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Press Release

Appointments to Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Government today (March 28) announced the appointments to the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) for a new term of two years with effect from April 1, 2018.
 
Professor Matthew Lee Kwok-on, Vice-President (Development and External Relations) and Chair Professor of Information Systems and Electronic Commerce of the City University of Hong Kong, has been re-appointed as Chairman of the HKCPEC. Members of the Committee comprise three members from academia, five members from the business sector and two government officials.

"We are very pleased that Professor Lee has agreed to continue to serve as the Chairman. With his years of experience, we are confident that Professor Lee will continue to lead the HKCPEC in contributing constructively to regional economic co-operation," a Government spokesperson said.

The HKCPEC has 10 other members as follows:

Academic sector:

  • Professor Chan Wai-sum
    Professor, Department of Finance, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Professor Syaru Shirley Lin
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy Programme, Faculty of Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Professor Emily Nason
    Associate Dean (Undergraduate Student Affairs); Director of Global Business Program; and Associate Professor of Business Education, Department of Management, School of Business and Management, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Business sector:

  • Mr Guy Chambers
    Managing Director, James Finlay Limited (Swire Group)
  • Dr Buston Chu
    Executive Director, Service Cybernetics Consulting Limited
  • Mr Geoffrey Kao
    Executive Director, Wah Ming Hong Limited
  • Mr Nicholas Kwan
    Director of Research, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
  • Mr Kevin Lam
    Director; Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong Corporate and Investment Banking; Head, Asia Pacific Business Development, Private Bank & Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited

Government:

  • Miss Winky So
    Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry
    (Vice Chairman of the HKCPEC)
  • Mr Benny Lui
    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 academic, business and government sectors.

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. For more information, please visit www.pecc.org/.