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Appointments to the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee
The Government today (February 27) announced the reappointment of Mr Ronald
Joseph Arculli as the Vice-Chairman of the Health and Medical Development
Advisory Committee (HMDAC).
Ten serving non-official members were also reappointed and three new
non-official members were appointed. All the appointments are for a term of
two years with effect from March 1, 2009.
The Secretary for Food and Health and the Chairman of the committee, Dr York
Chow, welcomed the new members to the committee. They are Professor Sophie
Chan Siu-chee, Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man and Mr James Wong Ngar-kok.
Following is a brief biography of the three new members:
Professor Sophie Chan is the Head of the Department of Nursing Studies at
the University of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Nursing Council of
Hong Kong. Professor Chan has rich experience in nurse training and she is
active in promoting the development of the nursing profession with the aim
of improving the nursing service in Hong Kong.
Dr Leung is the President of Hong Kong Dental Association. As an experienced
dentist, he is enthusiastic in promoting dental health and the professional
development of dentists in Hong Kong.
Mr James Wong Ngar-kok is the Honorary Professor of both the School of
Chinese Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, and the School of Chinese
Medicine of the Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also a member of the
Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong. Mr Wong is actively involved in
promoting the development of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong.
The re-appointed members are:
Mr Chan Kin-por
Dr Margaret Chung Wai-ling
Dr David Fang
Professor Dennis Lam Shun-chiu
Dr Jacqueline Lui Chiu-tong
Dr Louis Shih Tai-cho
Professor Grace Tang Wai-king
Professor Thomas Wong Kwok-shing
Mr Anthony Wu Ting-yuk
Dr Loretta Yam Yin-chun
A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said: "Following the completion
of the first stage public consultation on healthcare reform in June last
year, we are now working on the implementation of various service reform
proposals, which have been well-received by the public, and development of
detailed financing proposals for the second stage public consultation.
"Given the major role that the private medical sector plays in Hong Kong's
healthcare system, we would like to invite professionals from more
healthcare sub-sectors so as to broaden the advisory base for the service
reform implementation and the second stage public consultation."
The HMDAC is tasked to review and develop the service model for healthcare
in both the public and private sectors, and propose long-term healthcare
financing options.
Following is the membership list of the committee from March 1:
Chairman: Dr York Chow, the Secretary for Food and Health
Vice-chairman: Mr Ronald Joseph Arculli
Non-official members:
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Mr Chan Kin-por
Dr Margaret Chung Wai-ling
Dr David Fang
Professor Dennis Lam Shun-chiu
Dr Jacqueline Lui Chiu-tong
Dr Louis Shih Tai-cho
Professor Grace Tang Wai-king
Professor Thomas Wong Kwok-shing
Mr Anthony Wu Ting-yuk
Dr Loretta Yam Yin-chun
Professor Sophie Chan Siu-chee
Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man
Mr James Wong Ngar-kok
Ex-officio member:
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Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health)
Ends/Friday, February 27, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:09
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