WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED
APPOINTMENTS TO
THREE KEY POSTS OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
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THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS POST WILL BE FILLED BY DR YEOH, THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER POST BY MR SIEW-MAN PANG AND THE SECRETARY GENERAL POST BY MR JOHN CHAMBERS.
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
"PENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THESE OFFICERS WILL BE TEMPORARY CONSULTANTS то THE GOVERNMENT, SHE EXPLAINED.
"THEIR IMMEDIATE MISSION PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUTHORITY SYSTEM.
WILL BE TO PROCEED WITH DETAILED ΤΟ TAKE OVER THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL
DR YEOH, WHO WILL TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT ON OCTOBER 1, WAS BORN IN MALAYSIA IN 1946. HE STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG
KONG, WHERE HE OBTAINED HIS DEGREE IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
DR YEOH JOINED THE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SERVICE IN 1971 AND IS CURRENTLY A CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN AND UNIT HEAD AT QUERN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL. HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON HEPATITIS AND AIDS.
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MR PANG, WHO WILL TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT ON NOVEMBER AGED 40 AND IS ALSO MALAYSIAN-BORN. HE OBTAINED DEGREES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY AS WELL AS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
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HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN AUSTRALIA IN VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS AND IS CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES OF THE SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE.
MR CHAMBERS, WHO WILL TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT ON WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1931 AND IS A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE.
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HE JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN 1955 AND HAS HELD MANY POSTS. MR CHAMBERS HAS BEEN INVOLVED ENTIRELY IN SOCIAL SERVICES WORK DURING THE LATTER PART OF HIS CAREER, WHICH INCLUDED HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN 1984. HE HAS BEEN SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SINCE 1988.
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