Kelvin Wong will join the Financial Reporting Council as a new member for two years from December 1.
Nicholas Robert Sallnow-Smith, Sin Chung-kai and David Peter Robert Stannard have been reappointed as members, while Edward Kwan, Michael William Scales and Shum Man-to have been reappointed as temporary members. Their two-year terms also start on December 1.
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan today welcomed the appointment, adding that Mr Wong is well versed in corporate governance and financial regulatory issues. He also thanked outgoing member Chew Fook-aun for his contributions.
The council is an independent statutory body that investigates possible auditing and reporting irregularities, and looks into possible non-compliance with accounting requirements in relation to listed entities in Hong Kong.