Cardinal John TONG has made the following appointments and transfers—
（i) Effective 1 February 2021
Rev. Joseph Deli JIA, SVD, Assistant Parish Priest in Holy Cross Parish, Shaukiwan, Hong Kong.
(ii) Effective 1 March 2021
Rev. David LAU Foo-kun ceases to be Parish Priest of St. Paul’s Parish, Yaumati, Kowloon, and is appointed Assistant Parish Priest in Mother of Good Counsel Parish, San Po Kong, Kowoon.
Rev. Patrick SUN Ing-feng, is appointed Parish Priest of the above-mentioned St. Paul’s Parish; he will also remain in office as Parochial Administrator of Rosary Parish, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, until 11 March 2021.
Rev. John WOTHERSPOON, OMI, is appointed Assistant Parish Priest in the above-mentioned St. Paul’s Parish.
II. JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION OF THE HONG KONG CATHOLIC DIOCESE
The following current members will serve until 31 December 2021:
Mr. Erik SHUM, Legal Adviser
Rev. Deacon Anthony SIN Yiu-fat
Mr. Joannes CHUNG Ping-lam
Mr. Gregory LO Cheuk-fung
Ms. Jackie NG Siu-lin
Mr. Francis TANG Chi-ho
Cardinal John TONG has appointed/reappointed the following as Commission members for a two -year term, effective 1 January 2021:
Rev. William YIP, Ecclesiastical Adviser
Rev. Paolo CERUTI, PIME
Rev. Slawomir KALISZ, OMI
Ms. Biddy KWOK Chui-yee, Chairperson
Miss Joyce AU Yat-che
Miss Veronica CHAN Sin-ying
Mr. Aidan IP Kim-ching
Mr. Godfrey LAU Yiu-chung
Ms. Bernadette LEE Wing-sum
Ms. Teresa LEE Yuk-mei
Mr. LUI Yu-shing
Mr. Stephen WONG Yu-ming
Mr. Paul YIM Yiu-cheong
III. AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR PARISH RENEWAL
Cardinal John TONG has appointed the following to be members of the newly formed Ad Hoc Committee for Parish Renewal for a three-year term, effective 1 February 2021:
Rev. Dominic CHAN (Convenor)
Rev. Joseph CHAN
Rev. Pietro Paolo DOSSI, PIME
Rev. Martin IP
Rev. Joseph LIU
Rev. Timothy WAN
Rev. Deacon Louis WONG
Sr. Carmela PAMEI, PIME
Ms. Margaret CHENG
Ms. FONG Ching-han
Mr. Peter HO
Mr. Gordon LAM
Ms. LEUNG Fung-kwan
Mr. SO Kwok-wai
IV. ASH WEDNESDAY (February 17)
As this year Ash Wednesday (February 17) falls on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the faithful are dispensed from fast and abstinence on that day in accordance with our diocesan regulation. However, they are obliged to choose for themselves some other suitable forms of penance or perform some works of charity, in keeping with the penitential spirit of the season of Lent.
