Constance Chan Hon-yee
CitizenshipHong Kong Hong Kong
EducationRosaryhill School
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong
National University of Singapore
Occupation(s)Doctor, Civil servant
Children2

Chan Hon-yee, JP (born October 20, 1961) is a Hong Kong medicine specialist and civil servant who served as Director of Health and Director of the Auxiliary Medical Service.

Early life

Chan Hon-yee was born on October 20, 1961.[1] From kindergarten to preparatory school she completed her studies at Rosaryhill School.[2] She was accepted to the Department of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong where she obtained a Bachelor of Medicine in 1985.[2][1]

Career

After graduating from university and practicing for more than two years, Chan joined the Hong Kong government as a government doctor in February 1988.[1][2][3] Afterwards, she studied for a Master of Medicine in Public health at the National University of Singapore from 1991 to 1992.[1] After returning to Hong Kong, she was promoted to Senior Doctor in November 1993 and then to Chief Doctor in July 1996.[1][3] In August 2000, Chan was promoted to assistant director of Health[3] and was appointed as an Official Justice of the Peace[4] on July 1, 2006. She was appointed as the Food Safety Officer of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in October 2007.[3] As Food Safety Commissioner, Chan promoted a mandatory nutrition labeling scheme in response to incidents such as the 2008 Chinese dairy contamination incident, and introduced new food safety control measures to help trace product origins following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.[5] In 2012, Chan broke with custom and passed Tsang Ho Fai Director of the Centre for Health Protection and Tam Lifen Deputy Director of Health to be appointed as the Director of Health.[3][6][7][8]

Chan retired on September 21, 2021.[9][10]

Personal life

Chan Hon-yee is married with two sons.[5]

Honors

  • Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine - for her academic and career contributions in social medicine.[5]
  • Official Justice of the Peace - Constance Chan Hon-yee, JP (July 1, 2006 - ).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 香港政府政府總部 (2005-07-01). 香港特別行政區政府公務員簡介 一九九五年. 香港: 香港特別行政區政府. p. 31.
  2. 1 2 3 李八方 (2012-05-05). "隔牆有耳：執掌衞生署　女專員VS神探輝". 蘋果日報 (香港). Archived from the original on 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "委任衞生署署長（附圖）". 香港特別行政區政府新聞公報. 2012-05-28. Archived from the original on 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. 1 2 "太平紳士 (根據《太平紳士條例》(第510章)第3(1)(a)條獲委任的人士)". Government of Hong Kong. 2006-10-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2006-10-21.
  5. 1 2 3 "專訪衛生署署長兼醫療輔助隊總監陳漢儀" (PDF). 醫療輔助隊. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. ↑ "衞署換班陳漢儀曾浩輝呼聲高". now新聞. 2012-04-08. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ↑ "隔牆有耳：陳漢儀KO神探輝做一姐 - 李八方". 蘋果日報 (香港). 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. ↑ "政壇：小氣候：衞生署長打破論資排輩". 太陽報 (香港). 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. ↑ "任命衞生署署長". 香港特別行政區政府新聞公報. 2021-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  10. ↑ "衞生署署長陳漢儀退休　衞生防護中心總監林文健升職　下周二接任". 香港01. 2021-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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