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Mr Lam Hon-kin

Mr Lee Kin-chun

Mr Lo King-man

Dr Vicki Ooi Cheng-har

Mr Willy Tsao Sing-yuen

Ms Liza Wang

Mrs Cissy Pao Watari

The ex-officio members are -

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The Chairman of the Regional Council or his representative

The Chairman of the Urban Council or his representative

The Secretary for Recreation and Culture or his representative The Director of Education or his representative

The non-official members are all interested in the arts and between them have a wide range of experience of value to the work of the Council. They include persons experienced in literary arts, music, dance, drama, traditional performances, film arts, arts administration, arts education and arts criticism as well as persons with management and other skills.

A spokesman for the Recreation and Culture Branch said many of the persons appointed were nominated by those organisations which had sought specification as the representatives of their respective arts categories for consideration by the Governor.

However problems arose in the case of the visual arts because the body specified to represent it was unable to retain the support of a wide cross section of the persons and organisations active in that field.

"Therefore, the Governor has revoked the specification of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Joint Conference as a nominating organisation.

"Nevertheless, he has decided to give another opportunity to the visual arts sector to nominate a representative by February 12, 1996 for his consideration for appointment as a member of the council.

"Organisations in the visual arts sector will be contacted by the Recreation and Culture Branch and invited to a briefing on the details of the new arrangements next week," the spokesman added.

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