Prof. Sophia CHAN Siu-chee, GBS, JP
Professor of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong; Senior Advisor to the President’s Office, The University of Hong Kong; Director, HKU Primary Health Care Academy
Post-registration Diploma in Health Care Education (Nursing) (1991)
Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award in Professional Achievement (2023)
Best known for her decade-long stints as the Under Secretary for Food and Health and the Secretary for Food and Health, Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-chee was the first PolyU alumna and nurse in Hong Kong to take up these ministerial positions. She has made remarkable contributions to the formulation and implementation of policies on health, food safety and environmental hygiene services. Moreover, Prof. Chan has been widely recognised for her pioneering academic achievements including her research in public health, tobacco control, primary health care, children’s health, as well as health promotion and disease prevention. Despite her accomplishments, she never forgets her nursing roots and has been supportive of her alma mater. She was a founding faculty member of the School of Nursing, contributing to PolyU’s offering of the first bachelor degree nursing programme in Hong Kong.
