Appointments to Elderly Commission
The Government today (July 20) announced the re-appointments of Dr Lam Ching-choi as the Chairman and Dr Vivian Lou Wei-qun as a member of the Elderly Commission. The appointments will take effect from July 30, 2018 to July 29, 2020.
Dr Lam is the Chief Executive Officer of Haven of Hope Christian Service and a Non-official Member of the Executive Council. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Elderly Commission in 2016. Dr Lam is dedicated to enhancing elderly welfare and has been actively involved in improving long-term care services for elderly persons.
Dr Lou is the Director of Sau Po Centre on Ageing at The University of Hong Kong. She is currently a member of the Social Work Training Fund Committee.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, welcomed the re-appointments. He said, "Dr Lam and Dr Lou are both well experienced in elderly services. I look forward to continuing to work closely with them on the promotion of the well-being of elderly persons in Hong Kong."
The Elderly Commission was established in 1997. Its main task is to provide advice to the Government in the formulation of a comprehensive policy in caring for elderly persons.
The membership list of the Elderly Commission with effect from July 30, 2018 is as follows:
Chairman
Dr Lam Ching-choi
Non-official members
Ms Maggie Chan Mei-kit
Ms Tammy Chan Yee-ching
Mr Cheung Leong
Mr Chua Hoi-wai
Ms Diana Chung Wai-yee
Mr Victor Lam Hoi-cheung
Professor Diana Lee Tze-fan
Ms Grace Li Fai
Ms Alexandra Lo Dak-wai
Dr Vivian Lou Wei-qun
Dr Pang Fei-chau
Mrs Susan So Chan Wai-hang
Dr Doris Tse Man-wah
Mr Wong Kit-loong
Mr Kenneth Wong Tai-lun
Dr Yeung Ka-ching
Official members
Secretary for Food and Health or representative
Secretary for Labour and Welfare or representative
Secretary for Transport and Housing/Director of Housing or representative
Director of Health or representative
Director of Social Welfare or representative
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority or representative