Appointments to the Education Commission announced
The Government today (Monday) announced the appointments to the Education Commission for its next term of office with effect from January 1, 1997.
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Professor Rosie Young has been re-appointed as the Chairman for a further
Professor Cheng Kai-ming, Ms Sansan Ching, Mr Peter Lee, Mr Tai Hay-lap, Mr Andrew Leung and Sister Margaret Wong, whose tenure of membership will expire on December 31 1996, have also been re-appointed for a further term of one year.
Three new members have been appointed. They are Professor Kenneth Young, Mrs Judy Chua and Mr Yeung Yiu-chung.
Professor Kenneth Young is the Dean of the Graduate School and also one of the Pro-Vice Chancellors of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been a member of the University Grants Committee since 1993.
Mrs Judy Chua is the Headmistress of the St Stephen Girls' Primary School and a member of the Educational Aims Implementation Sub-committee of the Board of Education. She is also serving on a number of sub-committees of the Curriculum Development Council.
Mr Yeung Yiu-chung is the Principal of Heung To Middle School and the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.
Other Commission Members include the Hon Cheung Man-kwong, Mr Irving Koo, Mr Mak Kwai-po, Mr Michael Tien and Mr Benjamin Wong.
Ex-officio members of the Commission include the Chairmen of the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications (Professor the Hon Felix Lich- Mak), the Board of Education (Mr Moses Cheng), the University Grants Committee (Mr Antony Leung) and the Vocational Training Council (Dr the Hon Samuel Wong), and the Director of Education.
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