The Hong Kong College of Pathologists,
Incorporated in Hong Kong with Limited Liability
Jan
/ Feb 1998 Volume 7:1
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Inside This Issue |
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1. New Council |
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2. College Priorities, 1998 |
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3. Important Dates - 1998 |
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4. Academy & College Fees |
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5. Honour for College Fellow |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
With newly elected Office Bearers and
Council Members, the new College Council has been formed. I would like to take this opportunity to particularly
welcome all new members, as well as those still serving, to our new
Council. I also want to thank those who
have left the Council for their excellent and valuable contributions to the
College over the period of their terms of office.
At the first meeting on 9th December, the
new Council set its priorities for 1998 (see next page) and also appointed
chairpersons and office bearers of the various Committees, Working Groups, Task
Forces and Panels. While these groups contain many innovative and hard working
College fellows all working to forward the College, other members of the
College are encouraged to become involved. Please do not hesitate to put
forward suggestions and ideas, directly to the Council or to any member of the
various groups.
I am looking forward to a fruitful year
ahead and to meeting you at various College activities. Happy New Year!
From the Registrar:
December 10, 1997.
To:
All members
The Hong Kong College of Pathologists
THE
COLLEGE COUNCIL 1997/98
At the Annual General Meeting held on
November 22, 1997, new members of the Council were elected.
The College Council for 1997/98 consists
of the following members:
OFFICE
BEARERS
President:
Dr. MAK Wai Ping ( re-elected 22.11.97 )
Vice-Presidents:
Dr. CHAN Keeng Wai (
re-elected 23.11.96 )
Dr. Robert John COLLINS ( re-elected 22.11.97 )
Registrar:
Dr. TSE Chun Hing ( re-elected 22.11.97 )
Deputy
Registrar:
Dr. NG Wing Fung ( elected 23.11.96)
Honorary
Treasurer:
Dr. POON Wai Ming ( elected 23.11.96 )
Immediate
Past President:
Prof. Faith C.S. HO
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:
Prof. Augustine F.B. CHENG ( elected 22.11.97)
Dr. CHU Wan, Raymond (re-elected 23.11.96)
Dr. LEE Kam Cheong (
elected 22.11.97 )
Dr. LOKE Shee Loong (
elected 23.11.96 )
Dr. MONG Hoi Keung ( elected 23.11.96 )
Dr. TAM Chi Fai, Sidney ( elected 22.11.97 )
Dr. WONG Kit Fai ( elected 22.11.97 )
Dr. YUNG Wai Hung, Raymond (elected 22.11.97)
NOMINATION TO ACADEMY
FELLOWSHIP
The Hong Kong
Academy of Medicine will consider nominations for Academy Fellowship in
March.
College Fellows
who wish to be nominated may contact the Registrar, Dr C H TSE, at 2958 6094
for details.
COLLEGE PRIORITIES - 1998
1. Training and
Examinations Committee
1.1 To conduct examinations and assessments.
1.2 To enforce the Regulations on
Post-graduate Training and Examinations.
1.3 To examine the applications of
laboratories for training and to inspect the laboratories.
1.4 To keep a good record of training.
1.5 To arrange meeting(s) with trainees,
educational supervisors and trainers.
1.6 To promote rotation of trainees.
2. Education Committee
2.1 To monitor the implementation of the
CME programme.
2.2 To organise education activities - which
may be held in conjunction with other bodies.
2.3 To promote the distribution of
publications on standards and protocols.
3. Quality Assurance Committee
3.1 To organise and to promote QA
programmes.
3.2 To establish guidelines on good
laboratory practice.
3.3 To establish guidelines on laboratory
tests.
4. Working Group on Laboratory
Accreditiation
4.1 To promote laboratory accreditation.
4.2 To liase with other organisations for the
establishment of a laboratory accreditation programme.
5. Professional and General Affairs
5.1 To promote the image of the College and
Pathology.
5.2 To prepare a handbook for 1998.
5.3 To plan for the new College Chamber in
the permanent Academy Headquarters.
5.4 To improve communication with members by
publishing 3 to 4 copies of the Newsletter each year.
5.5 To prepare souvenirs of the College.
6. Relationship with other bodies
6.1 To further strengthen relationships with
overseas Colleges of Pathologists, other Colleges in the Academy of Medicine,
and our counterparts in the mainland of China.
6.2 To further pursue mutual recognition with other Colleges of
Pathologists.
Some Important Dates for 1998
Deadline - all examination applications 31st
Mar
Written papers
Mid-Aug
Practical / Viva examinations Mid-Oct
TRAINING & EXAMINATIONS
COMMITTEE
Examinations:
The deadline for all Membership
examinations and Fellowship assessment applications will be the end of March
1998.
You may contact the Secretary of the
Training and Examinations Committee, Dr W F NG, at 2836 1214 for further
information.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
CME
Scheme Reminder.
The revised CME programme, as published
in the last Newsletter, became effective as of January 1st 1998. Any College Academy fellow who has not
joined the CME program is advised to do so immediately.
Your
College membership subscription for the period 1.11.1997 to 31.10.1998 is now
due.
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Entrance Subscription |
Annual Subscription |
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Honorary
Fellows |
Nil |
Nil |
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Founder
Fellows |
(Not
applicable) |
HK$ 2,000 |
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Fellows |
HK$ 2,000 |
HK$ 2,000 |
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Overseas
Fellows |
HK$ 2,000 |
HK$ 1,000 |
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Members |
HK$ 1,000 |
HK$ 1,000 |
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Associates |
Nil |
HK$ 500 |
Notes:
1.
Except
for Fellows aged over 65, all applicant for reduced rates will be considered
only upon formal written request.
2.
Age
will be counted to 31st of December for the current year.
3.
Application
for overseas subscription rate must be accompanied by independent supportive
documents (e.g. landing proof,
utilities bills, employment certifications, certification by the applicant’s
parent College) showing that the applicant has been residing outside Hong Kong
for a consecutive period of over 2 years.
4.
All
reduced rates will be effective from the next subscription year after approval
of application.
5.
All
subscriptions will be subject to a surcharge of 5% if settled after 30th
June of the subscription year.
Please send in your subscription by
cheque / bank draft (payable to "The Hong Kong College of
Pathologists") to the Honorary Treasurer at:
Dr. POON Wai Ming
Rm 1150
6 On Po Lane
Tai Po, NT
Remember to write your name on the back
of your cheque / bank draft and indicate its purpose.
For those College members who are also
Fellows of the HK Academy of Medicine, your 1998 subscription to the Academy
was due by January 1, 1998. The Academy subscription must be paid through
the College.
You may now send your 1998 Academy subscription to the Honorary
Treasurer.
The
cheque / bank draft should be made payable to "The Hong Kong College of
Pathologists".
The Academy Fellowship subscription
schedule is shown below:
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Fees |
HK$ |
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Entrance Fee (new admission) |
20,000 |
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Re-entrance Fee (reinstatement of
Fellowship) |
2,000 |
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Subscriptions |
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Fellows (normal
rate) |
2,500 |
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Fellows aged over 65 |
840 |
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Honorary Fellow |
0 |
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Retired Fellows
(Aged over 60 and retired from renumerative medical/dental practice.) |
840 |
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Overseas Fellows
(Resident outside and have not practised in Hong Kong for a consecutive
period of over 2 years.) |
1,250 |
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Fellows with
financial hardship. |
(To be considered on a case by case
basis upon application) |
Congratulations
to Dr Laurence Hou
The
College is pleased to extend its congratulations to our Fellow, Dr Laurence
Hou, on receiving the honorary
degree of LLD from Aberdeen University in Scotland. Dr Hou has a long association with the
University having spent 7 years there as a Lecturer in Pathology before
returning to Hong Kong where he became the inaugural Chairman of the Aberdeen
University Hong Kong Graduates Association. Over the years Dr Hou has continued
to promote cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Scotland and has raised
funds for scholarships.
A
happy coincidence was that his honorary degree was the first conferred by the
new Chancellor of Aberdeen University, Lord Wilson of Tilllyorn, better known
to us in Hong Kong as former-Governor David Wilson. During his graduation address Lord Wilson drew upon his fond
experiences in Hong Kong and pointed out many parallels between the Chinese and the Scots.
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The Chan Woon Cheung
Education and Research Fund
Note: Applications to this
fund will close at the end of April this year and a decision will be given by
the end of May.
In 1991, friends, colleagues and former students of the late Dr Chan Woon Cheung endowed a fund in his memory to promote education, training and research in Pathology.
Regulations governing the Fund.
a. The fund shall be named "The Chan Woon Cheung Education and Research Fund"
b. The fund shall only be applied towards the promotion of education, training and research in Pathology, such as,
(i) Research grants for studies in Pathology, or
(ii) Grants to support training in Pathology, including passage fees and subsistence, where the training is conducted in
Hong Kong or the applicant is currently working in Hong Kong.
c. Local and overseas workers in Pathology, both members and non-members of the Hong Kong College of Pathologists, may apply for grants for the purposes set out in b. above.
d. Applications for support from the fund may be made on the form prescribed by the Council of the Hong Kong College of Pathologists, and shall be subject to academic scrutiny by the Council. The decision of the Council shall be final.
Administrative arrangements.
a. The whole of the sum subscribed shall form the endowment fund and shall be invested at the discretion of the Council.
b. Only the income shall be available for the payment of grants except under special circumstances as decided by the Council.
c. Funds will normally be allocated not more than twice annually, but applications may be submitted at any time.
d. After providing for awards in any one year, or if no award is made, any sum remaining may be carried forward to meet the costs of awards in subsequent years, or may be added to the capital sum for investment.
e. The Council may establish a committee to undertake preliminary assessment of the applications for advice to the Council.
f. Principal grant holders receiving support from the fund will be required to submit a report at the end of the period of education or training and/or annual progress report to the Council.
g. At the beginning of each financial year, the Hon. Treasurer shall supply to the Council an annual statement of account for the
fund indicating the income available for
allocation during the year in question.
NEWSLETTER MATERIAL?
Please send your contributions to:
“ Dr RJ Collins, Newsletter Editor, Hong Kong College of Pathologists, C/o Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong”
Tel:2855 4009 Fax:2872 8098 Email:rcollins@hkucc.hku.hk
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Newsletter Production and Editorial Panel:
Editors: Dr RJ Collins ( English), Dr Dominic Tsang (Chinese), Dr Phillip Beh, et al.
Note: A bilingual version of the Newsletter will soon be available.
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OFFICE BEARERS:
President:
Dr MAK Wai Ping
Institute of
Pathology,
Sai Ying Pun
Jockey Club Clinic,
Sai Ying Pun, HK.
Phone: 2540 9880;
Fax: 2858 2684.
Vice-Presidents:
Dr CHAN Keeng Wai,
Histopathology
Unit,
Canossa Hospital,
1 Old Peak Road, HK.
Phone: 2526 0867;
Fax: 2521 7081.
Dr Robert John COLLINS,
Department of
Pathology,
Queen Mary
Hospital, Pokfulam, HK.
Phone: 2855 4009;
Fax: 2872 8098.
Registrar:
Dr TSE Chun Hing, Christopher
Department of
Pathology,
10/F Block M,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
30 Gascoigne Road,
Kowloon.
Phone:
2958 6094; Fax: 2385 2455.
Deputy Registrar:
Dr NG Wing Fung
Department of
Pathology,
Ruttonjee Hospital,
266 Queen’s Road
East, Wan Chai
Phone: 2836 1214;
Fax: 2836 1222
Honorary Treasurer:
Dr POON Wai Ming
Rm 1150, 6 On Po
Lane,
New Territories
Phone: 2666
4226; Fax: 2667 3565
Immediate Past-President:
Professor Faith HO Chi Suk
C/o Department of
Pathology,
University of Hong
Kong,
Queen Mary
Hospital, Pokfulam, HK.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Dr CHENG Augustine
Department of
Microbiology,
The Chinese
University of Hong Kong,
Prince of Wales
Hospital, Shatin, NT
Phone: 2632 3339;
Fax: 2647 3227.
Dr CHU Wan, Raymond
Pathology Department,
Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern Hospital,
3 Lok Man Road,
Chai Wan, HK.
Phone: 2595 5071;
Fax: 2515 9701.
Dr LEE Kam Cheong
Department of
Pathology, Princess
Margaret Hospital,
Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon.
Phone: 2990 1804;
Fax: 2370 0969.
Dr LOKE Shee Loong
Histopathology
Laboratory,
St Theresa’s
Hospital
Prince Edward Road
Kowloon.
Phone: 2711 2120;
Fax: 2761 1798
Dr MONG Hoi
Keung
Forensic Pathology
Laboratory,
Hennessey Road PO
Box 20449
Phone: 2860 2468;
Fax: 2804 1714
Dr TAM Chi Fai, Sidney
Department of
Clinical Biochemistry,
Queen Mary
Hospital, Pokfulam, HK.
Phone: 2855 4112;
Fax: 2819 0704.
Dr WONG Kit Fai
Department of
Pathology,
Queen Elizabeth
Hospital,
30 Gascoigne Road,
Kowloon.
Phone: 2958 6791;
Fax: 2958 6790.
Dr YUNG Wai Hung, Raymond
Department of
Clinical Pathology,
Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern Hospital,
Chai Wan, Hong
Kong.
Phone: 2595 5156; Fax: 2515 9657.