Organisation Chart of Centre for Food Safety
Controller, Centre for Food Safety
Name : Dr WONG Wang, Christine
Telephone Number : 2867 5500
Controller, Centre for Food Safety is responsible for planning and directing the implementation of policies on food safety control, day-to-day management of the Centre, high level negotiation and liaison with the Mainland and overseas food authorities, management of the consultative structure comprising the Expert Committee on Food Safety and overseeing regulatory functions related to food safety.
Risk Management Division
Assistant Director (Risk Management)
Name : Dr LAM Chau-kuen, Yonnie
Telephone Number : 2867 5511
Responsibilities:
- Devising and supervising the implementation of a territory-wide food surveillance programme on a risk-based principle to ensure food on sale is fit for human consumption
- Overseeing food import control and export certification
- Management of all food incidents, including investigation of food borne illness outbreaks at food premises, management of food safety crises and coordination of food recalls
- Liaison with international food authorities, food traders and other parties to ensure effective risk management and food safety control
- Formulation of risk management measures to prevent and control diseases originating in live food animals which have a public health angle, including liaison with the Mainland and overseas authorities
- Overseeing the development of IT systems to support food safety control in an optimal manner and provide relevant online services to facilitate the trade and the public
Risk Assessment and Communication Division
Consultant (Community Medicine) (Risk Assessment and Communication)
Name : Dr CHEUNG Yung-yan, Terence
Telephone Number : 2867 5600
Responsibilities:
- Oversee risk assessment studies, which provide scientific basis for risk management
- Oversee population-based food consumption surveys and laboratory studies on food hazards and nutrients to support risk assessment work
- Advice on food standards based on local risk assessment results and international experience
- Oversee risk communication activities on food safety, including "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point" approach aiming to promote tripartite collaboration of the Government, the trade and the public
- Stakeholder consultation, scientific researches and regulatory impact assessments in support of new food safety regulation and legislation
- Liaise with international bodies, professional fraternities and interest groups to strengthen food safety programmes
