Medical Faculty News v25i1

Pinning Ceremony 2019 In what was truly a memorable day for the Class of 2019, the Pinning Ceremony marked a significant milestone for the School of Nursing’s final year students. At the ceremony the students received a pin from one of the Pinning Guests on stage and recited the Nightingale Pledge surrounded by a sea of candle lights. The ceremony represents the spirit of Florence Nightingale lending inspiration to the final year students as they embark on their journey as professional nurses. At the ceremony on March 20, 2019, the School was honoured to have Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee (陳肇始) , Secretary for Food and Health; Professor Gilberto Leung Ka-kit (梁嘉傑) , Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning), HKUMed; and Professor Chia- Chin Lin (林佳靜) , Head of the School of Nursing, HKUMed, as officiating guests. They delivered speeches to the final year students emphasising commitment to the community as professional nurses and encouraging them to overcome challenges that lie ahead in their professional lives. Congratulations to the Class of 2019! HKU-Pasteur Research Pole has joined a cooperation agreement with the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Guangzhou Medical University and the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Traditional Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology to set up a Respiratory Diseases Research Centre. The Centre will aim to provide a platform for the prevention and control of respiratory diseases in the Greater Bay Area and to strengthen exchange and cooperation within the discipline. HKU-Pasteur Research Pole to be a Partner in the Respiratory Diseases Research Centre Project in the Greater Bay Area The agreement was signed on the occasion of the 2nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Health Cooperation Conference, which was co-organised by the Health Commission of Guangdong Province, the Food and Health Bureau of HKSAR Government, and the Health Bureau of Macao SAR Government, in Shenzhen on February 25, 2019. 67 Medical Faculty News