The Education & Manpower Bureau has appointed Prof Wong Po-choi, Tsoi Kai-chun and Rita Mansukhani to the Education Commission for a two-year term, with effect from January 1.

Prof Wong works in the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Department of Information Engineering and is the Committee on Home-School Co-operation chairman.

Mr Tsoi is the principal of Yaumati Catholic Primary School and the Subsidised Primary Schools Council chairman, while Mrs Mansukhani is principal of the Princess Alexandra Red Cross Residential School and the Hong Kong Special Schools Council chairman.

Secretary for Education & Manpower Prof Arthur Li welcomed their appointments, adding with their professional knowledge in education, he is confident they will be able to contribute valuable ideas and provide effective support to the commission's work.

Professor Li also thanked outgoing members Dr Cheung Kwok-wah, Lau Chi-keung and Dr Simon Leung for their valuable contributions.

The new membership list of the Education Commission is:

* Dr Rosanna Wong (Chairman);

* Permanent Secretary for Education & Manpower Fanny Law (or her representative);

* Prof Cheng Kai-ming;

* Prof Wong Yuk-shan;

* Irving Koo;

* Michael Tien;

* Tai Hay-lap;

* Dr Alice Lam;

* Yeung Kai-yin;

* Dorothy Chan;

* Moses Cheng;

* Chu Fu-yau;

* Gloria Leung;

* Prof Leslie Lo;

* Rita Mansukhani;

* Pang Yiu-kai;

* Tong Chung-fan;

* Tsoi Kai-chun;

* Wong Kwan-yu; and

* Prof Wong Po-choi.