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Appointments to Expert Committee on Food Safety

The Government announced today (September 14) the re-appointment of Professor Ma Ching-yung and Professor Chen Zhen-yu as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Expert Committee on Food Safety respectively.

The Government also appointed six new members and reappointed 14 incumbent members to the Expert Committee.

All appointments last for a term of two years with effect from tomorrow (September 15).

The six new members are all local representatives. They are Mr Kenneth Chan Kin-nin, Dr Olivia Chan Sinn-kay, Mr Cheng Kit-man, Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong, Dr Wendy Ma Lynn and Dr Jennifer Wan Man-fan.

Mr Chan is President of the Hong Kong Food Council.

Dr Chan is a private practice veterinarian. She also serves as a member of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong and the Animal Welfare Advisory Group of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD).

Mr Cheng is a retired senior physicist of the Department of Health (DH). He is an expert in radiation.

Mr Lee is Vice-President (Administration) of the City University of Hong Kong. He is also Chairman of the Committee on Information Technology Training and Development of Vocational Training Council, and a member of the Risk Communication Advisory Group of the DH's Centre for Health Protection.

Dr Ma is senior programme director of the College of Life Sciences and Technology of the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education. She is also Vice-Chairperson of the Hong Kong Dietitians Association.

Dr Wan is Associate Professor of the School of Biological Science of the University of Hong Kong. She is an expert in nutrition and food sciences.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, said that food safety is one of the priorities of the Government. He looks forward to the views provided by members of the Expert Committee to the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (DFEH) on matters relating to food safety.

He also thanked the outgoing members, namely Dr Lawrence Chan, Professor Annisa Lee, Dr Edmund Li, Ms Lina Lim, Professor Leo Sin and Dr Wong Man-sau, for their invaluable contribution to the Expert Committee.

The Expert Committee advises the DFEH on existing or new food safety operational strategies and measures to protect public health. It also advises the DFEH on standards or guidelines relating to food safety and food composition having regard to international practices, trends and developments.

The membership list of the Expert Committee for the new term is as below:

Chairman: Professor Ma Ching-yung

Vice-Chairman: Professor Chen Zhen-yu

Local Members:
Mr Kenneth Chan Kin-nin
Dr Olivia Chan Sinn-kay
Mr Cheng Kit-man
Ms Sylvia Chung Wai-man
Professor Vincent Lee Hon-leung
Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong
Mr Anthony Lock Kwok-on
Dr Wendy Ma Lynn
Dr Jennifer Wan Man-fan
Professor Wang Wen-xiong
Professor Chris Wong Kong-chu
Ms Jaime Wong Shuk-fong
Dr Raymond Wong Siu-ming
Ms Rosa Wong Wan-ming

Overseas Members:
Professor Chen Jun-shi
Dr Chew Siang Thai
Professor Steve Hathaway
Professor Qiao Xiong-wu

Ex-officio Members:
Representative of the Food and Health Bureau
Representative of the AFCD
Representative of the DH

Ends/Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:30
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