Newsletter

Year 2021

Volume 30, Issue 1 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

In this issue of the College Newsletter, I am delighted to announce that Professor Dennis LO, Professor Joseph Sriyal Malik PEIRIS and Professor Kwok Yung YUEN (in the order of their surnames) have received the prestigious Royal Medal of The Royal Society as well as the Future Science Prize 2021 in life sciences for their contributions in the discoveries of cell-free DNA for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis and zoonotic transfer of coronavirus to human causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, respectively. My heartfelt congratulations!

Under the new normal of COVID-19, all examinations in 2021 were still conducted using video conferencing technology...

Year 2020

Volume 29, Issue 1 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

In this issue of the College Newsletter, I am saddened to bring the news to all Members and Fellows that one of our Honorary Fellows, Professor WU Bing Quan passed away peacefully on 21 June 2020. Professor WU was a pioneer in the development of Pathology in China. He was one of the first group of scientists to be sent to the United States for training where he met Professor Joseph CK LEE, Former Dean and current Honorary Clinical Professor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. They became good friends during their time together in the United States and hence Professor WU became associated with our College. Professor LEE has...

Year 2019

Volume 28, Issue 1 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

This is the first issue of our College Newsletter in 2019. In 2018, College was busy with conducting the activities associated with the new training programme in Genetic and Genomic Pathology including the second open forum and First Fellow application. We are now processing numerous applications. An interview will be conducted in October 2019 to finalise the eligibility.

In 2018, the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine was also celebrating her 25th Anniversary with a series of fascinating events including the Congress of Medicine and Gala Dinner with an impressive drummer performance at the opening. Our Fellow, Prof. YUEN...

Year 2018

Volume 27, Issue 2 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

Time flies! The Year of 2018 is coming to an enjoyable end as we are continuously receiving good news from our seniors and young Fellows.


I would like to congratulate Prof. KY Yuen, Prof. Dennis Lo and Prof. Malik Peiris for their recent awards and honours received locally and internationally. Between them, they have added significant new dimensions to the reach of their science and the way we view and understand their disciplines. In addition, two of our Fellows, Dr. SM Mak and Dr. HW Ip were nominated as Distinguished Young Fellows and received their certificates from Prof. CS Lau, President of the Hong Kong...

Year 2017

Volume 26, Issue 2 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

Four years ago, I took up the challenging post of President of The Hong Kong College of Pathologists. It is time to pass the responsibility to my capable successor after the AGM this year.

The College has faced challenges while trying our best to achieve the most important mission of safeguarding the quality of training and ensuring high standard of pathology service to our community.

With the aging population and various factors, the demand on medical care in Hong Kong has been increasing. It is known that the majority of clinical decisions need the support of medical laboratory investigations. The opinions of...

Year 2016

Volume 25, Issue 2 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

This year is the 25th Anniversary of The Hong Kong College of Pathologists. Since the establishment, the most important mission of our College is to safeguard the quality of training, so as to ensure high standard of pathology service to our patients.

November is the time when new Fellows and Members are admitted to the College. On behalf of the College, I would like to extend my sincere welcome to all new Fellows and Members to...

Year 2015

Volume 24, Issue 1 (click here to download the full pdf version)

Message from the President

Pathology is an important element in medicine. Such importance has been increasingly acknowledged in professional and general community. Our College has been active in several professional activities to maximize our impact to improve the community health.

A Working Group on Genetic and Genomics has been set up by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in 2014 to coordinate the training in this field with college representatives from Community Medicine, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Paediatricians, Pathologists and Physicians. Professor Rossa Chiu and I are representatives of our College in this group. Our College has also correspondingly set up a Task Force on Training for Genetics and Genomics, including Specialty...

Year 2014

Volume 23, Issue 1

Message from the President:

First of all, I wish to extend my warmest welcome to all newly admitted Fellows and Members to the family of The Hong Kong Collegeof Pathologists.

Pathology has evolved into a field combining clinical interpretation and application of advanced laboratory techniques. It is estimated nearly 70% of clinical decision is related to medical laboratory test results.

To address the increased expectation of the community, not just patients and relatives, we have to get well prepared. Nowadays, our responsibilities are not confined to diagnosing infection or malignancy efficiently and finding causes of sufferings or death accurately. From a few cells or drops of blood, we need to predict prognosis and guide the use of personalized medicine, to trace the routes of infection, to dissect genetic basis...

Year 2013

Volume 22, Issue 1

Message from the President:

After nearly two years of hard work among Councillors, Honorary Advisor and the lawyer of the Company Registry, we are in the process of calling an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in early June. A lot of work has been done on updating our Articles with modifications, including adopting a similar mechanism as the Academy on nomination of Honorary Fellow. The Registrar has, by the time of publishing this Newsletter, sent you the relevant information and invitation to attend the EGM held in the Academy Building in the evening on 10 June. I urge you to come and support the EGM which will only take a little bit of your time. If time permits, we may have a chat and you may let me know your thoughts on College matters. This is an important step for our College to move forward.

I am happy to announce...

Year 2012

Volume 21, Issue 1

Message from the President:

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the College. We are facing a few major changes in the road ahead. Our TEC (Training and Examinations Committee) will start to implement a structured training programme in Molecular Pathology for different disciplines, including conducting the first round of inspection on training centres. The essence of the programme is to introduce some practical experience for our trainees. My personal feeling is that, analogous to performing deliveries during our undergraduate days, our trainees will understand the technology as well as its implications and limitations for their future practice. After all, it is the pathologist who is responsible for the interpretative reporting in pathology practice. The programme is simply an introduction to the field. Pursuit on further...