Appointments to Copyright Tribunal announced
The Government announced today (November 13) the reappointments of two incumbent members, Professor Henry Chung Shu-hung and Ms Chan Wo-mi, and the appointments of new members, Miss Astina Au Sze-ting and Ms Queenie Lau Siu-fung, to the Copyright Tribunal.
The tenure of the appointments is two years, with effect from December 1, 2026.
The Government also expressed gratitude to the outgoing members, Dr Benny Lo Kwan-ching and Ms Ada Wu Ching-mei, for their service to the Tribunal over the years.
The Copyright Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body established under the Copyright Ordinance. It adjudicates on disputes concerning the terms and conditions of copyright licensing schemes devised by licensing bodies. It consists of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and seven members.
The full membership of the Copyright Tribunal, with effect from December 1, 2026, is as follows:
Mr Jenkin Suen, SC (Chairman)
Ms Anita Leung Ping-fun (Deputy Chairman)
Professor Henry Chung Shu-hung
Mr Ronald Kwok Wing-chung
Mr Johnny Sze Chun-hong
Ms Chan Wo-mi
Dr Law Sui-chun
Miss Astina Au Sze-ting
Ms Queenie Lau Siu-fung
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Polling dates of 2027 Rural Ordinary Election gazetted
The 2027 Rural Ordinary Election will be held in January next year. The Government gazetted today (November 13) the respective polling dates for Villages and Market Towns (Cheung Chau and Peng Chau).
The Village Representative (including Indigenous Inhabitant Representative and Resident Representative) Election will be conducted on January 17, 2027 (Sunday), while the Kaifong Representative Election for Market Towns will be held on January 24, 2027 (Sunday).
The nomination period will be from November 24 to December 7, 2026.
A polling notice, specifying the polling date and time and address of the polling station, will be issued to each and every eligible elector at least 10 days before the polling day for the respective Village/Market Town.
A government spokesman appealed to all eligible persons to participate in the election.
The Rural Ordinary Election is held in accordance with the arrangements stipulated under the Rural Representative Election Ordinance (Cap. 576). At present, there are 709 villages with a total of 1484 Village Representative seats, including 695 Resident Representative seats and 789 Indigenous Inhabitant Representative seats. In addition, there are 39 and 17 Kaifong Representative seats for the Market Towns of Cheung Chau and Peng Chau respectively.
For enquiries, please call 2152 1521 or contact the respective New Territories District Office. The public can also visit the Rural Representative Election website (www.had.gov.hk/rre).
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