29th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2022 David Todd Oration

16 . 12 . 2022

29th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2022 David Todd Oration

The 29th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2022 David Todd Oration were held at the Run Run Shaw Hall, Academy Building on 16 December 2022.

29th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony

The Conferment Ceremony was held on 16 December 2022, with precautionary measures implemented to minimise the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.


Admission of Academy Fellows

A total of 309 new Academy Fellows were admitted. Click here for the full list of the newly admitted Academy Fellows.


Appreciation and Recognition

Plaques of Appreciation
Plaques of Appreciation were presented to several former Council Members in recognition of their services and contributions to the Academy Council.

AwardeeCapacity and Term of Office
Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai*Ex Officio Member
(September 2016 - September 2019);
Vice-President (Education and Examinations)
(December 2020 - December 2022)
Dr. Thomas Ho-fai TsangEx Officio Member
(January 2018 - January 2022)
Dr. Libby Ha-yun LeeEx Officio Member
(January 2022 - September 2022)
Dr. Katherine Chiu-man LeungEx Officio Member
(December 2021 - December 2022)
Prof. Tak-yeung LeungEx Officio Member
(January 2019 - December 2021)
Dr. Roger Man-kin Ng*Ex Officio Member
(December 2018 - December 2022)
Dr. Heng-tat LeongEx Officio Member
(September 2019 - September 2022)

* A plaque was presented to Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai at a Council meeting in November 2022.
Dr. Roger Man-kin Ng was unable to join and a plaque was sent to him after the Ceremony.


Presentation of Awards

Certificates of Excellence to 2022 Distinguished Young Fellows (DYFs)
The Certificates were presented to DYFs during the Conferment Ceremony as the dinner arranged for them to meet with the Council were cancelled due to restrictions related to COVID-19.

Research awards
Prizes for Best Original Paper Award (BOPA), Best Original Research by Young Fellows (BORYF) and Best Original Research by Trainees (BORT) were also presented in the Conferment Ceremony.

Click here for the details and the lists of winners.

2022 David Todd Oration

The Academy invited Dr. Pak-yin Leung, Council Member of City University of Hong Kong and Board Director of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, as the Orator to deliver an enlightening speech titled “Learning from crisis for a better healthcare system”.



Click here to download the photos of the events held on 16 December 2022. The link will expire on 19 March 2023.