Appointments to Research Council
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The non-official members include seven new members and nine re-appointed members. The new members are Professor Juliana Chan Chung-ngor, Professor Keiji Fukuda, Professor Lin Chia-chin, Professor David Man Wai-kwong, Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam, Professor David Shum Ho-keung and Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang.
The Secretary for Food and Health (SFH), Professor Sophia Chan, expressed gratitude to the outgoing members, namely Ms Mabel Chau Man-ki, Professor Annie Cheung Nga-yin, Professor David Hui Shu-cheong, Professor Diana Lee Tze-fan, Professor Alexandros Molasiotis, Professor Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris and Dr Gene Tsoi Wai-wang, for their dedication and invaluable contributions to the Council.
The Council, chaired by SFH, is responsible for providing strategic guidance for funding health and medical research, and overseeing the administration of the Health and Medical Research Fund including the allocation of funds for approved research and health promotion projects.
The membership list of the Council with effect from October 1, 2019 is as follows:
Chairperson:
Secretary for Food and Health/Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health)
Members:
Professor Juliana Chan Chung-ngor
Dr Vincent Cheng Chi-chung
Professor Keiji Fukuda
Professor Timothy Kwok Chi-yui
Professor Lau Chak-sing
Professor Leung Suet-yi
Professor Lin Chia-chin
Professor Lyu Aiping
Professor David Man Wai-kwong
Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam
Professor Hextan Ngan Yuen-sheung
Professor David Shum Ho-keung
Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang
Professor Yeoh Eng-kiong
Professor Yip Shea-ping
Dr Yu Wai-cho
Secretary for Innovation and Technology or representative
Director of Health or representative
Chief Executive of Hospital Authority or representative
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong or representative
Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong or representative
Head of Research Office, Food and Health Bureau (Secretary)
Ends/Monday, September 23, 2019
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