New members appointed to Committee on Reduction of Salt and Sugar in Food

     The Food and Health Bureau announced today (April 12) the appointment of Mr Kiyotaka Ando, Mr Peter Johnston and Mr Gerry Ma Kwai-yung as new members to the Committee on Reduction of Salt and Sugar in Food for the period from April 15, 2019, to March 14, 2021.
 
     The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, said,  "The Committee has all along been providing invaluable and practical recommendations to the Food and Health Bureau in taking forward initiatives to reduce the salt and sugar intake of the general public.  I look forward to receiving further advice from the Committee."
 
     The Committee was established in March 2015 to steer the direction and co-ordinate the work of reducing salt and sugar intake by the local population, and formulate and oversee the implementation and evaluation of the Action Plans for Salt and Sugar Reduction in Food in Hong Kong. 
 
     With effect from April 15, 2019, the membership of the Committee is as follows:
 
Chairman  
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Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan
 
Vice-Chairman 
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Dr Mak Sin-ping
 
Non-official members
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Mr Kiyotaka Ando*
Mr Peter Johnston*
Professor Kwan Hoi-shan
Mr Lam Chiu-wing
Ms Sylvia Lam See-way
Miss Winona Lo Oi-ling
Professor Ronald Ma Ching-wan
Mr Gerry Ma Kwai-yung*
Mrs Elizabeth Mok Lee Mi-yu
Dr Ricky Szeto Wing-fu
Dr Terry Ting Ho-yan
Ms Tse Po-chu
Mr Clory Wong
Ms Gilly Wong Fung-han
Mr Jason Wong Ho-yin
 
Ex-officio members
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Representative of Food and Health Bureau
Representative of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Representative of Department of Health
Representative of Education Bureau
 
* new members