Hospital Authority announces senior appointments (with photos)

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson announced the following senior appointments today (January 20).
 
     The Director of Cluster Services, Dr Deacons Yeung, will be rotated to serve as Cluster Chief Executive of Kowloon East and Hospital Chief Executive (HCE) of United Christian Hospital with effect from June 1, 2022, succeeding Dr Tom Kam-tim upon his retirement. The rotation of senior executives among the HA Head Office and Clusters ensures the continuous development and grooming of leaders with the management skills, experience and exposure.
 
     Dr Yeung is a specialist in radiology by background. Dr Yeung is a seasoned senior executive with extensive management experience both at cluster and corporate levels. Prior to his current position, he was the HCE of Pok Oi Hospital from 2014 to 2019, and Tin Shui Wai Hospital from 2016 to 2019. In his current role as Director of Cluster Services, Dr Yeung directs the development of corporate Key Performance Indicators, oversees the services of all hospitals and institutions; Public-Private Partnership programmes; HA Drug Formulary; clinical services ranging from cancer, cardiac, stroke, renal, psychiatric to organ transplant services, clinical grades management, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Services; as well as the community treatment facility for COVID-19.
 
     Dr Chan Kam-hoi will be appointed as the HCE of the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital and MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre with effect from February 1, 2022.
 
     Dr Chan is a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology. He is currently the Chief Manager (Planning and Commissioning) of Hong Kong West Cluster. Dr Chan is a seasoned senior executive with solid track records in a wide scope of management duties including handling doctor work reform, Public-Private Partnership programmes and hospital redevelopment progammes of Kwong Wah Hospital, Queen Mary Hospital and Grantham Hospital.

     The HA Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, and Chief Executive, Dr Tony Ko, congratulate Dr Yeung and Dr Chan on their new appointments and wish them every success in taking up the new roles. Mr Fan and Dr Ko also express sincere appreciation to Dr Tom for his distinctive contributions to public healthcare services for over 30 years, and wish him a happy retirement.