””””HONG KONG, June 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa Monday
announced the membership of the Executive Council for the second term of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
””””The new Executive Council comprises all the 14 Principal Officials
appointed under the accountability system and five non-official members.
””””Their term will take effect on July 1, 2002 and will not be longer than
five years.
””””The five non-official members are Leung Chun-ying, James Tien Pei-chun,
Tsang Yok-sing, Cheng Yiu-tong and Andrew Liao Cheung-sing.
””””Tung welcomed the five non-official members for joining his team of Principal Officials
in the Executive Council, which is the highest policy-making body
in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
””””"They come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from the laborsector, the
business sector, the legal profession and the political sector. I have every
confidence that they will enrich the input and advice that I will be able to
obtain from the Executive Council as a whole," he said.
””””Tung paid tribute to the outgoing Executive Council members, Yang Ti-liang,
Nellie Fong Wong Kut-man, Dr Rosanna Wong Yick-ming,Tam Yiu-chung, Dr Raymond
Ch'ien Kuo-fung, Charles Lee Yeh-kwong and Chung Shui-ming, for their invaluable
advice and notable contribution to the running of Hong Kong over the last five
years.
””””"I am sure that they will continue to serve the community with dedication
and vigor in many other areas of public service following their departure from
the Executive Council," he said.
””””Leung Chun-ying, 47, is a chartered surveyor and Chairman of DTZ Debenham
Tie Leung Global. Leung serves on a number of Government boards and committees
including as Convenor of the Executive Council, Member of the Commission on
Strategic Development and Member of the Long Term Housing Strategy Advisory
Committee. He is the Chairman of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute.
””””James Tien Pei-chun, 55, is Chairman of Manhattan Holdings Limited. He is a
Legislative Councilor and Member of the District Council, Central and Western.
Tien was Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1996 - 1998),
Chairman of the Yan Chai Hospital Advisory Board (1994-1999), Chairman of the
Hong Kong Productivity Council (1989 - 1993) and Chairman of the Hong Kong
Shippers' Council (1985 - 1988). He has also served in many public organizations
and bodies, including the Trade Development Council, Education Commission,
Public Service Commission, Vocational Training Council and Textile Advisory
Board.
””””Tsang Yok-sing, 55, is a Legislative Councilor. He has been in the
education sector for more than 30 years. He became School Supervisor of the Pui
Kiu Middle School in 1997 after serving in anumber of teaching and management
posts in the school.
””””Tsang is currently Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission
and Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong. He has held many
key posts in education organizations including Chairman, Hong Kong Association
of Chinese Middle Schools, Vice President, Hong Kong Private Schools Association
and Vice President, Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.
””””Cheng Yiu-tong, 54, is the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. Cheng
has contributed significantly to labor matters over several decades and
has rich experience in labor union work. He is a member of the Strategic Development
Committee and the Task Force on Employment, and chairman of the HK-China
Relations Strategic Development Research Fund. He has served in the
Consultative Committee on the New Airport and Related Projects, Labor Advisory
Committee, Legislative Council and Hospital Authority.
””””Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, 52, is a Senior Counsel. He served as Deputy Judge of
the High Court in 1990 and as Recorder of the Court of First Instance, High Court
in 2000. Liao has been actively involved in the reform of intellectual property
laws in Hong Kong. He regularly speaks on intellectual property issues, including
those relating to the World Trade Organization. Liao has served on
various Government boards and committees. He was a member of the Law Reform
Commission, Chairman of two Appeal Board Panels on products safety and Chairman
of the Copyright Tribunal. Currently he is Chairman of the Non-Local Higher and
Professional Education Appeal Board, Chairman of the Consumer Council's Trade
Practices Committee, Arbitrator appointed under the Labor Relations Ordinance
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