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Appointment to the Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene

The Government today (March 31) re-appointed Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, the chair professor of Infectious Disease and head of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, as the chairman of the Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene (ACFEH) and nine incumbent members. Six new members were also appointed in this exercise.


The ACFEH is a non-statutory body established on April 1, 2000, to advise the Government on food and environmental hygiene issues. The members will serve a term of two years with effect from April 1, 2005.


The terms of reference of the ACFEH are shown in Annex.


The new members are: Mr Felix Fong, Professor Sara Ho Suk-ching, Dr Wong Sin-ying, Dr Lo Chi-kin, Miss Lam Chui-lin and Dr Winnie S M Tang. Following is a brief biography of the six new members:


Mr Felix Fong is a member of the Broadcasting Authority, the Country and Marine Parks Board, the Liquor Licensing Board and the Football Betting and Lotteries Commission. He is a senior partner of Fong & Ng Solicitors.


Professor Sara Ho Suk-ching is a member of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, Agricultural Products Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee and the Marketing Advisory Board. She is the chairman of the Department of Marketing of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.


Dr Lillian Wong Sin-ying is an academic and expert in food hygiene. She is currently the head of the Department of Hotel, Service and Tourism Studies of the Institute of Vocational Education (Chai Wan), the Vocational Training Council.


Dr Lo Chi-kin has served on the Consumer Council (1994¡V2001), Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee (1998¡V2002) and Independent Police Complaints Council (1998¡V2003). He is the managing director of C.K. Lo & S. Lam Ltd.


Miss Lam Chui-lin is an elected member of the Eastern District Council. She is also a member of the Appeal Board (Amusement Game Centres) Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings), and Eastern & Wan Chai Youth Affairs Co-ordination Committee of the Social Welfare Department.


Dr Winnie S M Tang is a member of the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee. She is the founder and chief executive officer of ESRI China (Hong Kong) Ltd. Dr Tang was named the Women of Influence ¡V Young Achiever of the Year Award 2004.


The ACFEH, as from today, comprises a chairman, 15 non-official members and four public officers. The new membership list of the ACFEH is as follows:


Chairman

Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, SBS, JP


Non-official members

Dr Chan Hei-ling, Helen

Mr Felix Fong

Mr Hung Hak-hip, Peter

Dr Anthony Edward James

Professor Ho Suk-ching, Sara

Professor Kwan Hoi-shan

Mr Kwok Chun-wah, Jimmy, MH

Ms Lam Wai-ling, Leona, JP

Mrs Lam Wong Pik-har, Grace

Miss Lam Chui-lin

Dr Lo Chi Kin

Dr Lo King-shun

Dr Lo Wing-lok, JP

Dr Winnie S M Tang

Dr Wong Sin-ying, Lillian


Public Officers:

Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, with Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food as his alternate

Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation

Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

Director of Health





Ends/Thursday, March 31, 2005

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