📋 Tender Overview
The Government today November 1 announced the establishment of the Fishermen Claims Appeal Board FCAB to process exgratia allowance EGA appeal cases from owners of fishing vessels not exceeding 15 metres in length affected by marine works projects in the northeastern waters of Hong Kong
The FCAB is a nonstatutory body set up on an ad hoc basis and comprises one nonofficial Chairperson and four nonofficial members Mr Yeung Mingtai has been appointed as Chairperson of the FCAB and the members are Mr Au Pakching Dr Chung Shanshan Mr Ling Mansum and Mr Tam Kinlok These appointments take immediate effect and their term will last until the completion of work on all appeals
The Government has established a mechanism to grant EGA to eligible owners of fishing vessels affected by marine works projects An interdepartmental working group IWG within the Government has been set up to handle EGA applications from owners of fishing vessels arising from a total of 25 marine works projects in the northeastern waters of Hong Kong The IWG received a total of 861 applications during the registration period EGA applicants aggrieved by the IWGs decision regarding the EGA amount approved or their eligibility may lodge an appeal to the FCAB Three EGA applicants filed appeals against the IWGs decision with one appeal against the amount approved and two appeals against their eligibility These appeals will be heard by the FCAB
The terms of reference of the FCAB are
to hear and consider the appeals against the decisions of the IWG relating to the appellants eligibility for EGA andor the amount of EGA granted under the Governments policy on granting EGA to owners of fishing vessels affected by marine works projects and
having examined any new or additional informationevidence provided by the appellants or their representatives or the relevant departments the relevance of and the weight to be given to such informationevidence to consider whether to uphold the IWGs decisions on the appellants cases or to revise the decisions and to determine the amount of EGA payable to the appellants as appropriate
