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"With their rich business experience and active participation, I have no doubt that they will continue to contribute to the Council's mission of fostering closer cooperation and involvement of the business sector in APEC activities," she said.
Dr Victor Fung currently heads a steering committee under the APEC Business Advisory Council to assess the individual action plans of APEC members for liberalising their respective economies. APEC has invited the Council to comment on these plans towards their future improvements.
Mr Gordon Wu is the co-chairman of a committee under the Council charged with addressing finance, investment and infrastructure issues in the Asia-Pacific region while Mr Victor Lo is a member of a committee dealing with impediments to cross-border flows in the region.
The APEC Business Advisory Council was established in June 1996 as a permanent advisory body to provide business/private sector insight and counsel to APEC.
The Council has two main functions: to advise on the implementation of the Osaka Action Agenda adopted by APEC to achieve free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific, as well as on other specific business sector priorities; and to respond to APEC's request for advice on business-related issues.
The Council reports its work to APEC Economic Leaders and Ministers.
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Efforts made to trace TB source
The Department of Health (DH) said today (Tuesday) that all efforts would be made to trace the source of tuberculosis (TB) cases in a Tsuen Wan kindergarten.
DH's consultant Chest Physician i/c, Dr Tam Cheuk-ming, said the Department had all along been obtaining information from the school of any casual workers and former staff so that a thorough investigation could be conducted.
"The Department would trace all clues in an attempt to track down the source," he said.