Government announces appointment to Mental Health Review Tribunal
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Mr Chung is an experienced solicitor who has been practising in Hong Kong for over 20 years. He is currently the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) and a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal. He has also been actively involved in community and social services for years.
The Government expressed gratitude to the outgoing Chairman, Mr Maurice Lee Wai-man, for his valuable contribution to the Tribunal over the past years.
The Tribunal comprises a Chairman, 15 medical members, 15 social work members and 15 other members with experience and knowledge of administration or clinical psychology or other suitable qualifications or experience. The membership list of the Tribunal is available at the webpage of the Food and Health Bureau (www.fhb.gov.hk/en/committees/mhrt.htm).
The Tribunal was set up in 1989 pursuant to the enactment of the Mental Health (Amendment) Ordinance. The function of the Tribunal is to consider applications or cases of patients who are liable to be compulsorily detained in mental hospitals or to compulsory guardianship, as well as to determine whether these patients should be discharged in accordance with the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136).
Ends/Friday, June 17, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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