MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1993
APPOINTMENTS TO INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) APPOINTMENTS TO THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1994.
DR RAYMOND CHIEN HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE ITDC.
DR CH'IEN IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LAM SOON HONG KONG GROUP. HE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ITDC WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1992 TO REPLACE THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WHEN A NON-OFFICIAL IS APPOINTED TO CHAIR THE ITDC.
THE ITDC INCLUDES 19 NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS WHO ARE DRAWN FROM INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, FINANCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THEY ARE:
MR GRAHAM CHENG, REPRESENTING THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL,
OF WHICH HE IS CHAIRMAN;
VINCENT CHENG, SENIOR MANAGER ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC RESEARCH
OF HONGKONG BANK;
PROFESSOR Y C CHENG, DIRECTOR OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC
KONG;
OF HONG
STEPHEN CHEONG, REPRESENTING THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG
INDUSTRIES, OF WHICH HE IS CHAIRMAN;
MR WILLIAM FUNG, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LI & FUNG LTD;
DR RAYMOND HO, DIRECTOR OF MAUNSELL, CONSULTANTS ASIA LTD;
PROFESSOR CHARLES KAO, VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE CHINESE
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG;
DR JAMES KUNG, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF MANAGER OF CHEKIANG FIRST
BANK LTD;
MR JEFFREY LAM, DIRECTOR OF FORWARD WINSOME INDUSTRIES LTD;
MR HERBERT LIANG, REPRESENTING THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION, OF WHICH HE IS PRESIDENT;
DR YORK LIAO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VARITRONIX LTD;
MR TL NG, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SONCA PRODUCTS LTD;
MR ANTHONY N SAVAGE, REPRESENTING THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL
ESTATES CORPORATION, OF WHICH HE IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE;
MR CLIFF SUN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KIN YIP METAL AND PLASTIC
FACTORY LTD;
/MR C D