The Government announced today (March 8) the appointment of three new members to the Hospital Authority (HA), and the reappointment of three serving members.

     Among the new members appointed, Professor Chiu Wai-yan is appointed in the capacity of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a period of two years from February 27, 2024, to February 26, 2026. The other two new members, Professor Zhang Zhang-jin and Mr Matthew Kwok Pui-ho, will be appointed for a period of two years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.

     Professor Zhang is the Professor and Coordinator of Chinese Medicine Service for Hospital and Development of the School of Chinese Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is also the Chief of Service (COS) of the Department of Chinese Medicine of the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and COS of the Department of Chinese Medicine of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong.

     Mr Kwok is an Advanced Practice Occupational Therapist of Pok Oi Hospital.

     Among the serving members reappointed, Professor Lau Chak-sing continues to serve as an HA member in his capacity of the Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU for a period of two years from February 27, 2024, to February 26, 2026. The other two serving members, Ms Margaret Cheng Wai-ching and Ms Mary Huen Wai-yi, will be reappointed for a period of two years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.

     The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, welcomed the three new members joining the HA. He also expressed gratitude to the three serving members reappointed and extended heartfelt thanks to the outgoing members, Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung and Dr Leung Wing-cheong, 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 April 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 Chiu Wai-yan
Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei
Mr Ambrose Ho
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
Professor David Shum Ho-keung
Professor Agnes Tiwari Fung-yee
Mr Philip Tsai Wing-chung
Mr Anthony Tsang Hin-fun
Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai
Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai
Mr Wan Man-yee
Mr Billy Wong Wing-hoo
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), Mr Aaron Liu
 
HA Principal Officer:
Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko

     The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (March 8) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to Caverns – Civil Works for Sewage Treatment Facilities and Associated Works (Contract No. DC/2023/18).

     The works mainly comprise:

• construction of the civil structures for sewage and sludge treatment facilities and the associated utilities and roadworks of the proposed Sha Tin Cavern Sewage Treatment Works;
• construction of two maintenance workshop buildings;
• construction and installation of fire services, building services installations and related electrical and mechanical facilities in ancillary buildings; and
• other related works.

     The works are scheduled to commence in December 2024 and will take about 61 months to complete.

     The DSD has commissioned AECOM Asia Company Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and further particulars from the company at 12/F, Tower 2, Grand Central Plaza, 138 Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin, New Territories.

     Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance on the Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The closing time for the tender is noon on May 3.

     Details of the tender notice are available on the DSD website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html). For enquiries, please contact AECOM Asia Company Limited (tel: 3922 9000; fax: 3922 9797; email address: desmond.ng@aecom.com).

     The Government gazetted today (March 8) the proposed road works for the Development of San Tin Technopole Phase 1 works.

     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 at www.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 May 7, 2024.

     The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (March 8) announced that the department collected 10 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) samples from auto-LPG filling stations and LPG terminals on a random basis in February 2024 for laboratory tests. The results show that the LPG quality of all these samples complied with auto-LPG specifications.
 
     The detailed test results are available on the EMSD website (www.emsd.gov.hk/en/rl/lpg_sample_analysis_simple). Enquiries can also be made to the EMSD hotline on 2333 3762.
 
     In addition, the EMSD has been vetting independent third-party test reports submitted by LPG supply companies for each shipment to ensure that the quality of imported LPG complies with the specified requirements.

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     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (March 8) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island, and Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beachgoers are advised not to swim at these beaches.