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Consumer Goods Safety Appeal Board panel appointed

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An Appeal Board panel has been appointed by the Secretary for Trade and Industry under the Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance which will come into effect tomorrow (Friday).

A government spokesman said today (Thursday): "The panel will hear appeals against an enforcement decision or action of the Commissioner of Customs and Excise under Part III of the Ordinance.

"Such action includes notices issued by the Commissioner to require consumer goods suppliers to improve the safety of their products, to stop supplying unsafe products or to recall unsafe products from the market.

"The Appeal Board panel comprises a chairman and a deputy chairman, both of whom are legal practitioners; and not more than 15 members from the general public, consumer goods industry, and the product testing profession."

Members of the Appeal Board panel appointed for a period of two years are:

Chairman:

Mr Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, QC. Member of Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong and Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board. Chairman of the Appeal Board panel (Toys and Children's Products Safety).

Deputy Chairman:

Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong, Solicitor. Member of Board of Review (Inland Revenue) and Appeal Board panel of Hong Kong Housing Authority.

Members:

Dr George Greene, Senior Lecturer of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong. Member of Appeal Board panel (Gas Safety).

Prof Joseph Lai Ki-leuk, Professor of Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong. Member of Consumer Council.

Dr Keung Wing-ching, Principal Consultant of Hong Kong Productivity Council. Member of the Metals Committee of the Industry and Technology Development Council.