Hospital Authority announces senior appointment (with photo)

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
 
     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson announced the following senior appointment today (February 26):
 
     Dr Ching Wai-kuen will be appointed as Hospital Chief Executive (HCE) of Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok, Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, and Tung Wah Eastern Hospital with effect from May 1, succeeding Dr Beatrice Cheng who will take up the post of Cluster Chief Executive of New Territories East and HCE of Prince of Wales Hospital on the same day.
 
     Dr Ching is a specialist in psychiatry and community medicine. He is currently the HCE of Yan Chai Hospital and Service Director (Primary and Community Health Care) of Kowloon West Cluster. He is a seasoned senior executive with ample management experience both at cluster and corporate levels. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief Manager (Medical Grade) in HA Head Office and then the HCE of Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay, MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital.
 
     The HA Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, and the Chief Executive, Dr Tony Ko, congratulate Dr Ching on his new appointment and wish him every success in taking up the new role.