Appointments to Public Libraries Advisory Committee

     â€‹The new term of the Public Libraries Advisory Committee (PLAC) has been appointed. The tenure lasts for a period of two years up to April 30, 2020.

     The PLAC advises the Government on the development of public libraries in Hong Kong, including the formulation of strategies and measures for the development of library facilities and services; the role, functions and management of the Hong Kong Central Library; and the encouragement of community support and partnership with different sectors in promoting reading, lifelong learning and literary arts.

     The membership list of the new term of the PLAC is as follows:

Chairman:            Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong *
Vice-chairperson:  Ms Shirley Marie Therese Loo *
Members:             Ms Diana Chan Lai-ha
                           Ms Spring Cheung Sze-wing*
                           Professor Alice Chong Ming-lin
                           Mr Chow Tsz-lit *
                           Ms Ho Lan-sang
                           Mr Hung Kam-in
                           Ms Karen Ip Kam-lin *
                           Mr Brian Kwok Sze-hang *
                           Mr Kwong Chun-yu
                           Ms Maria Lam Woon-sum
                           Ms Irisa Lam Yan-tung*
                           Professor Alvin Leung Seung-ming *
                           Dr Poon Po-chiu
                           Ms Linda So Ka-pik
                           Professor Tam Kwok-kan
                           Miss Phoebe Wong Pui-lam
                           Ms Amarantha Yip Yun-wan*
                           Representative of the Education Bureau
                           Representative of the Home Affairs Bureau
                           Representative of the Government Records Service
                           Representative of the Leisure and Cultural Services
                           Department

* Newly appointed Chairman, Vice-chairperson and Members

     A spokesman for the Home Affairs Bureau thanked the outgoing Chairman, Professor Leung Yuen-sang, and the five outgoing members (Ms Elizabeth Law, Professor Angel Lin Mei-yi, Professor Eva Man Kit-wah, Dr Sandra Tsang Kit-man and Dr Lornita Wong Yuen-fan) for their valued support and contributions to the work of the PLAC over the past years.