​The Government today (October 22) announced appointments by the Chief Executive to the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) for a two-year term from October 23, 2018 to October 22, 2020.
The list of appointees is as follows:
Mr Ronald Arculli (Vice-Chairman)
Mr Benjamin Cha Yiu-chung*
Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan
Mr Chan Chi-chiu*
Mr Henry Fan Hung-ling*
Mr Glenn Fok*
Mr Wilson Fung Ying-wai
Mr Chris Ip Ngo-tung
Dr Kan Tai-keung
Mr Leo Kung Lin-cheng
Ms Rose Lee Wai-mun*
Dr Lo Wai-kwok
Ms Dee Poon Chu-ying*
Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi
Mr Wan Man-yee
Secretary for Home Affairs or alternate representative
Secretary for Development or alternate representative
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury or alternate representative
(*new appointee)
A Government spokesman said that the 15 non-official members, with their wealth of experience and expertise in different sectors, including arts and culture, engineering, surveying, business and finance, law and community service, would provide needed knowledge and valuable advice to the Board to discharge its statutory duties and to oversee the development and operation of the WKCD.
"I would like to thank the six outgoing members, Dr Victor Lo Chung-wing, Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Mr Philip Tsai Wing-chung, Dr Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, Dr Fu Yuning and Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei, for their invaluable contribution to the work of the Board, and I look forward to their continual support for the WKCD project in other capacities," said the Secretary for Home Affairs Mr Lau Kong-wah.
The WKCDA Ordinance (Cap. 601) provides that the Board is the governing and executive body of the WKCDA. It is responsible for the planning, development, operation and maintenance of the arts and cultural facilities and related facilities in the WKCD.
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