Donor
Mrs Angel Lau, BBS, JP
Mrs Angel Lau, Chairman of Squina International Group Limited, is a successful entrepreneur. She holds several honorary titles including University Fellow of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Honorary Life Chairman of PolyU Foundation, Honorary President of Hong Kong Federation of Dongguan Associations, Honorary President of All-China Women's Federation Hong Kong Delegates Association, and Vice Chairman of Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association Foundation.
Mrs Lau is also a philanthropist who has dedicated herself to promoting health, education and social services. Notably, she was Chairman of Po Leung Kuk, served on its Advisory Board, and is currently the Chairman of The Association of Po Leung Kuk Chairmen. She is also the Founding Chairman and Chairman of Po Leung Yam Tze Charitable Foundation, Honorary Life President of Po Leung Yam Tze Association, and School Supervisor of Po Leung Kuk Grandmont Primary School.
Over the years, she has supported various charitable causes and organisations, including PLK Lau Chan Siu Po Kindergarten, PLK Lau Chan Siu Po Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, PLK Lau Chan Siu Po Family and Children Integrated Services Centre, demonstrating her passion for community service.
Mrs Lau has been awarded a Bronze Bauhinia Star and appointed a Justice of the Peace by the HKSAR Government for her philanthropic efforts and tremendous contributions to society.
Appointee
Professor Janelle Yorke
Professor Janelle Yorke is a nurse academic who specialises in cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, with particular research expertise in symptom measurement and management to improve quality of life. As an internationally renowned expert in the development and clinical implementation of electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures (ePROMs) and evaluation of symptom management interventions, she was awarded a Hong Kong Government Global STEM Professorship in 2024, the only nursing academic to receive such an honour. She now leads a research team at PolyU to study and implement remote symptom monitoring with linked embedded digital interventions to support patient self-management and provide informal support to caregivers.
Professor Yorke's work on ePROMs includes symptom specific and quality of life measures that have been translated into more than 50 different languages. She was the Chair of the Christie Hospital ePROM group, leading the implementation of ePROMs into routine oncology clinical care. With a remarkable track record in securing research grants, her other research areas include the development and evaluation of complex interventions to support patients to self-manage distressing symptoms such as refractory dyspnea, cough, fatigue and anxiety. She serves as the Associate Editor for European Journal of Oncology Nursing (EJON) and was recently elected Secretary of the International Dyspnea Society.
Prior to relocating to Hong Kong, Professor Yorke was a senior academic at University of Manchester in the U.K. for 12 years, including the Inaugural Chair of Cancer Nursing. In 2022, she was also appointed the Executive Chief Nurse of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.
