Legislative Council

LC Paper No. CB(2) 432/98-99

Ref: CB2/T/1

Paper for the House Committee Meeting
on 23 October 1998

Nomination of Members to
Court of the University of Hong Kong and
The English Schools Foundation

Purpose

This is to invite nominations for four Members to serve on the Court of the University of Hong Kong and two Members to serve on The English Schools Foundation.

Background

2. At its meeting on 6 July 1998, the House Committee approved the nomination and election procedure proposed in LC Paper No. CB(2) 2/98-99 for Members of the Legislative Council to be elected to serve on the following advisory bodies -

  1. Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee;

  2. Po Leung Kuk Advisory Board;

  3. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Advisory Board;

  4. Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong;

  5. Court of the University of Hong Kong; and

  6. The English Schools Foundation.

The duties and composition of these advisory bodies were also set out in the same paper for members' information.

3. Members are invited to note that although the membership of the Court of the University of Hong Kong is for three years, the University is currently reviewing Statute XV of the University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1053) so as to specify that elected members of the Court shall be deemed to have resigned from the Court if they cease to be members of the body which has elected them.

4. Election for Members to serve on the advisory bodies referred to in 2(a) to (d) above was held at the House Committee meeting on 10 July 1998. The following Members were elected -

Advisory Body

Members

(a) Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee

Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, JP

Hon LAU Chin-shek, JP

(b) Po Leung Kuk Advisory Board

Hon David CHU Yu-lin

(c) Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Advisory Board

Hon Gary CHENG Kai-nam

(d) Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hon James TIEN Pei-chun, JP

Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong

Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Advice Sought

5. Members are now invited to make the following nominations -

  1. Four Members to serve on the Court of the University of Hong Kong, as the terms of office of three of the five members - Hon Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, JP, Hon LAU Chin-shek, JP and Mr IP Kwok-him - elected by Members of the former Legislative Council expired on 19 October 1998 and one other member, Mrs Peggy LAM, JP, has resigned from the Court membership. The other member is Hon James TO Kun-sun whose term of office will expire on 29 April 1999.

  2. Two Members to serve on The English Schools Foundation as the terms of office of the two members - Mr Paul CHENG Ming-fun, JP and Dr Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung - elected by Members of the former Legislative Council expired on 19 October 1998.


Legislative Council Secretariat
21 October 1998

house/98-99/hku1.doc