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SCOLAR is set up following the recommendation of the Education Commission Report No 6.

It is tasked with the responsibility to conduct researches into the language education needs of Hong Kong, to develop policies designed to meet those needs, and to monitor and evaluate the language in education policies.

Following are the biographical notes of the Chairman and Members of the

Committee:

Dr Daniel Tse is the President and Vice-chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist University. He is a former member of the Executive and Legislative councils and is currently the Chairmen of the Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee and the Preparatory Committee on Chinese Medicine.

Mrs Amy Chan Cheng Yi-yim is the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourist Association. She is a member of the Advisory Committee on Travel Agents.

Dr Chan Wing-ming is the Head of Department of Chinese Language and Literature in the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Mr Chong Yun-cheung is the Vice Principal of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow Public Association Ma Chung Sum Secondary School. He is a member of the Sixth Form Chinese Subject Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority.

Dr Gregory James is the Director of the Language Centre of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a member of the Research Grant Council's Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Panel.

Mr Michael Kwee Chong-kok is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Asset Management Asia Ltd. He is a member of the Economic Advisory Committee.

Mrs Lau Pong Elim, JP, is the Headmistress of Diocesan Girls' School. She was a member of the former Language Fund Advisory Committee, and is currently a member of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

Mr Philip Edward Leetch is the Assistant Principal of Sheng Kung Hui Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School. He is a member of the English Literature Subject Committee of the Curriculum Development Council. He is also a member of the Sixth Form Use of English Subject Committee, and the Chairman of the HKCE English Literature Subject Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority.