Appointments to Youth Square Management Advisory Committee

     The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) announced today (December 31) the reappointment of five incumbent members and the appointment of three new members, including two new members appointed through the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth (MSSY), to the Youth Square Management Advisory Committee (MAC) for a two-year term from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. 

     â€‹The Chairperson and non-official members of MAC are as follows:

Chairperson
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Commissioner for Youth, HYAB
 
Ex-officio members
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Vice-Chairperson of the Youth Development Commission, or a representative
Chairperson of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, or a representative
Representative from the Eastern District Council
Representative from the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries
 
Newly appointed members
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Ms Hoo Yuk-wai
Mr Poon Pak-ki*
Mr Yeung See-chai*

Reappointed members
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Ms Debbie Cheung Sui-ki
Ms Dana Lau Sing-she
Dr Wendy Lee Woon-ming
Mr Eric Yeung Chuen-sing

Reappointed co-opted member
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Ms Susanna Lai Shuk-ching
 
Existing members
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Mr Victor Lam Tsz-hung
Ms Cherry Lee Suet-yee
Mr Leung Kwok-shing
Mr Jan Noel Shih
 
*Appointed through the MSSY

     MAC also includes representatives from the HYAB, the Education Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department as members.

     A spokesman for the HYAB thanked the outgoing members, Dr Wilson Choo Ming-yin, Mr Dave Ho and Mr Yeung Hok-lam, for their support and contributions since their appointment to MAC.

     â€‹MAC is a non-statutory advisory body which advises the Government on matters pertaining to the operation of Youth Square, including the overall strategy and objectives of Youth Square; themes and contents of youth development programmes; the use, allocation, leasing and charging arrangements of relevant facilities; the evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of Youth Square in promoting youth development programmes and monitoring the performance of the operator. Furthermore, the Government regularly recruits young persons aged between 18 and 35 who are eager to serve the community to join the Government's advisory committees through the MSSY with a view to providing more opportunities for young people to participate in policy discussions.

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