New Members Appointed to Hospital Authority, Six Current Members Reappointed

Government appoints members to Hospital Authority

The Government announced today (October 25) the appointment of two new members to the Hospital Authority (HA) and the reappointment of six serving members.

The two new members, Ms Tennessy Hui Mei-sheung and Professor Janet Wong Yuen-ha, will be appointed for a period of two years from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2026.

Ms Hui is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong. She is the Chairperson of the Liquor Licensing Board, a member of the Council of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a member of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Council.

Professor Wong is the Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University. She is also a member of the Hospital Governing Committee of North Lantau Hospital and a member of the Education Committee of the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.

Among the serving members reappointed, Professor David Shum Ho-keung continues to serve as an HA member in his capacity of the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for a period of two years from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2026. The other five serving members, namely Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei, Mrs Sylvia Lam Yu ka-wai, Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai, Mr Anthony Tsang Hin-fun and Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai, will be reappointed for a period of two years from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2026.

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, welcomed the two new members to the HA. He also expressed gratitude to the six serving members reappointed and extended heartfelt thanks to the outgoing members, Mr Ambrose Ho and Professor Agnes Tiwari Fung-yee, for their invaluable contribution to the HA.

The HA comprises a Chairman, 23 non-official members, three public officers and one principal officer from the HA. The membership list to be effective from December 1, 2024, is as follows:

Chairman:

Mr Henry Fan Hung-ling

Non-official Members:

Mr Lawrence Chan Man-yiu

Professor Chan Wai-yee

Mr Chan Wing-kai

Ms Margaret Cheng Wai-ching

Mr Duncan Chiu

Professor Philip Chiu Wai-yan

Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei

Ms Maisy Ho Chiu-ha

Ms Mary Huen Wai-yi

Mr Jat Sew-tong

Mr Matthew Kwok Pui-ho

Mrs Sylvia Lam Yu ka-wai

Professor Lau Chak-sing

Ms Tennessy Hui Mei-sheung

Professor David Shum Ho-keung

Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai

Mr Philip Tsai Wing-chung

Mr Anthony Tsang Hin-fun

Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai

Mr Wan Man-yee

Mr Billy Wong Wing-hoo

Professor Janet Wong Yuen-ha

Professor Zhang Zhang-jin

Public Officers:

Permanent Secretary for Health, Mr Thomas Chan

Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam

Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) Ms Ann Chan

HA Principal Officer:

Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko

Proposed extension of Ho Chau Road and road improvement works at junction of Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi and Nam Sang Wai Road in Yuen Long gazetted

The Government gazetted today (October 25) the proposed extension of Ho Chau Road and road improvement works at the junction of Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi and Nam Sang Wai Road in Yuen Long to cater for the future development at Tung Shing Lei.

Details of the proposal are set out in the Annex. The plans and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:

Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,

G/F, Harbour Building,

38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong

Yuen Long Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,

G/F, Yuen Long District Office Building,

269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, New Territories

District Lands Office, Yuen Long,

9/F, Yuen Long Government Offices,

2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long, New Territories

The gazette notice, scheme, plans and location plan are available atwww.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.html.

Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:

By post or by hand to the Transport and Logistics Bureau's Drop-in Box No. 6 located at the entrance on 2/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong.The box is available for use between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays);

By fax to 2868 4643; or

By email to gazettetlb@tlb.gov.hk.

A notice of objection should describe the objector's interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the works or the use. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics not later than December 24, 2024.