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Appointments to Human Organ Transplant Board

The Government today (February 12) announced the re-appointments of Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling and Miss Wong Hang-yee as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Human Organ Transplant Board respectively for a term of three years.

At the same time, four serving substantive members and 11 serving panel members of the Board have been re-appointed.

All appointments will take effect from February 15, 2016. Details are as follows:

Re-appointment of substantive members (for three years):
Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling (Chairman)
Miss Wong Hang-yee (Vice-Chairman)
Mr Hui Ching-on
Dr Kwok Tin-fook
Dr Mark Li Kin-yin
Dr Poon Tak-lun

Re-appointments of panel members (for three years):
Mr Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung
Dr Chan Ka-lai
Mr William Chan Wing-lim
Dr Chow Sin-ming
Ms Samantha Ko Kit-mui
Dr Raymond Lo See-kit
Dr Karen Shum Hau-yan
Ir Priscilla Wong Wai-yee

Re-appointments of panel members (for two years):
Professor Hung Leung-kim
Dr Li Chi-kong
Dr Josephine Grace Wong Wing-san

Established under section 3 of the Human Organ Transplant Ordinance, the Board is tasked to consider applications made for the Board's prior written approval to carry out restricted organ removal and/or restricted organ transplant, to receive prescribed information about transplant operations and certificates accompanying imported organs and to perform any other functions that the Board is required or permitted to perform under the Ordinance.

Under section 3A of the Ordinance, the Board consists of nine substantive members and 14 panel members from the medical, social work, legal and non-medical sectors.

Following is the membership list of the Board with effect from February 15, 2016:

Substantive members:
Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling (Chairman)
Miss Wong Hang-yee (Vice-Chairman)
Ms Chan Ka-wai
Dr John Chan Kwok-cheung
Mr Hui Ching-on
Dr Kwok Tin-fook
Dr Mark Li Kin-yin
Dr Poon Tak-lun
Dr Gene Tsoi Wai-wang

Panel members:
Mr Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung
Dr Chan Ka-lai
Mr William Chan Wing-lim
Dr Chow Sin-ming
Professor Hung Leung-kim
Ms Samantha Ko Kit-mui
Mrs Lianne Lam
Ms Leung Siu-kum
Dr Li Chi-kong
Dr Raymond Lo See-kit
Dr Karen Shum Hau-yan
Ir Priscilla Wong Wai-yee
Dr Josephine Grace Wong Wing-san
Dr Thomas Yau Chung-cheung

Ends/Friday, February 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:30

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