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ABOUT US > HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT
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| The Medical Faculty of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the longest established faculty in the tertiary education in Hong Kong. It was founded as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society in 1887, and later renamed the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1907.
The Faculty was accorded the position of premier Faculty when the University was opened in 1912. Serving Hong Kong for over a century, the Faculty is a medical school of learning, of innovation, and of enterprising; a medical school of morals, of vision, and of care. The Faculty and its predecessor have been playing a pioneering role in medical education, training and research. The new Medical Faculty Complex at Sassoon Road inaugurated in 2002 and our main teaching hospital, the Queen Mary Hospital, is just up the road. From its modest beginning, the Faculty has now become the largest faculty of the University, with around 200 full-time teaching staff and 500 research support staff. The student population is about 1,900. The Faculty comprises 16 departments, the School of Nursing, the School of Chinese Medicine and a number of research centres focusing on various strengths of research of the Faculty. |
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Founded by the London Missionary Society, the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese was inaugurated on October 1 with Professor Patrick Manson as its first Dean. The name of the College was changed to the ¡§Hong Kong College of Medicine¡¨ in 1907. |
| Sir Patrick Manson | ||
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The first two graduates, including Dr Sun Yat Sen, graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. |
| Dr Sun Yat-sen | ||
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The University of Hong Kong, with the Medical Faculty as its premier Faculty, was established. |
| Government Civil Hospital | ||
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¡§Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong were the birthplace of my knowledge¡K¡¨ said Dr Sun Yat Sen during his famous visit to HKU. |
| Dr Sun visit in 1923 | ||
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Clinical teaching was transferred to the newly completed Queen Mary Hospital. |
| Queen Mary Hospital | ||
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The activities of the University were brought to halt by the Japanese invasion of December 8, 1941 and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong until the surrender in August, 1945. |
| The old Tsan Yuk Hospital in post-war years | ||
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Li Shu Fan Building on Sassoon Road for the accommodation of preclinical departments was formally opened on April 5. Intake of students was increased to 120. |
| Li Shu Fan Building | ||
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The first liver transplant at Hong Kong was performed by Department of Surgery in October. |
| Liver transplant operation | ||
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H5N1 "bird flu" emerged in Hong Kong. Department of Microbiology made a significant impact on managing the human outbreak by developing rapid viral diagnosis methods for H5N1. |
| H5N1 Virus | ||
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The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme was reformed. The Faculty became the first medical institute in the region that adopted system-based curriculum using student-centred and problem-based learning approach. |
| PBL Class | ||
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The Medical Faculty moved into the new complex on Sassoon Road. |
| Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine | ||
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The outbreak of atypical pneumonia was spread worldwide. The Department of Microbiology identified SARS coronavirus as the primary causative agent. |
| SARS Discovery | ||
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Visit of Premier Wen Jiabao in June 2003 as an acknowledgement for the Faculty's dedication and achievements in fighting SARS. This was the first time that a Chinese Premier had visited a university in Hong Kong. |
| Visit of the Premier | ||
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The State Key Laboratories of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Brain and Cognitive Sciences were established, the first State Key Laboratories located outside Mainland China. |
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The Faculty¡¦s liver transplant team from the Department of Surgery won the first-class award for the category of State Scientific and Technology Progress Award. |
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The Faculty celebrated its 120th Anniversary. Over 2,500 distinguished guests, staff and alumni attended the Anniversary Dinner in December. |
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