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The Government today (February 15) announced the appointment of Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling and Miss Wong Hang-yee as the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Human Organ Transplant Board respectively.
At the same time, four other serving panel members of the Board have been appointed as substantive members and 11 new panel members have been appointed.
All appointments will take effect from February 15, 2013, for a term of three years. Details are as follows:
Appointment of new substantive members
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Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling (Chairman)
Miss Wong Hang-yee (Vice-Chairman)
Appointment of serving panel members as substantive members
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Mr Hui Ching-on
Dr Kwok Tin-fook
Dr Mark Li Kin-yin
Dr Poon Tak-lun
Appointment of new panel members
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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
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
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, welcomed the new members. He also expressed gratitude to the outgoing members for their invaluable contributions and unfailing support to the Board during their term of office. Details are as follows:
Outgoing substantive members
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Mrs Gloria Ng Wong Yee-man (Chairman)
Professor Thomas Wong Kwok-shing (Vice-Chairman)
Dr Hung Chi-tim
Mr Frederick Lai Wing-hoi
Mr Leung Wo-ping
Professor Benjamin Wong Chun-yu
Outgoing panel members
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Dr Terence Chow
Dr James Hwang Shu-tak
Dr Amy Lam May-sien
Dr Anthony Lau Hun-jin
Mr Billy Leung Ting-yu
Dr Henry Tuen Han-lee
Mr Johnny Wong Chi-keung
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:
Substantive members
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Miss Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling (Chairman)
Miss Wong Hang-yee (Vice-Chairman)
Ms Chan Ka-wai
Dr John Chan Kwok-cheung
Professor Anthony Chan Tak-cheung
Mr Hui Ching-on
Dr Kwok Tin-fook
Dr Mark Li Kin-yin
Dr Poon Tak-lun
Panel members
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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
Dr Gene Tsoi Wai-wang
Ir Priscilla Wong Wai-yee
Dr Josephine Grace Wong Wing-san
Ends/Friday, February 15, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:31
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