants Committee, Mr Carlson Tong
Chairman, Vocational Training Council, Mr Tony Tai Chark-tong
Non-official members
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Ms Kelly Chan Yuen-sau
Dr Fung Wai-wah
Ms Nancy Ho Lan-sang
Professor Alvin Leung Seung-ming
Dr Leung Wing-hung
Mr Joseph Luc Ngai
Dr Halina Poon Suk-han
Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai
Ms Vu Im-fan
Mr Wong Kam-leung
Mr Dieter Yih Lai-tak
Ends/Friday, December 27, 2019
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