The University of Hong Kong's Assistant Professor Dr Cheung Kwok-wah has been appointed as the Chairman of the Education & Manpower Bureau's Committee on Home-School Co-operation with effect from September 1. 

He will succeed Dr Tsang Kit-man for a term of two years ending August 31, 2005.

Dr Cheung, a father of three, is an Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong and has been a committee member since September 2000.

He is currently the Chief Editor of "Hong Kong Teachers' Centre Journal", and was a member of the bureau's Education Reform Liaison Team from 2000 to 2002.  

Commenting on his appointment, Permanent Secretary for Education & Manpower Fanny Law believes that the committee under Dr Cheung's leadership will scale new heights in deepening home-school co-operation and enhancing education quality.

The bureau also announced the appointment of seven new committee members today.

Mrs Law was glad that Dr Tsang Kit-man has accepted re-appointment as a committee member. She also extended her heartfelt thanks to eight outgoing members for their invaluable efforts in promoting home-school co-operation in previous years.

The new committee will comprise a total of 20 members from different walks of life, including full-time parents as wells as professionals in the education, clinical psychology, legal, accountancy, parent education, broadcasting, medical and commercial sectors.

The new Committee's members are:          

*Cheung Kwok-wah (Chairman) 

*Julia Lan; 

*Karen Tsang;

*Wong Po-choi;

*Chris Yu;

*Chan Lau Yuk-lin (new member);

*Kwok Lit-tung;

*Maggie Koong;

*Lam Seung-wan;

*Li Wun-lin;

*Grace Tam;

*Rainer Chuen;

*Miera Lee (new member);                                             

*Sandra Tsang;

*Gilbert Mo;

*Lauren Lau (new member);

*Susanna Tsoi (new member); 

*Tai Keen-man (new member); 

*Tsang Fan-kwong (new member); and                                    

*Joachim Chu (new member)