Appointments to Chief Executive's Policy Unit Expert Group announced
The Government announced today (May 28) the reappointment of 57 members of the Chief Executive's Policy Unit (CEPU) Expert Group and the appointment of four new Expert Group members. The term will take effect from May 30, 2026, and end on June 30, 2027.
The Head of the CEPU, Dr Stephen Wong, expressed his gratitude to the Expert Group members for their active contributions and invaluable advice, as well as for their generous sharing of expertise and research findings in their respective fields, providing important references for the policy research work of the CEPU. He expressed his appreciation to the outgoing members for their efforts and contributions during their term of service. He also welcomed the new members on board and looked forward to their collective wisdom to jointly advance policy research and development.
Dr Wong said, "In addition to plenary meetings, the interaction between the CEPU and Expert Group members continued to take various forms in the past year, including 'Fireside Chat with CEPU Experts', group discussions, individual meetings and written exchanges, etc. In addition, Expert Group members were invited to participate in policy seminars related to the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme and the Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme to provide diverse professional perspectives and help translate research that integrates both local and international perspectives into valuable references for internal policy studies. They also continued to serve as external examiners for the two funding schemes, assisting in vetting relevant research proposals and advising on funding applications."
Dr Wong continued, "I look forward to maintaining close liaison and co-operation with Expert Group members, pooling professional expertise and wisdom in support of the Government in further deepening reform and improving people's livelihood, thereby fully leveraging our strengths and working together to create a brighter future."
As an advisory body, the CEPU Expert Group was established in May 2023 and consists of members of different backgrounds including business, finance, professional, think tanks and academia to provide expert views and new ideas to the CEPU on various topics. To facilitate the work of the Expert Group and its conduct of more focused discussions, members of the Expert Group are assigned into three broad streams, namely the Economic Advancement Expert Group, the Social Development Expert Group and the Research Strategy Expert Group. For details of the events of the Expert Group, please refer to the website of the CEPU: (www.cepu.gov.hk/en/whats_new/index.html).
The full membership of the Expert Group is as follows (listed in alphabetical order of surnames, with the new members marked in asterisk (*)):
Economic Advancement Expert Group
Mrs Bonnie Chan Woo
Ms Sonia Cheng*
Dr Haywood Cheung
Mr Hong Xiaoyuan
Mr Peter Kung
Mr Adam Kwok
Mr Peter Lai
Mr David Lau
Dr Martin Lee
Ms Nisa Leung
Mr Laurence Li, SC
Mr Hendrick Sin*
Mr Dowson Tong
Mr Patrick Tsang
Dr Levin Wang
Mr Allen Yeung
Mr Samuel Yung
Mr Jonathan Zhu
Social Development Expert Group
Mr Alan Chan
Dr Eugene Chan
Mr Kevin Chan
Mr Nicholas Chan
Mr Chen Shaobo
Mr Albert Lee
Dr Ling Yu-shih*
Mr Edward Liu
Ms Anthea Lo
Ms Lo Po-man
Mr Lo Wing-hung
Dr Lewis Luk
Dr Ma Jun
Dr Chloe Suen
Mr Tai Hay-lap
Dr Stephen Tai
Mr Tang Fei
Mr Xu Lin
Research Strategy Expert Group
Professor Cai Hongbin
Professor Thomas Chan
Mr Chang Ka-mun
Professor Christopher Chao
Dr Francis Cheung
Dr Chow Man-kong
Dr Chow Pak-chin
Dr Guo Wanda
Professor Alfred Ho
Dr Henry Ho
Professor Huang Ping
Professor Lau Pui-king
Professor Lau Siu-kai
Professor Dennis Lo
Professor Francis Lui
Professor Terry Lum
Professor Mao Zhenhua
Professor Charles Ng
Professor Naubahar Sharif
Professor Anderson Shum*
Dr Wang Fuqiang
Professor Richard Wong
Professor Wong Yuk-shan
Professor Xiao Geng
Professor Zheng Yongnian
Central Government Offices, Photo source: reference image
