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June 2005 Past
Presidents Advisory Committee
A Past Presidents Advisory Committee (PPAC)
comprising past presidents of the Academy and Colleges was formed to
offer advice to the Academy Council on matters relating to the development and
policies of the Academy and its Colleges.
Dr. C.H. Leong and Prof. Richard Yu were elected co-convenors and Dr.
Donald Li was elected Honorary Secretary of the PPAC.
The PPAC had its first meeting on 19 May and will hold meeting quarterly.
The founding President of the Academy, Prof Sir David Todd, visited
Awards
This
award is a tri-annual event which honours and celebrates the achievements of
women in The
Award carries two categories: Outstanding Women Professionals and Outstanding
Women Entrepreneurs. For each category, there are three recipients. Prof. Tang
has been given the award in the category of Outstanding Women Professionals. The
presentation ceremony will be on 8th June 2005.
CME/CPD
Office Four Fellows, namely Prof. L.K. Hung, Dr. Cindy Lam, Dr. Roch Lee and Dr. Ronnie Poon, were recently appointed CME/CPD Associate Directors to assist the Vice-President (Edu. & Exams) in achieving the aims of the CME/CPD Office, and to help manage the academic contents of the CME/CPD materials. They work for the Academy as CME/CPD Associate Directors on honorary basis. Mr.
Ming Chan was appointed as CME/CPD Executive Officer in
March to
coordinate all the CME/CPD activities and related matters.
Before joining the Academy, Ming worked for various professional bodies
including Hong Kong Association of Accounting Technicians, Hong Kong Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and Hong Kong Securities Institute. Ming
graduated from the
Summer Activities at the Academy Lounge Thai Food Cookery Class, Children Magic Course and Children Taekwondo Course will be organized at the Academy Lounge. According to previous experience, interest classes for kids are usually fully booked very soon. Please register your place as quick as possible. Please click below for details.
Extraordinary
General Meeting – 16 June 2005
2005 Annual Subscriptions
Joint Scientific Meeting of the The Royal College of
Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists will jointly organize a
scientific meeting in Hong Kong this October.
The
meeting will be held from 21st to 23rd October 2005
(Friday to Sunday) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. There
will be scientific symposia, proffered paper and poster presentations, trade
exhibition and book exhibition. The
meeting aims to bring together radiologists, clinical oncologists and nuclear
medicine physicians practicing locally and overseas for the interflow of
knowledge and advancement. Physicians of other disciplines, radiographers
and other healthcare professionals are also welcome. A Radiographer
Session will be organized to promote exchange of valuable experience with the
College's radiographer colleagues. For
Radiology, there will be subspecialty focus sessions in Interventional
Radiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology. For Clinical Oncology, the subspecialty
focus session will be on Neuro-oncology. For
further details, please visit the College's website at:
www.hkcr.org
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The
Academy is delighted to announce that the President, Prof. Grace Tang, has been
awarded the Outstanding Women Professional & Entrepreneurs Award 2005. 
Council
has decided to hold an EGM on 16 June 2005 to admit new Fellows.
Fellows
are reminded that their 200