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Jeffrey Lam Appointed Chairman of Vocational Training Council, Enhancing Vocational Education in Hong Kong

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Jeffrey Lam Appointed Chairman of Vocational Training Council, Enhancing Vocational Education in Hong Kong
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Jeffrey Lam Appointed Chairman of Vocational Training Council, Enhancing Vocational Education in Hong Kong

2025-12-09 15:00 Last Updated At:16:03

Appointments to Vocational Training Council announced

​The Government announced today (December 9) the appointment of Mr Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung as the Chairman of the Vocational Training Council (VTC).

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, welcomed the appointment. She said, "Mr Lam possesses a profound understanding of and an ample network in various industries, which positions him to provide strategic directions and foster collaboration across diverse sectors. I am confident that, with his passion for promoting vocational and professional education and training (VPET) and breadth of experience in the commercial and industrial sectors, Mr Lam will inject invaluable expertise and a strategic vision into the VTC's future development."

In addition to the reappointment of Mr Paul Chong Kin-lit as Deputy Chairman and Dr Rocky Cheng Chung-ngam, Mr Alan Cheung Yick-lun, and Ms Monica Lee-Müller Yuk-har as members, Dr Wingco Lo Kam-wing is appointed as Deputy Chairman, and Mr Jack Chan Hoi is appointed as member.

All the above appointments are for two years, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027.

Dr Choi also expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the outgoing Chairman, Mr Tony Tai Chark-tong; Deputy Chairman Dr Daniel Yip Chung-yin; and members Ms Low Khah-gek and Mr Harold Wong Tsu-hing for their contributions to the VTC during their tenure of service. Paying special tribute to Mr Tai, she said, "Mr Tai has served as the Chairman of the VTC since 2020. Under his dedicated leadership, the VTC has made substantial progress in advancing its strategic objectives, achieving a series of notable milestones including the opening of new campuses and deepening its engagement with the industry. It has also successfully expanded its Mainland and international networks. Mr Tai has been a steadfast advocate for VPET. I am grateful for his immense contributions to the developments of the VTC and VPET in Hong Kong."

The membership list of the new term of the VTC is as follows:

Chairman

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Mr Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung^

Deputy Chairmen

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Mr Paul Chong Kin-lit#

Dr Wingco Lo Kam-wing^

Members

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Mr Jack Chan Hoi^

Ms Sabrina Chao Sih-ming

Dr Rocky Cheng Chung-ngam#

Mr Alan Cheung Yick-lun#

Mr Chiang Tung-keung

Mr Gary Lau Sun-tao

Mr Bosco Law Ching-kit

Ms Monica Lee-Müller Yuk-har#

Professor Kenneth Leung Mei-yee

Mr Ricky Leung Wing-kee

Mr Sunny Tan

Mr Tse Wang-yu

Mr Bosco Ying Pui-chi

Deputy Secretary for Education (or his/her representative)

Director-General of Trade and Industry (or his/her representative)

Commissioner for Labour (or his/her representative)

Executive Director of Vocational Training Council

^ New members

# Reappointed members

The VTC was established in 1982 with a mission to provide a comprehensive system of vocational education and training as well as multiple pathways for young people, and to meet the needs of different industries in Hong Kong. The 14 member institutions of the VTC provide a broad spectrum of pre-employment and in-service education and training programmes, covering a wide range of industries and catering for students with different backgrounds and abilities.

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Proprietors fined for violation of safety legislation

Ben's Tak China H.K. Machinery Transportation Limited and a proprietor were fined $170,000 and $130,000 respectively at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (December 9) for violations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 23, 2024, at an open storage yard in Sheung Shui. Standing beside a lorry-mounted crane, a worker was struck by metal pipes that suddenly rolled off the deck of the crane after unfastening the tightening straps securing the metal pipes. The worker was certified dead on the same day.

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