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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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WHITE COAT PARTY FOR

MEDICAL GRADUATES 2015

s always, it was time to bid farewell to the Faculty of Medicine’s
Astudents who graduated after five years of hard work and prepare
them for internship.
The annual White Coat Party, held on 15 May 2015 at the Jockey Club
School of Public Health in Shatin, kicked off with the collection of
White Coats.
Afterwards, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Francis
Chan and Medical Year 5 Co-ordinator, Professor Enders Ng, delivered
their congratulatory messages. Guests included Dr Byron Chu and
Dr Zenon Yeung from The Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical
Alumni Association as well as other teaching staff from the Faculty.
More than 150 graduates who had passed their final examination
attended the party. They intermingled with their peers, professors
as well as guests from within and outside the Faculty.

WHITE COAT INAUGURATION CEREMONY FOR

MEDICAL FRESHMEN 2015

he Chinese University of Hong Kong hosted its second
TWhite Coat Inauguration Ceremony for medical freshmen on
19 September 2015.
Watched by some 800 proud parents, friends and teachers,
200 new medical undergraduates were conferred the
much-coveted traditional White Coat to symbolise their entry
into the noble world of medicine.

This year’s Guest of Honour, Dr Ko Wing-man, Secretary for
Food and Health, urged the students to embrace their chosen
career with passion, professionalism and integrity.

The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Francis Chan,
reminded the fresh recruits that their life as a caring physician
and a humble learner was just the beginning.

For their part, the new students pledged to uphold the highest
standards of professional conduct and to perform, to the best
of their abilities, in caring for the sick.

The oath-taking was led by the Associate Dean (Student
Affairs), Professor Wing Yun-kwok.