Ko Wing-man

Dr Ko Wing-man GBS, JP (Chinese: 高永文, born 1957) served as the Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. Besides the orthopedic specialist, he is the member of The Medical Council of Hong Kong, the chairman of The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, member of the Board of Hong Kong Baptist University, member of the Board of Hong Kong Red Cross, Board of Directors of the Chiu Sheung School Hong Kong, Consultant of the pro-Beijing New People's Party (Hong Kong), The New Voice Club of Hong Kong, Happy Charity For Public Foundation, Asia-Pacific Anti Additive Association, the President of the Hong Kong Medical & Health Association of China, the Chairman of the Strategic Development Committee, the Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee and the Standing Committee of the Chaozhou, GuangDong Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultable Conference.

Doctor the Honourable Ko Wing-man GBS, JP
高永文
Secretary for Food and Health
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017
Chief Executive	Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	York Chow
Succeeded by	Sophia Chan
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1957 Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (Hong Kong) (1997–)
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong (MBBS)

Background

Ko graduated from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong in 1981. He began his career at Princess Margaret Hospital of Hong Kong then at the Hospital Authority. In 1992, Ko received his master's degree in Health Administration from the University of New South Wales. He served the position of Director of Professional Services & Public Affairs and Director of Professional Services and Human Resources during his time in the Hospital Authority. During the SARS outbreak in 2003, he served as the acting Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority when Ho Shiu-wei was infected with SARS. The medical system in Hong Kong was heavily criticised for having responded too slowly to the deadly disease. Following the LegCo investigation report on SARS, Ko resigned from the Hospital Authority, along with Chairman Edward Leong in 2004. In 2004, he began serving as Chairman of the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, Director of the Hong Kong Red Cross and Chairman of their Health & Care Service Management Committee.[1]

Ko joined reconstruction efforts after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2012, he was appointed as Secretary for Food and Health.[2]

Honours

In 1986, Ko received a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He became a fellow of the Orthopaedic Surgery at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in 1993 and a fellow of the Community Medicine in 2000. Ko received another fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine at Royal College of Physicians.[3]

He was awarded with BBS in 2008.[1]

References

1. "Dr Ko Wing-man, BBS, JP, Secretary for Food and Health". Government of Hong Kong. July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. "New team of Principal Officials appointed". Government of Hong Kong. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
3. "Dr Ko Wing Man" (PDF) (in Chinese). University of Hong Kong. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.