Boards and Committees
Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) ("FCAB")
The ban of trawling in Hong Kong waters, under statute, has come into operation on December 31, 2012. Under a one-off assistance package approved by the Legislative Council Finance Committee on June 10, 2011, an ex-gratia allowance (EGA) is payable to eligible trawler owners affected by the trawl ban, and a one-off grant is payable to each eligible local deckhand employed by the affected inshore trawler owners who voluntarily surrender their vessels under a buyout scheme offered by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department or dispose of their vessels through other means.
An Inter-departmental Working Group (IWG) has been set up by the Government to handle matters relating to applications received from parties affected by the trawl ban. Applicants who are not satisfied with the decisions of the IWG on the aforementioned EGA or one-off grant may lodge appeals to the FCAB, which is a non-statutory body formed on an administrative basis for handling the relevant appeal cases.
A. Terms of Reference
With reference to the EGA and one-off grant under the one-off assistance package approved by the Finance Committee on June 10, 2011, the terms of reference of the FCAB are:
- To see that the criteria established by the IWG for processing and/or vetting applications for the EGA comply with the government policy, and are fair and reasonable (in the public law sense) to the applicants.
- To see that the IWG's decisions on eligibility and the amount of EGA granted comply with the government policy and are fair and reasonable (in the public law sense) to the applicants.
- To examine any new or additional information/evidence provided by the appellants (or their representatives) who have lodged an appeal against the IWG's decisions or by the relevant departments, and to consider the relevance of and the weight to be given to such information/evidence.
- To consider whether to uphold the IWG's decisions on the appellants' cases or to revise the decisions, and to determine the type and amount of EGA payable to the appellants, as appropriate.
B. Membership
| Chairmen : | Mr Chan Bo-ching Mrs Peggy Cheung Po-yee, JP Mr Johnny Fee Chung-ming, JP Ms Tennessy Hui Mei-sheung, MH, JP Mr Kenneth Ma Kwok-keung Ms Anita Ma Wing-tseung Mr Andrew Mak Yip-shing, BBS, JP Mr Erik Shum Sze-man Mr Anthony Siu Yat-fung Mr Vincent To Wai-keung, BBS Ms Judy Tong Kei-yuk Mr Charles Wong Tuk-ching Mr Yeung Ming-tai, MH |
| Members : | Mr Romeo Au Pak-ching, JP Ms Catherine Au Sin-lun Miss Grace Au Wing-yan Mr Chan Chi-wing Mr Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung, MH Dr Jonathan Chan Ming-yin Miss Nancy Chan Mr Chan Wai-chung, MH Mr Chan Wan-po Mr Andrew Chan Weng-Yew Dr Sammy Chan Yin-nin Miss Chen Ning-ning, BBS, JP Dr Chiu Man-ying Mr Chow Chun-keung Ms Alice Chow Kin-tak Professor Chu Ka-hou Dr Chung Shan-shan Mr Alec Ho Yat-wan Mr Frederick Hui Cheuk-kit Miss Cindi Hui Ming-ming Mr Samuel Hui Siu-chor Ms Ip Fong-sin Mr Terry Kan Wing-fai Mr James Kong Tze-wing, MH, JP Miss Athena Kung Ching-yee Ms Lam May-lin Ms Pearl Lam Po-ling Mr Law Chi-yuen, MH Dr Lee Chui-ping Mr William Lee Ka-chung, JP Miss Emba Leung Wun-man Dr Benny Lo Kwan-ching Mr Wilkie Lo Wai-kei Mr Mak Shu-lun Mr Michael Ngai Ming-tak Ms Ngai Yuet-ping Dr Paul Shin Kam-shing, MH Mr Shum Hon-wo Ms Miranda So Man-wah Mr Soo Kwok-leung Miss Alice To Kar-wing Dr Anthony Tyen Kan-hee Miss Barbara Wong Mr Wong King Ms Cleresa Wong Pie-yue Miss Wendy Wong Shuk-wan Hon Yung Hoi-yan, JP |
C. Latest information
Deadline for filing appeals to the Fishermen Claims Appeal Board extended (28 January 2013)
Additional Appointments to Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) (27 June 2013)
Supplementary Information Note, LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene 
(9 January 2014)
Fishermen Claims Appeal Board starts appeal handling procedure (9 January 2014)
Terms of reference of Fishermen Claims Appeal Board for Trawl Ban revised (22 December 2014)
Additional Appointments to Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) (6 October 2015)
Additional Appointments to Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) (10 April 2017)
E. Secretariat [Note: The FCAB Secretariat ceased to function on 31 March 2023]
For further information about FCAB, please contact the FCAB Secretariat
| Telephone No. : | 3427 3698 |
| Faxline No. : | 2102 2484 |
| Address : | 9/F, Rumsey Street Multi-storey Carpark Building, 2 Rumsey Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. |