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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1984
EDUCATION COMMISSION FULLY SET UP
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THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IS NOW FULLY ESTABLISHED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE REMAINING SEVEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
THEY ARE MISS MARIA TAM WAI-CHU, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN,
DR RAYMOND WU WAI-YUNG, PROF. BRIAN LOFTS, MISS KATHLEEN BARKER, MR PETER LEE SHUNG-TAK, AND MRS BETSY LEE WONG PING-SZE.
THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION FOR TWO YEARS FROM APRIL 2, 1984.
MISS MARIA TAM, A BARRISTER, HAS HAD WIDE EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SITS ON THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND MANY CONSULTATIVE BODIES, HER COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND THE HK COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, IS PRINCIPAL OF MING YIN COLLEGE. HE SITS ON THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD, THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARDS AND THE IMMIGRATION TRIBUNAL. HE HAS ALSO BEEN VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE HK SUBSIDISED SECONDARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL, AND HONORARY ADVISER TO THE CAPUT SCHOOLS COUNCIL.
DR RAYMOND WU, A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROMOTION OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG, HE IS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD, AND THE COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. HE IS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE HK MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION.
PROF. BRIAN LOFTS IS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. HE IS PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL, THE COUNCILS OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC, AND COURT OF HKU. HE HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC CO-ORDINATION AND WAS FOR YEARS CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION BOARD.
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MISS KATHLEEN BARKER IS PRINCIPAL OF ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE. FOR HER SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, SHE WAS AWARDED THE MBE IN 1981. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE HK EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY AND IS CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISOR RESPECTIVELY OF THE HK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF COUNCIL AND THE VICTORIA PARK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
MR PETER LEE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PROMOTION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS CO-ORDINATOR OF THE CARITAS VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERVICE. HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL, A LAY ASSESSOR OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS, AND A MEMBER OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
/MRS BETSY