Press Releases

Appointments to the Hospital Authority

The Government today (November 20) announced the re-appointment of three serving members and appointment of two new members to the Hospital Authority for a two-year term with effect from December 1.

Dr Margaret Chung Wai-ling, Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng and Ms Yvonne Shing Mo-han have been re-appointed as members of the Hospital Authority.

The new members appointed are Mr Cheng Yan-kee and Mr Patrick Ma Ching-hang. Following is a brief biography of the new members:

Mr Cheng Yan-kee is a chartered civil and structural engineer. He is now the managing director of a consulting engineering company. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Council and Court of the Hong Kong Baptist University and a member of the Town Planning Board.

Mr Patrick Ma Ching-hang is the director and general manager of a commercial bank and deputy chairman of a listed real estate group. He is now a member of the Council and Court of Lingnan University, Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Elderly Commission, Environmental Campaign Committee and Legal Aid Services Council.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, welcomed the new members to the board. He also thanked the outgoing members, Dr Anthony Ho Yiu-wah and Mr Paul Yu Shiu-tin, for their advice and contribution to the Hospital Authority over the years. Dr Ho and Mr Yu will retire from the board with effect from December 1.

With effect from December 1, the Hospital Authority will comprise a chairman, 21 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 Vivien Chan
Mr Cheng Yan-kee
Dr Margaret Chung Wai-ling
Prof Fok Tai-fai
Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng
Prof Lai Kar-neng
Ms Lau Ka-shi
Ms Yvonne Shing Mo-han
Mr Lawrence Lee Kam-hung
Dr Joseph Lee Kok-long
Mr John Lee Luen-wai
Prof Lee Sum-ping
Ms Queenie Leung Pik-man
Dr Donald Li Kwok-tung
Mr David Lie-A-Cheong Tai-chong
Mr Peter Lo Chi-lik
Mr Patrick Ma Ching-hang
Mr Charles Peter Mok
Prof George Woo
Mr Stephen Yip Moon-wah

Public Officers:
-------------------
Ms Sandra Lee, Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health)
Dr P Y Lam, Director of Health
Ms Bernadette Linn, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)

Hospital Authority Principal Officer:
--------------------------------------------
Mr Shane David Solomon, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority


Ends/Friday, November 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 10:00

NNNN