Press Release

Appointments to Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation
Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Government today (March 31) announced appointments to the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) for a new term of two years with effect from April 1, 2012.

The Dean and Professor (Chair) of Finance of the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, has been appointed as Chairman of the HKCPEC. Three members from academia, six members from the business sector, and two government officials are also appointed.

"We are very pleased that Professor Cheung has agreed to serve as the new Chairman and lead the HKCPEC in contributing constructively to regional economic co-operation. We are also very grateful to ex-Chairman Professor Sung Yun-wing's long and dedicated service in the work of the HKCPEC in the past eight years," a Government spokesperson said.

The HKCPEC has 11 members as follows:

Academic sector:

- Professor Matthew Lee
Chair Professor of Information Systems and Electronic Commerce;
Director, Communication and Public Relations Office,
City University of Hong Kong

- Professor Lim Chin-leng
Professor of Law,
The University of Hong Kong

- Dr Simon Shen
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Arts and Sciences,
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Business sector:

- Ms Karen Chan
Director;
Vice President (Marketing and Project Development),
German Pool Group Co Ltd

- Ms Chow Yuen-mei
Director and CEO,
Sea Horse (HK) Limited

- Mr Michael Lee
Managing Director,
MAP Capital Limited

- Mr Edward Leung
Chief Economist,
Hong Kong Trade Development Council

- Ms Pamela Mar
Project Director,
Li & Fung Group

- Mr Joseph Wong
Managing Director,
China Overseas Hotel and Land Development Limited

Government:

- Mr Raistlin Lau
Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry
(Vice Chairman of the HKCPEC)

- Miss Elley Mao
Principal Economist

The HKCPEC was established in March 1990 to co-ordinate Hong Kong's participation in the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). In line with the nature of the PECC, the composition of the HKCPEC is tripartite, comprising members from the Government, business sector and academia.

The PECC is a non-governmental organisation set up in 1980 to develop closer co-operation in trade and economic issues among economies in the region.

Currently, the PECC has 26 member committees, of which 23 are full members representing the economies of Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; Mongolia; New Zealand; the Pacific Islands Forum; Peru; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America and Vietnam. The PECC also has one associate member, France (Pacific Territories), and two institutional members, the Pacific Trade and Development Conference and the Pacific Basin Economic Council.

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