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The Academy is governed by a Council comprising:
Immediate Past President of the Council shall hold office for a period of 1 year from the date he / she ceases to be the President.
Officers
Title | Name |
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President | Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung |
Vice-President (General Affairs) | Dr. Yu-fat Chow |
Vice-President (Education and Examinations) | Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li |
Honorary Secretary | Dr. Wing-cheong Leung |
Honorary Treasurer | Prof. Eric Wai-choi Tse |
Editor | Prof. Martin Chi-sang Wong |
Ex Officio Members
College | Name |
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Anaesthesiologists | Dr. Hing-yu So |
Community Medicine | Dr. Fei-chau Pang |
Dental Surgeons | Dr. Simon Kam-yuen Ho |
Emergency Medicine | Dr. Clara Wing-yee Wu |
Family Physicians | Dr. David Vai-kiong Chao |
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Dr. Karen Kar-loen Chan |
Ophthalmologists | Dr. Emily Fung-yee Yeung |
Orthopaedic Surgeons | Dr. Sheung-wai Law |
Otorhinolaryngologists | Dr. Chi-man Ngai |
Paediatricians | Prof. Simon Hung-san Lam |
Pathologists | Dr. Alexander Chak-lam Chan |
Physicians | Prof. Daniel Tak-mao Chan |
Psychiatrists | Dr. Siu-ning Chiu |
Radiologists | Dr. Yiu-chung Wong |
Surgeons | Prof. Kent-man Chu |
Elected Members
Name | |
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Dr. Benny Chun-pong Cheng | |
Dr. Julian Chun-yan Fong | |
Dr. Hung-to Luk | |
Dr. Victor Wai-lun Tang | |
Dr. Sut-yee Tse |
Prof. Sir David Todd
Dr. David Fang
Dr. Che-hung Leong
Prof. Grace Wai-king Tang
Prof. Raymond Hin-suen Liang
Dr. Donald Kwok-tung Li
Prof. Chak-sing Lau
The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions. It meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws.
Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy’s annual reports.
The 6 Officers are nominated and elected by the members of the Council. Their term of office is 2 years.
Prof. Leung is a neurosurgeon, Clinical Professor, and the Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of his medical faculty, Co-Director of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law at HKU, and Board Member of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities. He graduated from the Medical College of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London, with MBBS in 1992, and subsequently obtained his MS, PhD, and MD.
Dr. Yu-fat Chow
Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li
Dr. Wing-cheong Leung
Prof. Eric Wai-choi Tse
The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions. It meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws.
Committee | Chair/ Co-chair |
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Editorial Board | Prof. Martin Chi-sang Wong |
Education Committee | Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li |
Finance and Investment Committee | Mrs. Vivian Fung-yee Chan Lo |
House Committee | Dr. Wing-cheong Leung |
Membership Committee | Dr. Hung-to Luk |
Professionalism and Ethics Committee | Dr. James Shing-ping Chiu; Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine Advisory Committee | Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li |
SZ-HK Medical Specialist Training Centre Governing Committee | Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung; Mr. Zhuoxin Yang |
Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy’s annual reports.
Work of the Council, Committees and day-to-day operation of the Academy are supported by the Secretariat led by Chief Executive Officer.
The Academy shall hold an Annual General Meeting of Fellows, and Extraordinary General Meeting whenever the Council deems necessary. A notice in writing will be sent to all Fellows according to the notice period as set out in the Regulations of the Academy.