Sophia Chan
Sophia Chan Siu-chee JP (Chinese: 陳肇始; born 1958) is a Hong Kong professor and politician. She is the incumbent Secretary for Food and Health since 1 July 2017.
Professor the Honourable Sophia Chan Siu-chee | |
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陳肇始 | |
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| Secretary for Food and Health | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | Ko Wing-man |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 62–63) |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester (MEd) Harvard University (MPH) University of Hong Kong (PhD) |
She was educated at the St. Paul's Secondary School. She was subsequently graduated from the University of Manchester with a Master of Education, the Harvard University with a Master of Public Health and the University of Hong Kong with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree. She was a Professor in Nursing and Director of Research in HKU's School of Nursing and an Assistant Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU.[1]
She was involved in tobacco control and smoking cessation promotion and was a consultant to the World Health Organization on training health-care professionals in tobacco dependency treatment interventions through advocacy and education.[1]
In 2012, she was appointed as the Under Secretary for Food and Health.[2] In 2017, she was appointed Secretary for Food and Health of the administration of Carrie Lam.
Subsequently, in 2018 she declined to speak in support of banning bear-bile products, the production of which is considered inhumane and cruel, in Hong Kong.[3]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gabriel Leung |
Under Secretary for Food and Health 2012–2017 |
Succeeded by Chui Tak-yi |
| Preceded by Ko Wing-man |
Secretary for Food and Health 2017–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Previous: Frank Chan Member of the Executive Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Executive Council |
Next: Edward Yau Member of the Executive Council |
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