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Appointments to the Education Commission announced

The Government today (Monday) announced the appointments to the Education Commission for its next term of office with effect from January 1, 1997.

year.

Professor Rosie Young has been re-appointed as the Chairman for a further

Professor Cheng Kai-ming, Ms Sansan Ching, Mr Peter Lee, Mr Tai Hay-lap, Mr Andrew Leung and Sister Margaret Wong, whose tenure of membership will expire on December 31 1996, have also been re-appointed for a further term of one year.

Three new members have been appointed. They are Professor Kenneth Young, Mrs Judy Chua and Mr Yeung Yiu-chung.

Professor Kenneth Young is the Dean of the Graduate School and also one of the Pro-Vice Chancellors of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been a member of the University Grants Committee since 1993.

Mrs Judy Chua is the Headmistress of the St Stephen Girls' Primary School and a member of the Educational Aims Implementation Sub-committee of the Board of Education. She is also serving on a number of sub-committees of the Curriculum Development Council.

Mr Yeung Yiu-chung is the Principal of Heung To Middle School and the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.

Other Commission Members include the Hon Cheung Man-kwong, Mr Irving Koo, Mr Mak Kwai-po, Mr Michael Tien and Mr Benjamin Wong.

Ex-officio members of the Commission include the Chairmen of the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications (Professor the Hon Felix Lich- Mak), the Board of Education (Mr Moses Cheng), the University Grants Committee (Mr Antony Leung) and the Vocational Training Council (Dr the Hon Samuel Wong), and the Director of Education.

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