Dr. Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation Inauguration Ceremony 2005
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- 2005-01-08
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CUHK Faculty of Medicine further strengthens partnership with Macao medical sector
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2005
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Venue: The Banquet Hall, 3/F Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre
The CUHK-Macao Academic Exchange Symposium in Medicine was successfully held at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre today. It was jointly organized by the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation, and co-organized by Seng Heng Bank Limited, Hospital Central Conde de S. Januario and Kiang Wu Hospital in Macao.
The speakers of the Symposium comprised professors from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and doctors from Hospital Central Conde de S. Januario and Kiang Wu Hospital in Macao. The Symposium aimed at strengthening academic exchange between medical personnel of Hong Kong and Macao, promoting professional training and upgrading medical skills in Macao. Macao and Hong Kong, being close neighbours with similar cosmopolitan background, are facing common challenges in health care delivery. Promoting deeper collaboration in medical research, closer exchange of medical information and strengthening the training and continuing education for medical personnel will benefit both.
The Symposium also concurred with the launching of the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation, established with a generous donation of MOP10 million from Seng Heng Bank Limited, Macao. With an objective to further improve the standards of the medical services in Macao, the Foundation sponsors Macao doctors to receive professional and continuing medical education at the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Inauguration Ceremony and Gala Dinner of the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation was held at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre on the same day. The Honourable Mr Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Yongxiang Wan, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administration Region, People’s Republic of China, Dr Stanley Ho, Chairman of the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation, Dr. Koi Kuok Ieng, Director of Department of Health, Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Patrick Huen, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seng Heng Bank Limited, Professor Lawrence J Lau, Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Professor Tai Fai Fok, Dean of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong officiated at the Ceremony. Over 300 Macao doctors attended. Mr Patrick Huen and Professor Lawrence Lau presented the first batch of scholarships of the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation to 30 Macao doctors. These scholarship recipients will attend the CUHK Diploma in Advances in Medicine 2005-2006.
