Boards and Committees

Task Group on New Medical School

A. Terms of Reference

1. To devise directions and parameters for the establishment of a new medical school with the aim of supporting the local healthcare system in providing quality medical services and fostering the development of Hong Kong as an international hub for medical training, research and innovation, and the criteria for assessing proposals for a new medical school from local tertiary education institutions;
2. To liaise with interested local tertiary education institutions, invite and assess proposals from them for a new medical school, to handle related matters (including but not limited to funding arrangements, programme accreditation, teaching hospital and research support), and to formulate recommendations on the establishment of a new medical school and related arrangements for decision by the Chief Executive-in-Council; and
3. To liaise with the institution selected for the establishment of the new medical school on its implementation plan (including but not limited to funding arrangements, programme accreditation, teaching hospital and research support), and to provide facilitation on the interim and long-term arrangements for a designated school campus and teaching hospital in consultation with the relevant Government B/Ds.

B. Membership

Co-chairmen :	Secretary for Education Secretary for Health
Alternate Co-chairmen :	Permanent Secretary for Education / Under Secretary for Education Permanent Secretary for Health / Under Secretary for Health
Expert Advisors :	Chairman of the Medical Council of Hong Kong President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (or representative) Professor Nivritti Gajanan PATIL Professor Joseph SUNG Jao Yiu Professor ZHAO Yupei Mr Philip TSAI Wing Chung
Official Members :	Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning & Lands) (or representative) Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (or representative) Secretary-General of the University Grants Committee (or representative) Director of Health (or representative) Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority (or representative) Deputy Secretary for Education (1) Deputy Secretary for Health (3) Commissioner for Primary Healthcare (or representative)