Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics

 

 

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics held at 6pm on October 5th 2005 in Room AG434, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon.

 

Present

Cynthia Lee (Chairperson)                                            Richard Pemberton (Hon Sec)

Fiona Hyland (Treasurer)                                              Liu NgarFun

Maggie Choi                                                                 Sarah Toogood

Alan Urmston                                                               George Braine

Amy Chui                                                                     Fawzia Braine

May Fan                                                                      Mark Malby

Li Jie                                                                            Alice Chik

Dave Coniam                                                               Kathy Lee       

Joyce Cheng                                                                 Li DanLi

Joanne YimPing Chuk                                       Liz England

Jon S Y Hui                                                                  Arthur McNeill

Niu RuiJing                                                                   Randal Holme

Freeman Chan                                                              Phil Benson

Wang Lixun                                                                  Beatrice Ma                            

 

1.   Minutes of last meeting and matters arising

The minutes of the last meeting were tabled and accepted without amendment.  There were no matters arising.

 

2.   Reports

Cynthia Lee tabled the Executive Committee’s report for 2004-05.

 

The Statement of Accounts was tabled by the Treasurer Fiona Hyland. She reported a healthy bank balance. Current & Saving Account: HK$41,632.37. Petty Cash: HK$5,219.60.

 

3.   Election of committee members for 2005-06

The following nominations were received:

 

Chair                           George Braine

Treasurer                    Joanne Chuk

Secretary                     Jon Hui

Committee members   Liu NgarFun    

Wang Lixun

 

There were no other nominations and the above were elected unopposed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4   Change of name for signatories to HAAL Bank accounts

The meeting mandated that an amendment be made to the two official signatories for the Current and Savings bank accounts of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Hysan Road Branch, and that George Stanley BRAINE (ID number) and CHUK Yim Ping (ID number) should replace the current signatories.

 

5. Change of official address

 It was also decided to move the official HAAL address to:

 

c/o Prof. George Braine

Department of English,

Chinese University of Hong Kong,

Shatin, New Territories

 

There being no other business, the meeting ended at 6.20pm.

 

 

 

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Cynthia Lee                  George Braine                                      Richard Pemberton      

Outgoing Chair Incoming Chair                         Hon Sec                      

 

 

 

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Fiona Hyland                Joanne Chuk Yim Ping

Outgoing treasurer        Incoming treasurer