| Background |
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The Hong Kong Alliance for Advocacy Against Alcohol (the Alliance) was set up in July 2015 under the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (the College). |
Objectives |
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To inform and educate the public of the health, social and economic burden of alcohol consumption |
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To advocate for effective, evidence-based policies and actions to reduce alcohol related harm |
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To monitor the marketing practices of the alcohol industry, especially those aimed at youths |
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Position Statement |
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The Alliance is set up under the College which among other objectives, aims to promote public health in Hong Kong.
In line with this objective, the Alliance aims to play an advocacy and community engagement role in alcohol control to better
protect public health. |
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Members of the Alliance comprise individuals from the academic, medical and health, social and educational sectors who are
committed to reducing the harms of alcohol in Hong Kong, |
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The work of the Alliance is based on scientific evidence that alcohol consumption is a major preventable cause of death and
disability,as well as in line with the World Health Organization’s recommended strategies to reduce alcohol-related harms. |
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The Alliance is independent of government; while it will work in partnership with government on a coordinated response against
alcohol, it will also hold government accountable for inaction against alcohol. |
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The Alliance has no ties to the alcohol industry, as effective policies and actions must be protected from commercial or vested
interests. |
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List of Members |
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Dr Sin Ping MAK Convenor 麥倩屏醫生 |
| Dr Regina CT CHING Hon Secretary 程卓端醫生 |
| Ms Jessica KW CHAN 陳潔華女士 |
| Dr Angus MW CHAN 陳銘偉醫生 |
| Dr Wai Man CHAN 陳慧敏醫生 |
| Dr Andy WC FUNG 封華冑博士 |
| Professor Patrick PK IP 葉柏強教授 |
| Dr Henry WM KONG 江永明醫生 |
| Professor Tai Hing LAM 林大慶教授 |
| Professor Annisa CH LEE LAI 李賴俊卿教授 |
| Dr June YY LEUNG 梁語殷醫生 |
| Professor Raymond HS LIANG 梁憲孫教授 |
| Professor Agnes FY TIWARI 羅鳳儀教授 |
| Dr Ricky CK TUNG 董梓光醫生 |
| Professor Martin CS WONG 黄至生教授 |
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Alcohol Fact Sheet |
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Activities of the Alliance |
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Participation in International Forum |
| The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event, 12-14 October 2021 |
| Third WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours (FADAB),web-based from Geneva, Switzerland on 22-25 June 2021 |
| Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2017 at Melbourne, Australia on 4-6 October 2017 |
| WHO Western Pacific Regional Forum on Protecting Young People from Harmful Use of Alcohol, 30 April 2016 |
| Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2015 at Edinburgh on 7-9 October 2015 |
Health Advocacy and Collaboration |
| Reaction to Policy Address tax cut announcement 16-18 October 2024 |
| Public Statement of the Alliance in response to Policy Address Announcement of spirits tax cut 16 October 2024 |
| Hong Kong Alliance for Advocacy Against Alcohol cosigns open letter 烈酒稅不可減 with 132 other care professionals/providers 16 October 2024 |
| Harms of removing alcohol tax explained on Radio 27 September – 14 October 2024 |
| Letter to the Editor of SCMP 26 September 2024 |
| Submission for 2024 Policy Address Public Consultation Reinstating and Increasing Alcohol Tax 22 August 2024 |
| Meeting with the Director of Health, 22 February 2023 |
| Comments on first draft of WHO's action plan on alcohol control 2022-2030, 1 September 2021 |
| Hong Kong Letter on RTHK Radio 1, 13 February 2021 |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal Editorial, Online First, February 2021 issue, https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj215109 |
| Press briefing to call for action against the background of COVID-19 and rising female drinking prevalence, 29 January 2021 |
| Position Statement on The World Health Organization’s consultation document for the development of a global action plan to reduce alcohol-related harm, 3 December 2020 |
| Interview on Alcohol Abuse in Isolation by South China Morning Post on 20 June, 2020 |
| Meeting with Chair of the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA) at Auckland, New Zealand on 21 Nov 2019 |
| Interview on Underage Drinking by South China Morning Post on 5 January, 2019 |
| Hong Kong Cancer Day_ Anti-Cancer Say No to Alcohol 9 December 2018 |
| Health Promotion Symposium 4 May 2018 |
| Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK),12 February 2018 |
| Meeting with DH on Capacity Building and Use of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention tool,28 August 2017 |
| Position Statement on Hong Kong Beer Run, August 2017 |
| Graduation Ceremony, Lutheran Academy, Yuen Long 3 Jul 2017 |
| Alcohol Lecture, January 2017 |
| "Young and Alcohol Free" Campaign, 15 December 2016 |
| Health Advocacy Project: Think Before You Drink, December 2016 |
| International No Alcohol Day, 2 October 2016 |
| Joint Survey with the Hong Kong Medical Association, May 2016 |
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