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The Government today (October 31) announced the appointment of 15 non-official members to the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee (HMDAC). The appointments will take effect from November 1, 2014 for a term of two years.
The HMDAC is tasked to advise the Government on the formulation of policies and strategies for the long-term development of medical and health services in Hong Kong.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, said, "We have recently reviewed the role and functions of the HMDAC and decided to re-constitute the Committee as a standing advisory committee to advise the Government on long-term public health and healthcare policy issues, in particular primary care and the rising demand for medical services arising from the ageing population."
Dr Ko thanked the members for accepting the appointments. He said, "The membership of the Committee will provide a broad advisory base to assist us in mapping out the long-term development of Hong Kong's healthcare sector and ways to meet the challenges ahead."
Following is the membership list of the Committee as from November 1, 2014:
Chairman: Secretary for Food and Health
Non-official members:
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Professor Alfred Chan Cheung-ming
Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan
Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung
Ms Feng Jiu
Mr Lam Woon-kwong
Dr Anthony Lee Kai-yiu
Dr Ruby Lee Siu-yin
Professor John Leong Chi-yan
Professor Gabriel Leung
Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man
Dr Donald Li Kwok-tung
Professor Agnes Tiwari Fung-yee
Dr Tse Hung-hing
Professor Peter Yuen Pok-man
Mr Yuen Siu-lam
Ex-officio members:
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Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health)
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
Director of Health
Ends/Friday, October 31, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:00
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