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Non-official chairman for Advisory Council on AIDS appointed
The 19th meeting of the Advisory Council on AIDS (ACA), chaired for the first time by a non-government official, was held today (Monday).
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Dr Conrad Lam was appointed by the Governor as the Chairman of ACA for years
with effect from August 1.
He took over from the Director of Health who became the Vice-chairman while a Consultant (Special Preventive Programme) of the department served as secretary to the Council.
The newly appointed Council has multisectoral representation and for the first time, its members include representatives of Education Department and Social Welfare Department.
At the first meeting of its new term today, the Council proposed to undertake a comprehensive review on Hong Kong's AIDS programme, with a view of recommending future direction and strategies on the prevention, care and control of HIV/AIDS in the coming years.
To enhance transparency, the Council would report, on a regular basis, to the public on the progress of its work in the coming term.
ACA was first appointed by the Governor in March 1990. There were three committees under the Council Scientific Committee on AIDS, AIDS Services Development Committee, and Committee on Education and Publicity on AIDS.
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