Terms of Reference

To advise the Commissioner for Census and Statistics on all statistical matters referred to the Board by the Commissioner.

Composition

The Board is a non-statutory advisory body.  It comprises a Chairman, eleven non-official members and three official members.  The composition of non-official members offers a balanced representation from the business sector, the academia and the community.

Membership of the Board for the biennial session 1 June 2010 - 31 May 2012 is given below:

Chairman (ex officio)
Mr FUNG Hing-wang, J.P. Commissioner for Census and Statistics
Non-official Members
Mr CHAN Hok-fung

Central and Western District Council Member
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

First appointed to the Board in June 2006

Mr Vincent KWAN Wing-shing Director and General Manager
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited

First appointed to the Board in June 2006
Mr Kelvin LEUNG Kai-yuen Chief Executive Officer, North Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding (Hong Kong) Limited

First appointed to the Board in June 2006
Mr Peter TAM Chung-ho Chief Executive
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers

First appointed to the Board in June 2006
Professor CHAN Ngai-hang Professor of Statistics and Chairman
Department of Statistics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

First Appointed to the Board in June 2008
Mr LOOK Guy Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Sa Sa International Holdings Limited

First Appointed to the Board in June 2008
Ms Alexa CHOW Yee-ping Managing Director
Centaline Human Resources Consultants Limited

First Appointed to the Board in November 2009 
Professor Leonard CHENG Kwok-hon, J.P. Dean of Business and Management and Chair Professor of Economics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Appointed to the Board in June 2010 
Ms Margaret FONG Shun-man Deputy Executive Director
Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Appointed to the Board in June 2010 
Mr TSE Kam-keung Executive Vice-President 
State Street Bank and Trust Company 

Appointed to the Board in June 2010 
Ms Wendy YUNG Wen-yee Executive Director and Company Secretary 
Hysan Development Company Limited 

Appointed to the Board in June 2010 
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Official Members
 

Director of Planning
(or representative) 

  Government Economist
(or representative)
  Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)
(or representative)
Secretary (ex officio)
  Senior Statistician (General)1,
Census and Statistics Department

Matters Considered

* At the 79th meeting held on 27.5.2010
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 78th meeting held on 4.12.2009
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 77th meeting held on 24.6.2009
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 76th meeting held on 3.12.2008
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 75th meeting held on 29.5.2008
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 74th meeting held on 7.12.2007
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 73rd meeting held on 13.6.2007
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 72nd meeting held on 10.11.2006
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 71st meeting held on 24.5.2006
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 70th meeting held on 23.11.2005
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 69th meeting held on 12.5.2005
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 68th meeting held on 12.11.2004
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 67th meeting held on 21.5.2004
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 66th meeting held on 24.11.2003
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 65th meeting held on 29.5.2003
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 64th meeting held on 18.11.2002
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 63rd meeting held on 14.5.2002
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 62nd meeting held on 7.11.2001
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 61st meeting held on 3.5.2001
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 60th meeting held on 22.11.2000
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 59th meeting held on 25.5.2000
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 58th meeting held on 18.11.1999
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed
 
* At the 57th meeting held on 1.6.1999
* Agenda
* Press release on key issues discussed