Annex
Brief biography of new Chairperson and ten new members of Women’s Commission:
Ms Sophia KAO Ching-chi (高靜芝女士), J.P. has been an active member of the Women’s Commission (WoC) since 2001. She is the Convenor of the WoC Steering Committee on Capacity Building Mileage Programme which encourages women of different strata to pursue continuous learning and personal development, and the Convenor of the Programme Committee of the “Mainland and Hong Kong Joint Events in Celebration of Beijing + 10” held in April 2005 which brought together some 200 women representatives from Hong Kong and the Mainland to exchange views on various women issues. She has also taken part in various international meetings related to women’s issues, including the meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women held in February this year. In addition, Ms KAO participates actively in a wide range of community services, and has close connections with a number of women organizations. She is the Vice-Chairman of the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Committee, and a member of the Commission on Strategic Development. She serves as a Vice Chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Women and a Board Member of the Hong Kong Women Professional and Entrepreneurs Association.
Dr Miranda CHAN Lai-foon (陳麗歡博士) is a member of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee. She holds a doctorate degree in Social Work from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously the Chief Executive of the Pok Oi Hospital and has many years of experience in social services. She is now the Chief Executive of the Young Women’s Christian Association.
Ms Jacqueline CHENG Ming-fung (鄭銘鳳女士) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Education City. With her wealth of public broadcasting and media experience, she created Hong Kong’s first media website and is active in driving information technology in education initiatives. She is also a member of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Information Technology in Education.
Ms FONG Man-ying (方旻煐女士) is the Director of the Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres. She is a social worker by profession and has served in many different social service agencies and non-governmental organizations during which she gained wide exposure to different services areas.
Ms Ruth GEE (紀樂芙女士) is the Director of British Council Hong Kong. Prior to her tenure in Hong Kong, she was responsible for the British’s Council’s vocational education and training work throughout the world. She started her professional career as a secondary school teacher of English and her career spans work in schools, colleges and the universities sector.
Dr Sharmila GURUNG is currently the Project Coordinator of the Christian Action-Chungking Mansion Service Centre providing a range of services for the ethnic minority community, including ethnic minority women empowerment programmes. She is a medical doctor and holds a master’s degree in Community Medicine (Public Health) from the University of Hong Kong.
Ms Stella KUN Lai-kuen (靳麗娟女士) is the Headmistress of the Diocesan Girls’ School. She serves on the Broadcasting Authority, the Council of the City University of Hong Kong and the Committee on Performing Arts. She was previously the President and First Vice-President of Zonta Club, Hong Kong.
Ms Betsy LAU Ka-shi (劉嘉時女士) is a member of the Environment and Conservation Fund Committee, the Mandatory Provident Fund Industry Schemes Committee and the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Committee. She is the Chairman of the Development Committee of the Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Trustees Association. She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited.
Prof Daniel SHEK Tan-lei (石丹理教授), B.B.S., J.P. is a professor at the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. He holds a doctorate degree in Psychology. He is currently a member of the Fight Crime Committee, the Independent Police Complaints Council, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations and the Governing Committee of the Beat Drugs Fund Association. He also actively participates in community services.
Prof Maria TAM Siu-mi (譚少薇教授) is the Chairperson of the Anthropology Department and the Gender Studies Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She holds a doctorate degree in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her research interests include issues of identity, migration, gender and ethnic relations, as well as family and marriage relations in social development.
Prof Grace TANG Wai-king (鄧惠瓊教授), J.P. is the President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, the Chairperson of the Supplementary Medical Professions Councils, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital and the Medical Council of Hong Kong. She is a professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Hong Kong.