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香港政府

GIS 【新聞處

SUNDAY

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

CITIZENS COMMITTEE SET UP TO ADVICE ICAC

ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS

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A FOURTH COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ON MAJOR POLICY ASPECTS OF THE COMMISSION'S WORK.

IT IS THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS WHOSE CHAIRMAN WILL DE SIR YUET-KEUNIS KAI,

THE MENDERS ARE: MRS. KWAN KO. SIU-VAI, MRS. SELINA CHOU, THE REVEREND JOYCE M. DENNETT, MISS LIN NON-YING, MISS SALLY AW SIAN, MISS PATRICIA NYE, MR. V.D.F. WILLIAMS, MR. GEORGE HO, MR. NG WAI, MR. CHAN KUŎK-KEUNG, MR. ANDREU YONG, DR. DANIEL TSE, THE REVEREND PATRICK MCGOVERN, IRS. LEE LO YUK-SİM, MR. D.M. DE M. RODRIGUES, MR. HENRY H.L. HU, MR. LOUIS L.Y. CHA, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND THE ICAC COMMISSIONER.

THE COMMITTEE WILL DE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER ON THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO ENLIST AND FOSTER PUBLIC SUPPORT IN COMBATTING CORRUPTION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AGAINST THE EVILS OF CORRUPTION.

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IN THIS RESPECT, IT WILL RECEIVE AND CALL FOR REPORTS ON ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE ICAG.

THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS WILL ALSO MONITOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE COMMISSION'S WORK AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS CORRUPTION IN GENERAL.

THE INTENTION TO SET UP SUCH A COMMITTEE WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE OPENING OF THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST OCTODER. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE WAS DEFERRED UNTIL STAFF FOR THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WAS RECRUITED.

IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE COMMISSION HAS DEEN EMPLOYING AND TRAINING STAFF FOR THIS DEPARTMENT AND SUD-OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPENED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL DE HELD IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY (HAY 20).

THE THREE OTHER COMMITTEES ADVISING THE ICAC ARE

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CORRUPTION, THE OPERATIONS

TARGET COMMITTEE AND THE CORRUPTION PREVENTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF EACH OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

SIR Y.K. KAN, CBE, JP

(CHAIRMAN)

SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

MR. JACK CATER,

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