Government announces appointments to Research Council
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The non-official members comprise three new members and 12 re-appointed members. The new members are Professor Linda Lam Chiu-wa, Professor Vivian Lin Kwang-wen and Professor Samuel Wong Yeung-shan.
The Secretary for Food and Health (SFH), Professor Sophia Chan, expressed gratitude to the outgoing members, namely Professor Keiji Fukuda, Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang, Professor Yeoh Eng-kiong and Dr Yu Wai-cho, for their dedication and invaluable contribution to the Council.
The Council, chaired by the 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, 2021, 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 Timothy Kwok Chi-yui
Professor Lau Chak-sing
Professor Linda Lam Chiu-wa
Professor Leung Suet-yi
Professor Lin Chia-chin
Professor Vivian Lin Kwang-wen
Professor Lyu Aiping
Professor David Man Wai-kwong
Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam
Professor Hextan Ngan Yuen-sheung
Professor David Shum Ho-keung
Professor Samuel Wong Yeung-shan
Professor Yip Shea-ping
Secretary for Innovation and Technology or representative
Director of Health or representative
Chief Executive of the 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 the Research Office, Food and Health Bureau (Secretary)
Ends/Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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