Appointments to Chief Executive&apos;s Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development
21.3.2018

The Government announced today (March 21) the establishment of the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development and appointment of 36 non-official members and four ex-officio members to the Council. The Council is a high-level body to advise the Chief Executive on Hong Kong's future development and strategies for driving innovation. It will give advice on Hong Kong's strategic positioning in the global and regional contexts and directions of economic development with an aim of enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness and growth potential, provide guidance on evidence-based research and studies on related issues with a view to enhancing policy formulation to meet changing development needs, and advise on stakeholder engagement and public participation in the policy formulation and consensus building process. The Council will replace the existing Economic Development Commission and the now defunct Commission on Strategic Development, both of which used to be chaired by the Chief Executive. The Economic Development Commission established in the previous term of the Government has been disbanded. Welcoming the advisers on board, the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, said, "I am most grateful that so many community leaders, who have busy schedules of their own, have agreed to serve on the Council. This commitment reflects their passion for and confidence in Hong Kong. I look forward to working closely with them in shaping the future of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Economic Development Commission for their efforts and contributions in the past." The first term of the Council will take effect immediately and end on June 30, 2020. A Government spokesman said, "In the face of keen global competition, the Government must be forward-looking and maintain a strategic perspective in our drive to maintain and enhance Hong Kong's competitive edge. The setting up of a high-level council of advisers was announced by the Chief Executive in her inaugural Policy Address delivered on October 11, 2017." The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office to be formally established on April 1 will provide secretariat services and research support to the work of the Council. The membership of the Council is as follows: Chairman ----------- Chief Executive Non-official Members ------------------------ Professor John Chai Yat-chiu Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan Professor Daniel Cheng Man-chung Mr Edward Cheng Wai-sun Dr Jonathan Choi Koon-shum Mr Henry Fan Hung-ling Dr Fu Yuning Dr Victor Fung Kwok-king Mr Stuart Thomson Gulliver Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng Mr Jimmy Lai Chi-ming Mr Lau Ming-wai Dr Donald Li Kwok-tung Mr Brian David Li Man-bun Mr Victor Li Tzar-kuoi Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang Professor Mak Tak-wah Mr Joseph Luc Ngai Mr Anthony John Liddell Nightingale Mr Neil Shen Nanpeng Dr Harry Shum Mr John Robert Slosar Mr Jack So Chak-kwong Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi, SC Mr Henry Tang Ying-yen Mr Joseph Tsai Professor Tsui Lap-chee Mr Andrew Tung Lieh-cheung Mr Wong Siu-kong Dr Wong Yau-kar Mr Peter Woo Kwong-ching Professor Anthony Wu Ting-yuk Ms Marjorie Yang Mun-tak Professor Eric Yim Chi-ming Dr Allan Zeman Mr John Zhao Ex-officio Members --------------------- Chief Secretary for Administration Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice Director, Chief Executive's Office Biographical notes on the non-official members are in the annex. Ends/Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Issued at HKT 10:30 NNNN