Cleresa Wong has been appointed to chair the appeal board panel on toys and children's products safety and four new members have been named for a two-year period from January 1, the Economic Development & Labour Bureau says.

The four new members are Man Hau-chung, Bill Chan, Chang Hon-tak and Stella Hu. The five retiring members are Chairman Ambrose Ho, Christopher Chung, Joseph Lai, Luk Wai-kong and Danny Ngai. Meanwhile, 12 members have been re-appointed.

The appeal board handles appeals against enforcement decisions or action the Commissioner of Customs & Excise takes under the Toys & Children's Products Safety Ordinance.

When convened, the board should consist of the chairman or deputy chairman of the appeal board panel, who should be the appeal board head, and one member each from the other categories of panel members.

The new membership list includes:

* Chairperson Cleresa Wong;

* Deputy Chair Samuel Chan;

* scientists or technologists with relevant expertise in toys or children's products, including Chen Ke-zhang, Li Li-man, Man Hau-chung, Bertram Shi and Xu Yang-sheng;

* representatives from the toys and children's products industry including Samson Chan, Bill Chan, Chang Hon-tak, Yeung Chi-kong and Danny Yuen; and

* members of the general public including Don Liu, Mary Lee, Dr Matthew Ng, So Chiu Lai-ching and Stella Hu.