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Controller of Centre for Food Safety appointed
The Government has announced the appointment of Deputy Director (Food and Public
Health) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Dr Mak Sin-ping as
Controller, Centre for Food Safety with effect from today (May 2).
Commenting on Dr Mak's appointment, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food,
Dr York Chow, said Dr Mak had proven leadership and administrative skills, as
well as profound professional knowledge in food safety and public health issues.
"She is also well established among food safety and public health professionals
locally and internationally," Dr Chow said.
"With her extensive experience, I am confident that she will be able to lead the
Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in enhancing food safety in Hong Kong and meeting
the challenges ahead.
"With the appointment of the Controller, CFS, the Food Surveillance and Control
Division and the Risk Assessment and Communication Division of the department
will be subsumed under the Centre on the same day. We will start taking steps to
recruit new staff, including food safety experts, to strengthen various work
areas, including enhancing food surveillance and sampling, handling the
increasing number of food complaints, increasing liaison with the Mainland and
overseas authorities, reviewing and updating food standards, and enhancing risk
assessment and communication".
On April 7, 2006, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved the
creation of the new Controller post on May 2, 2006, to head the CFS to be set up
within the department.
The following is the biographical note on Dr Mak:
Dr Mak Sin-ping, JP
Aged 54, Dr Mak joined the Hong Kong Civil Service as a Medical and Health
Officer in 1978. She was promoted to Assistant Director of Health in 1995 and to
Deputy Director of Health in 2000. She became the Deputy Director (Food and
Public Health) in the department in 2001, responsible for planning and directing
the implementation of policies on food safety control, veterinary public health
and pest control, and overseeing risk assessment programmes on food safety.
Ends/Tuesday, May 2, 2006
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