Government poised to make appointments
Former head of HKU's nursing school in line to become deputy to health chief Ko Wing-man
The government's third batch of political appointees could be announced as early as this week, with two bureaus expected to name their undersecretaries.
Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, former head of the University of Hong Kong's nursing school, is tipped to be undersecretary for food and health.
Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, currently principal assistant secretary for food and health, is in the frame to become the undersecretary for education. A government source said up to four undersecretaries and political assistants were expected to be named.
Chan began her career as a nursing student in Queen Mary Hospital in the 1970s, before moving into the academic field. She is now research director of HKU's nursing school.
Chan, an expert in health protection measures, such as tobacco controls, will be the deputy to Dr Ko Wing-man, head of the Food and Health Bureau and an orthopaedic specialist.
Yeung, 49, was the administrative assistant to Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing for more than four years before moving to the Food and Health Bureau in 2010. He could be the first administrative officer to leave the civil service and become a political appointee in Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's administration.