Appointments to Cantonese Opera Advisory Committee

     â€‹The Government today (April 28) announced the appointments to the Cantonese Opera Advisory Committee (COAC) and Professor Lui Yu-hon as Chairman of the COAC for the period from May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2024.
      
     The Home Affairs Bureau thanked the outgoing Chairman, Professor Andrew Chan Chi-fai, and nine outgoing members (Ms Emily Chan Wing-yee, Professor Ching May-bo, Dr Agnes Ko Po-yee, Mr Lai Yiu-wai, Ms Lam Yan-yin (Lam Kwan-ling), Ms Cynthia Liu Chiu-fun, Ms Susan Pau Suk-hang (Yum Tsz-yu), Mr David Yip Wing-shing and Mr Johnson Yuen Tak-cheong) for their valuable contributions to the Committee. The Home Affairs Bureau looks forward to maintaining close partnership with the Committee to promote the development of Cantonese opera, facilitating the transmission of this world intangible cultural heritage item.

     The full membership of the Committee with effect from May 1, 2022, is as follows:

Professor Lui Yu-hon (Chairman)*
Ms Susanna Cheng Wing-mui*
Ms Cheung Man-wai*
Mr Andrew Fung Hau-chung*
Ms Kuk Man-yu
Mr Lan Lianqin (Lan Tin-yau)
Professor Ricardo Mak King-sang
Mr Ng Lap-hei
Ms Tang Mi-ling
Ms Kitty Tsui Kit-yee (Tsui Yong-yong)
Mr Wan Kwong-shing (Wan Yuk-yu)
Dr Elizabeth Wang Ming-chun
Ms Ivy Wong Mun-ha (Fong Suet-ying)
Ms Connie Yiu Wai-ha
Representative of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Representative of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Representative of the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Representative of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Representative of the Education Bureau
Representative of the Home Affairs Bureau
Representative of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

* New appointees