The Government today (June 23) announced the appointments of members to the Education Commission (EC).

Mr Wong Kwan-yu, Mr Tong Chung-fan and Miss Leung Chi-kin, Gloria, are appointed to the Commission in their personal capacity for a two-year term with effect from July 1, 2005. Mr Wong Kwan-yu is the Principal of Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan) and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.Mr Tong Chung-fan is the Vice-Principal of Queen’s College Old Boys’ AssociationSecondary School.He also serves as the Secretary of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union. Miss Leung Chi-kin, Gloria is the Service Head of the Caritas Pre-School Education and Child Care Service.

Three incumbent members, Professor Leslie Lo, Mr Pang Yiu-kai and Mrs Dorothy Chan, are re-appointed in their personal capacity for a two-year term with effect from July 1, 2005.

The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Professor Arthur K C Li, said, "We welcome the appointment of the three new members to the EC.With their professional knowledge in various sectors of education, I am confident that they will be able to contribute valuable ideas and provide effective support to the work of the Commission."

Professor Li also thanked three outgoing members, The Hon Cheung Man-kwong, Mr Yeung Yiu-chung and Ms Harlanna Yeung, who have served on the Commission for over six years. "The accomplishments of the EC in the past years owe much to their valuable contribution," he said.

The full membership list of EC is as follows:

Chairman:

* Dr Rosanna Wong Yick-ming

Ex-officio Members:

* Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mrs Fanny Law (or her representative)

* Chairman, Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications, Professor Cheng Kai-ming

* Chairman, Curriculum Development Council, Professor Wong Yuk-shan

* Chairman, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Council, Mr Irving Koo Yee-yin

* Chairman, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Mr Michael Tien Puk-sun

* Chairman, Quality Education Fund Steering Committee, Mr Tai Hay-lap

* Chairman, University Grants Committee, Dr Alice Piera Lam Lee Kiu-yue

* Chairman, Vocational Training Council, Mr Yeung Kai-yin

Non-official Members:

* Mrs Dorothy Chan Cheng Mei-chu

* Mr Moses Cheng Mo-chi

* Dr Cheung Kwok-wah

* Mr Chu Fu-yau

* Mr Lau Chi-keung

* Miss Leung Chi-kin, Gloria

* Dr Simon Leung Man-on

* Professor Leslie Lo Nai-kwai

* Mr Pang Yiu-kai

* Mr Tong Chung-fan

* Mr Wong Kwan-yu

Ends/Thursday, June 23, 2005