Message from Chairman of Committee of Management

My heartiest welcome to all for attending this Dr Cheng Yu Tung Fellowships Symposium which is organised in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Fellowships and the HKU Medical Faculty’s 130th anniversary. The Fellowships live out the faithful dedication of the late Dr Cheng Yu Tung to improve medical healthcare in the Mainland. Throughout these years, the Fellowships have succeeded in promoting the exchange of academic, research and clinical expertise between the Mainland and Hong Kong. More than 400 medical researchers and professionals from the Mainland have been supported by the Fellowships to conduct clinical attachment, healthcare management training and clinical research in the Faculty. The world around us is unceasingly undergoing changes - changing of population demographics, proliferation of scientific discoveries and medical knowledge. All these changes pose new demands and challenges to the scientific and medical communities. The Faculty has been fortunate to be part of it to experience and play an active role in tackling these challenges. Through the Fellowships, the Faculty has been able to witness the enhancement of the Fellows’ competency in their specialties so as to conquer these sweeping changes. It is indeed an honour to see the contributions made by the Fellows to the advancement of healthcare management and clinical practice in the Mainland over the years. The Symposium has gathered previous and current Fellows who have excelled in their professional fields and played a leading role in their home institutions to exchange ideas. We are pleased to have some of them to share their attainments in research and clinical practice in their keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the Fellows, our faculty members for their participation and in particular to Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation and Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Limited to its unfailing support. I am convinced that Fellows will continue the spirit of the late Dr Cheng Yu Tung to serve the community at large with pride.

Professor YS Chan
Chairman
Committee of Management
Dr Cheng Yu Tung Fellowships