Appointments to Expert Committee on Food Safety
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The Government today (September 14) announced the appointment of Professor Chen Zhenyu and Professor Wang Wenxiong as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Expert Committee on Food Safety respectively, as well as the appointment of six new members and re-appointment of 10 incumbent members, for a term of two years with effect from September 15, 2018.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, said that food safety was one of the priorities of the Government, and that she looked to the Expert Committee for advice to the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (DFEH) on matters relating to food safety.
Professor Chan thanked the outgoing Chairman, Professor Ma Ching-yung, and seven outgoing members, namely Professor Chen Junshi, Ms Sylvia Chung Wai-man, Professor Vincent Lee Hon-leung, Mr Anthony Lock Kwok-on, Professor Chris Wong Kong-chu, Ms Jaime Wong Shuk-fong and Ms Rosa Wong Wan-ming, for their invaluable contributions to the work of the Expert Committee in the past.
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.
Following is the full membership of the Expert Committee with effect from September 15, 2018:
Chairman
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Professor Chen Zhenyu
Vice-Chairman
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Professor Wang Wenxiong
Local members
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Professor Cai Zongwei
Mr Kenneth Chan Kin-nin
Dr Olivia Chan Sinn-kay
Mr Cheng Kit-man
Dr Keith Kwok Wing-yin
Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong
Dr June Leung Yue-yan
Dr Wendy Ma Lynn
Dr Jennifer Wan Man-fan
Dr Wong Ka-hing
Dr Howard Wong Kai-hay
Dr Raymond Wong Siu-ming
Members from outside Hong Kong
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Dr Chew Siang Thai
Professor Steve Hathaway
Professor Qiao Xiongwu
Professor Wu Yongning
Ex-officio members
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Representative of the Food and Health Bureau
Representative of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Representative of the Department of Health
Ends/Friday, September 14, 2018
Issued at HKT 11:00
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