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The names of the advisory boards and committees which are concerned with economic and monetary affairs are as follows:

Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (ACAF)

Aviation Advisory Board (AAB)

Banking Advisory Committee (BAC)

Deposit-Taking Companies Advisory Committee (DTCAC)

Economic Advisory Committee (EAC)

Endangered Species Advisory Committee (ESAC)

Energy Advisory Committee (EnAC)

Exchange Fund Advisory Committee (EFAC)

Fish Marketing Advisory Board (FMAB)

Insurance Advisory Committee (IAC)

Mandatory Provident Fund Advisory Board (MPFAB)

Marketing Advisory Board (MAB)

Pilotage Advisory Committee (PAC)

Port Development Board (PDB)

Port Operations Committee (POC)

Provisional Local Vessel Advisory Committee (PLVAC)

Radio Spectrum Advisory Committee (RSAC)

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

Securities and Futures Commission Advisory Committee (SFCAC)

Standing Committee on Company Law Reform (SCCLR) Telecommunications Numbering Advisory Committee (NAC) Telecommunications Standards Advisory Committee (TSAC) Telecommunications Users & Consumers Advisory Committee (UCAC)

There are 314 appointments to the 23 advisory boards and committees, and individuals may be appointed to more than one board or committee. Of the 314 appointments, 87 or 28% are filled by expatriates and 21 or 7%, academics of local universities. We do not seek to ascertain the resident status of an individual being considered for appointment to any advisory board or committee. We therefore do not have information on the resident status of the 21 academics of local universities.

The criteria adopted for appointing university academics to serve on advisory boards and committees include the depth and span of academic and professional knowledge on the relevant subjects, expertise, experience, skills and past record of community services, including services on other government advisory committees.