Chairman of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Anthony Wu announced here Friday the appointment of Shane Solomon as chief executive of the Authority for a term of three years.

Solomon is taking over the term of William Ho who decided not to renew his contract as chief executive of the Authority.

Solomon's appointment has been endorsed by the Hospital Authority Board and approved by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

In making the announcement, Wu said that with the unfailing support from the board and staff members, the board was confident that Solomon would be able to bring in new impetus and lead the Authority to face future tasks and challenges, such as service re-positioning, resource allocation, staff morale and quality of service provision.

"Solomon was considered by the Selection Board as the outstanding candidate with vision and insight, as well as strong leadership and motivation.

On the health care front, Solomon has a wealth of health care management experience and qualifications and is also well familiar with the operation of the public health care systems," Wu said.

Source: Xinhua