Council
The Academy is governed by a Council comprising:
6Officers
15Ex Officio Members, the President of each Academy College
5Elected Members
Immediate Past President of the Council shall hold office for a period of 1 year from the date he / she ceases to be the President.
Officers
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung |
| Vice-President (General Affairs) | Dr. Yu-fat Chow |
| Vice-President (Education and Examinations) | Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai |
| Honorary Secretary | Dr. Wing-cheong Leung |
| Honorary Treasurer | Prof. Eric Wai-choi Tse |
| Editor | Prof. Martin Chi-sang Wong |
Immediate Past President
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Prof. Chak-sing Lau |
Ex Officio Members
| College | Name |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesiologists | Dr. Hing-yu So |
| Community Medicine | Dr. Thomas Ho-fai Tsang |
| Dental Surgeons | Dr. Yiu-kai Wong |
| Emergency Medicine | Dr. Clara Wing-yee Wu |
| Family Physicians | Dr. David Vai-kiong Chao |
| Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Prof. Tak-yeung Leung |
| Ophthalmologists | Prof. Clement Chee-yung Tham |
| Orthopaedic Surgeons | Dr. Wilson Li |
| Otorhinolaryngologists | Dr. Victor Abdullah |
| Paediatricians | Dr. Winnie Wing-yee Tse |
| Pathologists | Dr. Michael Ho-ming Chan |
| Physicians | Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li |
| Psychiatrists | Dr. Roger Man-kin Ng |
| Radiologists | Dr. Chun-key Law |
| Surgeons | Dr. Heng-tat Leong |
Elected Members
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Julian Chun-yan Fong | |
| Dr. Hung-to Luk | |
| Dr. Victor Wai-lun Tang | |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant |
Past Presidents
1992 - 1996
Founding President
Prof. Sir David Todd
1996 - 2000
Dr. David Fang
2000 - 2004
Dr. Che-hung Leong
2004 - 2008
Prof. Grace Wai-king Tang
2008 - 2012
Prof. Raymond Hin-suen Liang
2012 - 2016
Dr. Donald Kwok-tung Li
2016 - 2020
Prof. Chak-sing Lau
The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions. It meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws.
Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy’s annual reports.
Officers of the Academy
The 6 Officers are nominated and elected by the members of the Council. Their term of office is 2 years.
President
Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung
Prof. Leung is a neurosurgeon, Clinical Professor, holder of the endowed Tsang Wing-Hing Professorship in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is the Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU. He graduated from the Medical College of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, with M.B.B.S., and the University College London with BSc. (Physical Anthropology) in 1992.
Vice-President
(General Affairs)
Dr. Yu-fat Chow
Vice-President
(Education and Examinations)
Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai
Honorary Secretary
Dr. Wing-cheong Leung
Honorary Treasurer
Prof. Eric Wai-choi Tse
Editor
Management Structure
The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions. It meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws.
| Committee | Chair/ Co-chair |
|---|---|
| Editorial Board | Prof. Martin Chi-sang Wong |
| Education Committee | Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai |
| Finance and Investment Committee | Mrs. Vivian Fung-yee Chan Lo |
| House Committee | Dr. Wing-cheong Leung |
| Membership Committee | Dr. Hung-to Luk |
| Professionalism and Ethics Committee | Dr. James Shing-ping Chiu; Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung; Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute Advisory Board | Dr. Donald Kwok-tung Li |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine Advisory Committee | Prof. Paul Bo-san Lai |
| SZ-HK Medical Specialist Training Centre Governing Committee | Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung; Mr. Zhuoxin Yang |
Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy’s annual reports.
Secretariat
Work of the Council, Committees and day-to-day operation of the Academy are supported by the Secretariat led by Chief Executive Officer.
Extraordinary and Annual General Meetings
The Academy shall hold an Annual General Meeting of Fellows, and Extraordinary General Meeting whenever the Council deems necessary. A notice in writing will be sent to all Fellows according to the notice period as set out in the Regulations of the Academy.
