Academy News



December 2002

 

2003 Subscriptions

Council has endorsed the Financial and Investment Committee’s recommendation that the 2003 subscriptions rate would remain unchanged.  Fellows will receive demand notes for payment from the Academy or College shortly. 

 

HK$

Fellow (normal rate)

2,500

Fellows aged over 65

840

Retired Fellows

840

Overseas Fellows

1,250

Honorary Fellows

0

For detailed information on reduced/overseas rate applications, please refer to the Policy on Reduced Rate Subscriptions in the Fellows Area.

 


 

HKAM Foundation Fund 11th Annual General Meeting

The 11th AGM of the Foundation Fund will be held on 17 December 2002 (Tuesday) at 5:30 p.m., at the Council Chamber, 10/F, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

 


 

David Todd Oration

This year’s David Todd Oration has been scheduled for 13 December 2002, Dr. Bernard Langer, President of College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, will deliver a talk on “Continuous Professional Development – Good for both Doctors and Patients”.  CME Accreditation (Anaesthesiologists: 1 pt; Dental Surgeons: 0.5 pt; Emergency Medicine: 0.5 pt; Family Physicians: 1 pt; Obstetricians & Gynaecologists: 1 pt; Orthopaedic Surgeons: 1 pt; Otorhinolaryngologists: 0.5 pt; Pathologists: 0.5 pt; Physicians: 0.5pt; Psychiatrists: 1pt; Radiologists: 1 pt; Surgeons: 0.5 pt).  Fellows can attend free of charge.  The Academy’s AGM, the Best Original Research by Trainees Awards, Fellowship Conferment will be held at the same evening. 

An annual dinner will be held after the Conferment and Oration at HK$500 per head.  Due to limited seats available, all reservations will be on a first-come-first served basis.

 


 

Merry Christmas

The Academy Secretariat will be closed at 2:00 pm on 24 December 2002.  The Academy wishes all Fellows a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.