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The new term of the Public Libraries Advisory Committee (PLAC) has been appointed. The tenure will last until April 30, 2018.
The PLAC advises the Government on the development of public libraries in Hong Kong, including the formulation of strategies and measures for the development of library facilities and services; the role, functions and management of the Hong Kong Central Library; and the encouragement of community support and partnership with different sectors in promoting reading, lifelong learning and literary arts.
The membership list of the new term of the PLAC is as follows:
Chairman: Professor Leung Yuen-sang
Vice-chairman: Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong
Members: Ms Diana Chan Lai-ha *
Professor Alice Chong Ming-lin
Ms Ho Lan-sang *
Mr Hung Kam-in *
Mr Kwong Chun-yu *
Ms Lam Woon-sum
Ms Elizabeth Law
Professor Angel Lin Mei-yi
Ms Shirley Marie Therese Loo *
Professor Eva Man Kit-wah
Dr Poon Po-chiu
Ms Linda So Ka-pik *
Professor Tam Kwok-kan
Dr Sandra Tsang Kit-man
Miss Phoebe Wong Pui-lam *
Dr Lornita Wong Yuen-fan
Representative of the Education Bureau
Representative of the Home Affairs Bureau
Representative of the Government Records Service
Representative of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
* new appointees
A spokesman for the Home Affairs Bureau thanked the four outgoing members (Dr John Fung Yat-chu, Ms Norris Lam Man-ngar, Dr Lau Chi-pang and Dr Johnny Ng Kit-chong) for their valued support and contributions to the work of the PLAC over the past years.
Ends/Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:10
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