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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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35TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER 2016

elebrations marking the 35th in policy, research, advocacy and heights and take the Medical
Canniversary of the Faculty development.” Faculty to the next level of
of Medicine at The Chinese excellence in the years to come,”
University of Hong Kong (CUHK) CUHK’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor he pledged.
last year were a resounding Joseph Sung, who is a renowned
success. It would be remiss not gastroenterologist and Mok The Dean of the Faculty of
to mention that 2016 was also a Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Professor Francis Chan
significant year because it marked shared stories about the Faculty’s paid tribute to the founding
the 25th anniversary of The development – from the time of Dean of the Faculty, Professor
Nethersole School of Nursing its inception in 1981 with only Gerald Choa, who, against all
and The School of Pharmacy, as 60 medical students to its status odds, managed to lay a strong
well as the 15th anniversary of now as one of the world’s leading foundation thus leaving a rich
The Jockey Club School of Public institutes of medicine. legacy that enabled the Faculty
Health and Primary Care. to “thrive and flourish.”
Professor Sung highlighted
M o r e t h a n 1, 8 0 0 a l u m n i, the Faculty’s contributions and Professor Chan, who became
CUHK’s first alumnus to be
Faculty staff and guests from breakthroughs in clinical and appointed dean, quoted
different sectors graced the scientific researches and also a C hi n e s e s ay i ng t hat
celebratory Gala Dinner on recalled the difficult times they goes something like this…
25 September 2016 at the Hong faced during the SARS outbreak
Kong Convention and Exhibition in Hong Kong in 2003.
Centre in Wanchai.
He called on the Faculty to keep
The Guest of Honour, Dr Ko Wing-man, up the good work and strive
Secretary for Food and Health, for greater success. He said
praised the Faculty’s contributions through the construction of a
over the past 35 years. He CUHK-owned and -run medical
described CUHK as a “pillar of centre, it is hoped a new model
Hong Kong’s healthcare system… of healthcare service, providing
and vanguard of healthcare quality af fordable and top quality
in training and development of medical care, can be achieved.
healthcare professionals as well as “We promise to scale new