FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1989
MR TIMOTHY HA, WHO IS ALREADY A MEMBER OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, WILL RETAIN AN EX-OFFICIO PLACE ON THE COMMISSION AFTER TAKING OVER FROM MRS RITA FAN AS CHAIRMAN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
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MR НА, WHO IS PRINCIPAL OF ST PAUL'S COLLEGE, IS A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONALIST WITH A NOTABLE RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM 1979 UNTIL JUNE 1989 AND IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.
MR HA HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG GRANTS SCHOOLS COUNCIL SINCE 1973 AND OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF SPONSORING BODIES OF SCHOOLS SINCE JULY 1988.
MISS MARIA TAM'S TERM OF APPOINTMENT ΤΟ COMMISSION WILL ALSO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT MISS TAM WAS CONCERNED
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"ER INCREASINGLY HEAVY COMMITMENTS IN OTHER POLICY AREAS, IN PARTICULAR THAT OF TRANSPORT, WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR HER то CONTINUE TO DEVOTE SUFFICIENT TIME TO EDUCATION COMMISSION BUSINESS.
AS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, HE SAID, MISS TAM'S MATURE AND BALANCED ADVICE HAD BEEN INVALUABLE то MEMBERS IN DISCUSSING MANY IMPORTANT AND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES.
THE TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ARE MRS SELINA CHOW AND MR SZETO WAIL, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE BEEN APPOINTED IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITIES.
MRS CHOW IS DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED AND A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SHE HAS SERVED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES AND IS A MEMBER OF THE OMELCO STANDING PANEL ON EDUCATION.
MR SZETO WAH IS HEADMASTER OF GCE PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATION KWUN TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS UNION. HE HAS A WIDE BACKGROUND OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE SINCE 1986.
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