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The Government announced today (March 25) the re-appointment of one serving member and the appointment of three new members to the Hospital Authority, with effect from April 1, 2011.
Mr Lawrence Lee Kam-hung is re-appointed for one year.
The new members are Ms Chiang Lai-yuen, Mr Pang Yiu-kai and Professor Maurice Yap Keng-hung. They are appointed for two years. Following is a brief biography of the new members:
Ms Chiang Lai-yuen is currently the Chief Executive Officer of a listed company. She is also a member of the Council of both the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Open University of Hong Kong, and a member of the Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR.
Mr Pang Yiu-kai is the Chief Executive of a listed real estate group. He is now serving as the Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, the Joint Committee on Student Finance and the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee. He is also a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service.
Professor Maurice Yap Keng-hung is currently a Chair Professor at the School of Optometry of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with effect from April 1, 2011. He is also serving as a member of the Supplementary Medical Professions Council and the Hong Kong Paralympians Fund Management Committee.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, welcomed the new members to the Authority. He also thanked the outgoing members, Professor Lai Kar-neng, Mr Peter Lo Chi-lik, Mr Charles Peter Mok and Professor George Woo, for their advice and contributions to the Hospital Authority over the years. They will retire from the Hospital Authority with effect from April 1, 2011.
The Hospital Authority, from April 1, 2011, will comprise a chairman, 22 non-official members, three public officers and one principal officer from the Hospital Authority. The new membership list is as follows:
Chairman:
Mr Anthony Wu Ting-yuk
Non-official members:
Mr Chan Bing-woon
Ms Chiang Lai-yuen
Mr Cheng Yan-kee
Ms Quince Chong Wai-yan
Dr Margaret Chung Wai-ling
Professor Fok Tai-fai
Mr Ricky Fung Choi-cheung
Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng
Ms Lau Ka-shi
Mr Lawrence Lee Kam-hung
Dr Joseph Lee Kok-long
Mr John Lee Luen-wai
Professor Lee Sum-ping
Ms Queenie Leung Pik-man
Dr Donald Li Kwok-tung
Mr David Lie-A-Cheong Tai-chong
Mr Patrick Ma Ching-hang
Ms Winnie Ng
Mr Pang Yiu-kai
Ms Yvonne Shing Mo-han
Professor Maurice Yap Keng-hung
Mr Stephen Yip Moon-wah
Public Officers:
Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Ms Sandra Lee
Director of Health, Dr P Y Lam
Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Ms Alice Lau Yim
Hospital Authority Principal Officer:
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority, Dr Leung Pak-yin
Ends/Friday, March 25, 2011
Issued at HKT 11:25
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