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Appointment of Management Committee of Consumer Legal Action Fund
The Government announced today (Thursday) that the Secretary for Trade and Industry had appointed a Management Committee of 10 members to assist the Consumer Council in the management of the Consumer Legal Action Fund.
The 10 members are appointed for a period of two years with effect from December 6, 1994. They are Mr George Chan Wing-yau, Mrs Pamela Chan Wong Shui, JP, Miss Audrey Eu Yuet-mee, QC, JP, Dr John Ho Dit-sang, Mr Steven Ho Shut-kan, Mr Lee Man-ban, MBE, JP, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, QC, Mr Ng Shui-lai, JP, Miss Anna Wu Hung-yuk, and Mr Edmund Young Kak-sun.
Mr George Chan is the Executive Director of the HSBC Asset Management Ltd and a member of the Ocean Park Corporation Board.
Mrs Pamela Chan is the Chief Executive of the Consumer Council.
Miss Audrey Eu is a barrister and a member of the Consumer Council,
Dr John Ho is a lecturer with the Department of Law, City University of Hong Kong. He is also a member of the Consumer Council. Mr Steven Ho is the Group General Manager of the Century City Holdings Ltd.
Mr Lee Man-ban is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Council of the Queen Elizabeth Foundation for the Mentally Handicapped. Mr Geoffrey Ma is a barrister and a member of the Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board.
Mr Ng Shui-lai is the Director of the Hong Kong Christian Service and a member of the Hospital Authority.
Miss Anna Wu is a solicitor and the Vice-Chairman of the Consumer Council.
Mr Edmund Young is the Vice-president of the Perfekta Enterprises Ltd and the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council.
"With a broadly based membership drawing experts from various fields, the Management Committee will be in a position to assist the Consumer Council in determining the eligibility of applicants for assistance from the Fund and managing the Fund effectively," the Government spokesman said.
"The Committee will also conduct regular reviews of the operation of the Fund and recommend improvements."
End/Thursday, December 8, 1994