The Government announced today (September 15) the appointments to the Ping Wo Fund Advisory Committee and the reappointment of Ms Lu Hai as the Chairperson. Five incumbent members have been reappointed and six members have been newly appointed to the Committee, namely Dr Angel Lai Hor-yan, Mr Lam Tsz-hung, Ms Janet Lee Ching-yee, Miss Li Ka-ying, Mr Cliff Tang Wing-chun and Mr Wong Ting-hong. The two-year term of the Chairperson and members will take effect from September 16, 2023, to September 15, 2025.
The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, welcomed the appointments. She was pleased to see that the members are from different sectors and professions, and would give valuable advice to the work of the Committee. She also expressed her appreciation to the outgoing members for their efforts and contributions to the work of the Committee during their term of service.
The membership list of the Committee, with effect from September 16, 2023, is as follows:
Chairperson
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Ms Lu Hai
Members
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Mr Ko Hiu-wing
Dr Angel Lai Hor-yan
Mr Lam Tsz-hung
Ms Janet Lee Ching-yee
Miss Li Ka-yan
Miss Li Ka-ying
Mr Ng Chak-hang
Dr Johannes Poon Yin-kwong
Mr Cliff Tang Wing-chun
Mr Wong Ting-hong
Ms Zhang Ti
The function of the Committee is to advise the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs on the use of the Ping Wo Fund. The Fund is mainly used to finance the following measures:
(a) research and studies into problems and issues relating to gambling;
(b) public education and other measures to prevent or alleviate problems relating to gambling; and
(c) counselling, treatment and other remedial or support services for gamblers with gambling disorder and those affected by them.
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