College Annual Report 2001-2002

Overseas and Local Guests attending 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong College
of Paediatricians on December 8, 2001
Admission of New Fellows on December 8, 2001.

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***** CONTENTS *****
The Council 2001/2002
Message from the President
Council’s Report
Hon. Treasurer’s Report
Standing Committees’ Reports
Accreditation
Education
Examination
House
Information Technology
Membership
Professional & General Affairs
Review
Hon. Auditor’s Report
Financial Statements
New Fellows, Members & Associates

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***** The Council 2001/2002 *****
President
Prof. LEUNG Nai-kong 梁乃江教授
Vice President
Prof. FOK Tai-fai 霍泰輝教授
Hon. Secretary
Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis 盧忠啟教授
Hon. Treasurer
Dr. KO Wai-keung, Frederick 高偉強醫生

Members
Dr. CHAN Chok-wan 陳作耘醫生

Dr. CHAN Kwok-hing, Alex 陳國興醫生
Dr. CHIU Man-chun 趙孟準醫生
Dr. IP Lai-sheung, Patricia 葉麗嫦醫生
Dr. KO Po Wan 高步雲醫生
Dr. LEE Wai-hong 李偉航醫生
Dr. LEUNG Ping, Maurice 梁○平醫生
Dr. TAM Yat-cheung, Alfred 譚一翔醫生
Prof. YEUNG Chap-yung (Immediate Past President) 楊執庸教授
Dr. YOUNG Wan-yin, Betty 楊允賢醫生
Dr. TSAO Yen-chow (co-opted for 1 year) 曹延洲醫生
Dr. LEUNG Cheuk-wa, Wilfred (co-opted for 1 year) 梁卓華醫生
Dr. WOO Lap-fai, Chris (co-opted for 1 year) 胡立輝醫生
Hon. Legal Advisor

Mr. Peter MARK 麥維慶律師
Hon. Auditor
Mr. Walter MA 馬景華會計師
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Message from the President
It has been another memorable year for me to serve you as the College President after the
excitement of the 10th anniversary celebration in December 2001. At our 10th anniversary,
we were honoured to have the participation of many local and overseas medical dignities,
in particular the presidents and representatives of our sister colleges and societies from
the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom and U.S.A. The
anniversary scientific meeting on ‘Primary Health Care in Paediatrics’ attracted a large
number of registrants and drew lively discussions. The 10th Anniversary Monograph is a
valuable record of the work of the Council; achievements of the standing committees and
training centers; together with photographic archives of the activities of the College in the
initial ten years. I am grateful to the hard work of the organizing committee; contributions
from our overseas guests; participation of the seven local Paediatric Subspecialty Societies
and our members for making the events successful. Through these events, the College
has further strengthened our relationships with our local and overseas partners in the
advancement of paediatrics and child health.
During the past year, training and education remain on the top of the agenda of our
College. The Accreditation and Education Committees have been given the arduous task to
review and revise the training curriculum. Following the deliberations of the anniversary
scientific meeting on “Primary Health Care in Paediatrics”, the Council had resolved that
all trainees, with their basic training starting in Year 2003, will undergo mandatory training
in child health for six months. At the same time, basic trainees will also have to undertake
the ‘Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)’ course orgainsed by our College. This
revised curriculum will ensure that all our basic trainees will have adequate experience and
exposure in community as well as in emergency paediatrics.
The Council has also made clarifications on the ‘Guidelines on higher training’ and
requires all trainees who will be sitting the Exit Assessment from Year 2004 onwards, to
fulfill all the training requirements as stipulated in the guidelines. Trainees and training
supervisors are advised to study the guidelines carefully. The College always encourages
trainees to enroll early in a training programme in order to ensure adequate supervision
as well as uniformity of training. Retrospective accreditation of training consumes time
and effort. Therefore, the Council has started to levy an administrative fee for vetting
applications for retrospective accreditation. The Accreditation Committee has been busy
in conducting accreditation visits and completed a round of visits to the training units
under the Department of Health. With the re-organization of the delivery of services in the
Hospital Authority and in accordance with the directive from the Hong Kong Academy of
Medicine, accreditation of training in the Hospital Authority would be on a cluster basis
in the future. The College will strive to approve programmes that will match training
with service needs while maintaining the standard and quality of training and education.
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Currently the Accreditation Committee is in the process of visiting the maternal and child
health centres of the Department of Health for the purpose of accreditation of training in
child health.
The Intermediate Examination and the Exit Assessment are the College’s formal
mechanisms of assessment of our trainees. A Pass in those examinations is required for the
advancement to Membership or Fellowship of the College. High and uniform standards
are always maintained by the Examination Committee and its Board of Examiners. The
Intermediate Examination is held jointly with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health (RCPCH) and, until the end of 2003, the Royal College of Physicians of the United
Kingdom. On the other hand, the Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Examination is a test
of knowledge of child health, and therefore, has a lower entrance requirement. The DCH
Examination is currently held jointly with RCPCH. Such collaboration is necessary to
ensure that the examinations are in line with international standards.
It is gratifying to see that our members are continuously updating themselves. In

promoting good clinical practice the College widely disseminated the clinical practice
guideline on ‘febrile convulsion’ through newsletters, college journals and web page.
There has been good attendance at the Update Series seminars. The annual PALS
course, held jointly with the Heart Institute for Children and Hope Children’s Hospital,
Illinois, U.S.A. was again oversubscribed by our members, other doctors and health care
professionals. Over 600 doctors and nurses attended the Update Series on Child Health,
organized in collaboration with the Hong Kong Paediatric Society for the 5th consecutive
year. There was enthusiastic participation at the annual scientific meeting held jointly with
Hong Kong College of Physicians. In addition, there were plenty of learning opportunities
for our members to participate in the scientific activities organized by various professional
bodies. Hence, our Fellows should have no difficulty in satisfying the continuing medical
education requirement of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. In fact, practically, all our
Fellows are maintained on the specialist register of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
The College has an important role to play in health promotion and child advocacy. The
College has a strong stand against cigarette smoking. The College joined the Hong Kong
Council on Smoking and Health and other relevant governmental and non-governmental
bodies in organizing an anti-smoking programme. To promote the World Stop Smoking
Day, our College, together with the Hong Kong Paediatric Society and the Hong Kong
Society of Paediatric Respirology, held a press conference on “Stop Smoking for Our
Children's Sake”, which was widely publicized in the mass media and drew a lot of
public attention. A ‘tobacco-control kit for paediatricians’ would be available soon to
provide resource materials for our members in their fight against smoking. I would like to
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appeal to all our members to join in the fight against smoking to protect the health of our
children. Through the Professional and General Affairs Committee, the College reflected
our views to the relevant authorities on various health issues, in particular subjects such
as child pornography, human organ transplantation, brain death and dangerous drugs. The
promotion of child health to the community is carried out by the Hong Kong College of
Paediatricians Foundation Ltd., which has organized educational programmes for teachers,
social workers and child care professionals.
Thanks to the Information Technology Committee, the College has a comprehensive

web page. Updated information about the College, Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics,
continuing medical educational activities and other local and overseas health organizations
can be readily obtained from the web page. The College encourages our members to make
use of electronic means for communication.
The Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, an official publication of the College and the Hong
Kong Paediatric Society is now being published quarterly each year. The challenges faced
by the editorial board include adequate number of quality articles and financial support.
The College pledges our full support to the Journal and has taken over the secretarial work
of the Journal since October, 2002.
During summer, our College held two successful scientific meetings in the Mainland.
The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong Paediatric Exchange Meeting, a biennial joint event with
the Guangdong Pediatric Society was held in Panyu in July and was again a resounding
success. There were 150 participants with 40 joining from Hong Kong. It was delighted to
see that some of our members delivered their papers in Putonghua. With the improvement
in movement across the border, it is hoped that future exchange meetings could be held in
Hong Kong. We look forward to playing host to our Guangdong colleagues. Further, we
were overwhelmed by the warmth and hospitality of our hosts during our visit to Urumqi
Children Hospital in Urumqi, Xinjiang in August. We shared our experiences and had frank
exchanges with the staff of the hospital and members of the Xinjiang Pediatric Society.
We were delighted to have the Vice-Mayor and the Vice-Director of Health of Urumqi as
our guests of honour at the banquet organized by the College. All participants found the
visit rewarding, which has resulted in a better understanding of the paediatric practice and
training in the Mainland and in establishing a formal link with our Mainland colleagues.
The College will continue to build up our network with our sister organizations in the
Mainland in the coming years.
The membership of the College has reached 561. 410 Fellows are practising in Hong
Kong, and they play a major role in providing a high standard of health care to the children
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of Hong Kong. The College is committed to ensure that the highest standard of education
and training is provided to our members. The College is also committed to the well being
of the children of Hong Kong. To accomplish our mission, the College needs your support
and contributions. I wish to express my sincere thanks to the members of the Council,
Committees and Subcommittees for their advice, dedication and counsel in guiding me
to serve you and the College. It has been a pleasurable experience to me to have the
opportunity to work with such nice and devoted colleagues, who have always placed the
College affairs on their top priority. I also wish to express my gratitude to the Director of
Health and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority for their support in our training
policy and for allowing training activities to take place in their institutions. Most important
of all I wish to thank all members for your support and participation. I look forward to
your continued advice and guidance.
Prof. LEUNG Nai-kong

President
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Council’s Report
The Hong Kong College of Paediatricians celebrated its 10 th Anniversary last year. To
commemorate this important event, the College planned a series of initiatives to document
the achievements of our College over the past 10 years. The 10 th Anniversary Publication
of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians 1991-2001 was published under the able
leadership of Dr Jane Kan Chang and her editorial board highlighting the achievements
of the various standing committees as well as providing a photographic record of the
activities of our College over the past ten years. Our College has indeed succeeded in
promoting postgraduate training, research and the practice of paediatrics to the highest
professional and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The publication also contains the
congratulatory messages from governmental and non-governmental organisations in Hong
Kong, presidents of sister Colleges from around the world and presidents of paediatric
subspecialty societies of Hong Kong.
227 persons attended the Scientific Meeting held on 8 th and 9 th December 2001 for
the College Tenth Anniversary Celebration. The meeting was organised under the
chairmanship of Professor Tai Fai Fok and was the highlight of the educational activities of
our College last year. The theme of the meeting was “Primary Health Care in Paediatrics”.
Professor Nem Yun Boo (President, College of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of
Malaysia), Professor David Hall (President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health), Dr Lai Yun Ho (Chairman, Chapter of Paediatricians, Academy of Medicine
of Singapore), Professor Calvin Sia (Representative, American Academy of Pediatrics),
Professor Xiru Wu (President, Chinese Pediatric Society), Professor Tsu Fuh Yeh
(President, Taiwan Pediatric Association) and Dr Chun Bong Chow (Representative, Hong
Kong College of Paediatricians) made presentations on the current state of development
of primary child health care in different parts of the world. Representatives of seven
subspecialty societies participated in a special symposium entitled “Paediatric Subspecialty
Interfacing with Primary Health Care”. There was also a Free Paper Session at this
stimulating scientific meeting.
At the Tenth Annual General Meeting held on the 8th December 2001, Dr Chok Wan Chan,
Dr Alex Kwok Hing Chan and Dr Maurice Ping Leung were elected as Council Members of
the College for the years 2001-2004. Mr Peter Mark and Mr Walter Ma were appointed as
Honorary Legal Advisor and Honorary Auditor of the College respectively. Dr Yen Chow
Tsao, Dr Wilfred Cheuk Wa Leung and Dr Chris Lap Fai Woo were co-opted as Council
Members for a period of one year. During the year 2001/2002, six Council Meetings were
held during which the eight standing committees (Accreditation, Education, Examination,
House, Information Technology, Membership, Professional and General Affairs and
Review Committees) as well as the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians Foundation made
their reports to Council.
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Practice of General Paediatrics in the Community
In recent years, the need to strengthen the interface between primary care together with
secondary and tertiary care in hospitals has been repeatedly emphasised by policy makers.
The Hong Kong College of Paediatricians has responded to the changing health care
needs of children and adolescents by an extensive review of the training curriculum. Our
College is aware of the great need to provide a comprehensive training programme that
matches training with service demands. Our College is of the opinion that the way forward
would be to train more multi-task general paediatricians with wide experience in looking
after children and adolescents in their homes or in the community and the hospital will
be used as a resource. The need to strengthen training in child health and the practice of
paediatrics in primary care had been thoroughly discussed at the Roundtable Discussion on
Community Paediatrics convened by our College in November 2000 and also in the Tenth
Anniversary Scientific Meeting. The Council has recently resolved that all trainees starting
their Basic Training Programme in 2003 will have to undergo training in child health for
six months on the recommendation of the Accreditation and Education Committees. This
was announced by our President in his message to Fellows, Members and Associates in the
October issue of the College Newsletter. A provisional understanding has been reached
with the Department of Health regarding the rotation of College trainees to Maternal and
Child Health Centres (MCHCs) for training. The Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
has acknowledged our request for due consideration of manpower provision by the Hospital
Authority to paediatric departments of the HA hospitals in the light that our College will
implement the new Basic Training Programme in 2003. The curriculum of the Higher
Training Programme in Paediatrics is also under comprehensive review by the College
Accreditation and Education Committees. Members of the Accreditation Committee are in
the process of visiting four MCHC clusters in Hong Kong for the accreditation of trainers,
training programme and training facilities at these training clusters.
Accreditation of Training
Our College has recently received an application for support for temporary medical
registration for clinical teaching in a private hospital. Based on a guideline issued by
the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, our College has issued a “Guidance Notes on
Application for Support for Temporary Medical Registration for Clinical Teaching in a
Private Hospital” to guide future applications. The most up-dated version of the Guidelines
on Higher Training in Paediatrics and recent Council resolutions relevant to Basic and
Higher Training in Paediatrics were sent to all Chiefs of Service and Training Supervisors
of accredited training units in January 2002. These three important documents can be
viewed on the College Homepage.
With the implementation of clustering in HA hospitals, accreditation of training would

be on a cluster basis in the future and this is in accordance with the directive from the
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Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. The information provided by Professor TF Fok on the
proposed New Territories East Cluster has facilitated the Accreditation Committee in the
formulation of a guideline on accreditation of training in a hospital cluster. Accreditation
revisits to the Clinical Genetic Service and the Child Assessment Service were conducted
on the 10th July 2002 and 7th August 2002 respectively by two teams appointed by Council.
Both the Clinical Genetic Service and the Child Assessment Service have been accredited
for a 6-month module in the Basic Training Programme and for 1 year in the Higher
Training Programme. As mentioned previously, the accreditation of MCHC clusters is in
progress.
The Chairman of the Accreditation Committee Dr CW Chan together with members

of the Task Force in Higher Training in Subspecialties met with representatives of
the subspecialty societies and groups on 22 nd February 2002 to discuss the process of
subspecialty accreditation. Co-ordinators of the subspecialty groups were requested to
return the Questionnaire on Subspecialty Training on or before 30 th June 2002. However,
some subspecialty groups have experienced difficulties in capturing information on
subspecialty workload statistics in the hospital clinical information system. The deadline
for the return of the Questionnaires has been extended to 31 st December 2002. Late
submissions will not be processed and request for accreditation of these subspecialties will
only be considered at the next round of accreditation of training in a paediatric subspecialty
at a subsequent date.
Educational and Professional Activities
The Education Committee continued to organize lectures and bedside teaching for
Associates of the College. Three Paediatric Update seminars had been held focussing on
genetics, neurosurgery and nuclear medicine. The Paediatric Advanced life Support (PALS)
course was held between 17th-21st July 2002 and the function was well attended. Council
approved the recommendation to include the PALS course as an essential part of Basic
Training Programme. With effect from the 1st July 2005, all applications for Membership
should be accompanied by a certificate of attendance and successful completion of the
assessment of the PALS course or its equivalence. This announcement can be viewed on
the College Homepage (special announcement). The Joint Scientific Meeting with the
Hong Kong College of Physicians was held on 26th and 27th October 2002.
The Guideline on Febrile Convulsions has been widely disseminated. A survey will
be conducted to assess whether the guideline has resulted in a change in practice. The
Guideline on Gastroenteritis has been completed and has now been sent for review by a
panel of experts. Members of the Professional and General Affairs have been actively
involved in an anti- smoking campaign through the formation of a Paediatric Anti-smoking
Task Force with representations from our College, the Hong Kong Paediatric Society and
the Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology. A press conference on “Stop Smoking
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for Our Children’s Sake” was held on 29th May 2002. The Professional and General affairs
Committee had responded to a number of consultation documents including
i) Proposed legislation for the prevention of child pornography
ii) Guidelines on Life-sustaining Trea0tment in the Terminally Ill
iii) Amendment for the Human Organ Transplant Regulation
iv) Guidelines on Certification of Brain Death
Most of our Fellows are participating actively in the College Continuing Medical
Education (CME) programme. Only one Fellow failed to fulfill the CME requirement in
the 1999/2001 cycle and this Fellow had been approved for Remedial CME Programme.
In view of the impending implementation of mandatory CME for all doctors beginning
1st January 2005, the Honorary Secretary had written to all COSs of accredited training
institutions informing them to encourage their trainees to participate in CME voluntarily
and to register with the HKAM as the CME administrator. The CME programme for non-
specialist was launched by the HKAM on 3 rd February 2002. The Medical Council of
Hong Kong regulation required CME cycles to be synchronized with the issuance of the
Annual Practising Certificates with effect from the 1st January 2005. All Fellows will be
required to start a new 3-year CME cycle with effect from January 2005. All Associates
will need to join a mandatory 3-year CME cycle as from January 2005. Doctors entering
into specialist or non-specialist CME (January 2005 - December 2007) after January 2005
will need to satisfy the CME requirement pro rata. Practising Certificates will only be
issued every 3 years.
The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong Paediatric Exchange Meeting was held on the 13 th July
2002 in the Cheung Lung Hotel in Panyu. The meeting was well attended by colleagues
form Guangdong and Hong Kong and the meeting was a success both scientifically and
socially. On the invitation of the Medical Director of the Urumqi Children Hospital, 23
Fellows of the College and their families participated in the Urumqi-Hong Kong Paediatric
Exchange Meeting held on 11th and 12th August 2002. Professor NK Leung and other
participants gave presentations on the training and the development of paediatrics and
paediatric subspecialties in Hong Kong. College Fellows at the meeting were overwhelmed
by the generous hospitality shown to them by staff of the Urumqi Children Hospital during
their brief stay in Xinjiang.
The Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics is now published quarterly and the Editor-in-
Chief Professor CY Yeung has repetitively appealed to Fellows, Members and Associates
to actively support our Journal by submitting articles especially on original research for
publication. The Secretariat of the Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics has been relocated to
the Secretariat of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. Future correspondence should
be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief at Room 808, the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Jockey Club Building in Wong Chuk Hang.
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Two computer workshops for practising private paediatricians were organised in June 2002
and attended by 24 Fellows. Future educational activities are planned and will take place
at the HKAM or HAHO. Since November 2001, the College News has been sent by email
to all Fellows, Members and Associates every 2 weeks.
Examinations
Two Joint Intermediate Examination/MRCPCH Part I Examinations, two Part II Written

Examinations, two Part II Oral and Clinical Examinations, two Exit Assessments and one
DCH Examination were held last year. The Part II Written Examination has been de-linked
from the Part II Oral and Clinical Examination. Passing the Part II Written Examination
entitles candidates to have 3 attempts to sit for the Part II Oral and Clinical Examination
within two years. The number of candidates sitting for the Joint Intermediate/MRCPCH
Examination has been on the decline due to a progressive decrease in the number of
paediatric trainees entering into training.
The administration of the MRCPCH/Intermediate Examination will be totally taken over

by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Hong Kong College of
Paediatricians after the second diet in 2003. The written and clinical examination of the
Joint Diploma of Child Health will continue to be held once a year in Hong Kong. The
local administration involving these examinations are likely to be provided by our College
in future. A new memorandum of understanding between our two Colleges for the two
examinations will need to be negotiated in the coming year.
The entry requirement for MRCPCH Part One Examination remains to be 18 months from
the date of graduation given on the primary medical certificate; and for Part Two Written
Examination, having passed the Part One Examination within 7 years. For the Part Two
Oral and Clinical Examinations, candidates must have completed a period of training in an
accredited hospital of not less than two and a half years from the date of graduation given
on their diploma of medical qualification, and have not less than 12 months experience in a
post involving the emergency care of paediatric patients within the 5 years before the date
of examination. The Intermediate Examination of our College, being a joint examination
with MRCPCH examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, has
similar entry requirements. In addition, candidates must be fully registered medical
practitioners actively practising in an accredited training centre/cluster in Hong Kong.
Membership
By the end of November 2002, there are 410 Fellows, 19 Overseas Fellows, 64 Members, 2
Overseas Members and 66 Associates.
Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis

Honorary Secretary
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Hon. Treasurer’s Report
Total Income for Year 2001/2002 was approximately 3 times more than that of last year.
(HK$4,928,808 compared to HK$1,689,324 of last year). This significant increase was
mainly contributed by a HK$3 million donation from Providence Foundation Limited
established as the “H. M. Lui Memorial Fund” for the exclusive use of postgraduate study
and research in liver disease and related discipline in children awarded annually. However,
subscriptions and admission fees received this year were not substantial due to fewer
applications for Admission. Other income derived was from DCH Examination; PALS
Course and donations received from the following sponsors in support of College’s various
functions for which we would like to extend our appreciation:
Abbott Laboratories Limited

Bristol-Myers Squibb (Hong Kong) Limited
Glaxo Wellcome China Limited
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia) Limited
Milupa
Private Practising Paediatricians Study Group
Providence Foundation Limited
Wyeth (HK) Limited
Regarding Expenditures, Year 2001/2002 were increased by 54% as a result of College

Chamber renovation; office expenditures due to centralization of College functions and
increase in salaries of the College Secretariat (from one full-time and one part-time
secretaries to three full-time secretaries). Furthermore, the irregular expenditures incurred
by our 10th Anniversary Celebration including invitation of overseas guest speakers to our
10th Anniversary Scientific Meeting also added up to the vast amount of expenditures .
Operating surplus for Year 2001/2002 was HK$3.6 million, which was approximately
450% compared to last year (HK$0.8 million). Together with our accumulated funds (being
net assets of our College), our operating surplus will become HK$7.3 million, represented
mostly by bank deposits. However, please bear in mind that out of HK$7.3 million, the
HK$3 million donation as mentioned above, was an exceptional income specified for
restricted use and could not be considered as a normal recurrent source of income for the
years to come.
Last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Walter Ma & Company who
arranged for auditing our financial report again this year.
Dr. KO Wai-keung, Frederick

Honorary Treasurer
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Standing Committees
Accreditation Committee’s Report
Chairman Dr. CHAN Chok-wan

Hon. Secretary Dr. LEUNG Ping, Maurice
Members Dr. CHAN Kwok-hing, Alex
Dr. CHIU Man-chun
Prof. FOK Tai-fai
Dr. HO Che-shun, Jackson
Prof. LAU Yu-lung
Dr. TSAO Yen-chow
Dr. LEUNG Chik-wai, Paul
Prof. LEUNG Nai-kong (ex-officio)
Prof. Louis LOW (since 19/06/2001)
Accreditation of postgraduate training for paediatricians in Hong Kong is under the

care of the College Accreditation Committee whose terms of reference as stipulated in
the Memorandum and Articles of the College stated that “its functions shall be that of
assessing the suitability of the various units for training purpose and to advise the Council
on the training in paediatrics and the development of paediatric subspecialties”. It thus
follows that accreditation includes assessment of training institutions, trainers and trainees.
The Committee held five meetings (64th to 68th meetings dated 11/12/2001, 25/03/2002,
11/06/2002, 27/08/2002, and 15/10/2002) this year and all meetings were well attended
by Committee Members. During the year, two new resolutions were made by the College
Council: that only minutes of Council Meeting would be adopted as formal documents
while those of Committees or Subcommittees would be used as reference only, and
that announcements of the new accreditation rules and guidelines would be made by
Honorary Secretary of the College to ensure uniformity of wording and interpretation. The
Committee deliberated a wide variety of events, conducted a diversified range of activities
and made relevant recommendations to the College Council throughout the year. Below is
a summary of important events achieved by the Committee.
1. Accreditation of Institutions
Up to the time of report, the Committee has successfully accredited 14 training

institutions in General Paediatrics under the Hospital Authority and 2 services (Child
Assessment Service and Clinical Genetics) under the Department of Health. Each
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of the institutions or services was assessed by a team of at least three members,

designated by the College Council, using a comprehensive set of objective criteria
for accreditation. Successful institutions were recommended to the College Council
for official accreditation and awarded with Accreditation Certificates.
1.1 Accreditation Revisits

Each accredited institution is to be re-visited and reviewed by the
Accreditation Committee at least once every five years according to the
accreditation regulations of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. This year,
we made accreditation revisits to the Clinical Genetic Services on 10 th July
2002 and the Child Assessment Services on 7th August, 2002. Consequently,
the Committee recommended each Service as training centre for a 6-month
basic training and a one-year higher training module for General Paediatrics
with emphasis on trainee’s clinical exposure and better linkage with hospital
paediatrics. Both were approved by the Council.
1.2 New Accreditation Visit

An accreditation team visited the Yan Oi MCHC Cluster of the Family
Health Service on 4 th September 2002 and assessed the scope of service,
number of clusters and their respective training centres, trainer’s credentials,
training curriculum, types of training activities, service setup, supportive and
library facilities, and reviewed the last 5-year service statistics. The team
recommended 6-month module for basic training which was approved by the
Council.
1.3 Accreditation of existing Child-Health Related Specialties

The Committee is beginning to accredit child-health related training
centres not belonging to our college for elective training at both the basic
and the higher training modules. For those training centres belonging to
Academy Colleges, such as Child Psychiatry, ENT, Accident and Emergency
Medicine, Ophthalmology and others, the College Council resolved that
the Accreditation Committee needs not visit them because they have been
formally accredited by their respective Colleges. Trainees, however, would be
requested to submit their training programme for provisional approval by the
Committee and final endorsement by the College Council. The Accreditation
Committee stresses the importance of inclusion of child-oriented training
during these elective periods.
1.4 Accreditation of Training Programme in HA Clusters

1.4.1 In view of Hospital Authority’s clustering programme (which would be
implemented in the near future), the Committee agreed that, in future,
accreditation would be on training programme which may involve one or
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more hospitals, and not necessarily on individual hospital basis. In view of

the Academy’s requirement of revisits in not less than 5-year to accredited
training centers, accreditation visits would soon be commenced to these
clusters.
1.4.2 The Committee also took into consideration the recommendation by the
Education Committee that:
a) The fulfillment of the 6-month obligatory rotation (for General Paediatrics
training) to other units within the same cluster be applicable to the future
clustering system. Other training requirements would remain status quo.
b) For subspecialty rotation within the same jurisdiction, this would not be
regarded as a 6-month obligatory rotation.
1.4.3 There would be transitional arrangement for accreditation subject to review
of the cluster programme in the coming 2 or 3 years.
1.4.4 In order to ensure a stable and effective training programme to be
implemented among the clustering hospitals, the Committee would further
recommend to HA that a uniform rotational programme should be carried out
among the hospitals within the same cluster (trainee-centered accreditation).
2. Accreditation of Trainers
2.1 Trainer / Trainee Ratio

Due to the change in the number of trainers and trainees in hospitals over the
years, the Council was concerned about the appropriateness of the current
regulation “that a trainer could accept not more than 2 basic and 1 higher
trainees or 1 basic and 2 higher trainees”. The Committee was designated to
evaluate the validity of the ratio.
A letter was sent out to all chiefs of service of accredited institutions to solicit
their views on the subject and replies revealed majority views from hospitals
agreed that:
a) Trainer in Higher Training should have a minimum of 3 years post-higher
training experience (in full time clinical practice).
b) There should be no change in present trainer: trainee ratio.
The results were noted and would be put into consideration when the
trainers’ qualification needed to be modified. However the Committee would
encourage training units to lower the ratio if they had sufficient trainer
manpower within their departments for benefit of their trainees.
2.2 Guidance Note for Application of Temporary Medical Registration (TMR)

An application was referred by the Academy Education Committee for
consideration of recommending to the Medical Council of Hong Kong an
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overseas expert to train two local specialists on a new treatment modality.

As this is a prototype for our College, the Committee took reference of the
HKAM’s Guidance Notes and relevant documents from the institutions (the
Universities and Hospital Authority) and drafted a “College Guidance Notes
on Application for Support of Temporary Medical Registration of Overseas
Doctors for purpose of Clinical Teaching in a Private Hospital” which was
approved at the 81 st Council Meeting dated 16th September, 2002. The
application was subsequently approved and recommended to the Academy
Education Committee based on the new Guidance Notes.
2.3 Trainers for Child-Health Related Specialties

The Committee would endorse trainers who are accredited trainers of their
respective Academy Colleges as trainers for the child-related specialties. For
those not belonging to Colleges, the Committee would objectively accredit
on individual cases.
3. Accreditation of Training Curriculum
3.1 Training in mixed neonatal and infant wards

The Council resolved that a ward admitting essentially neonates with
occasional infants should be classified as a neonatal ward and training would
be recognized as training in neonatology. For wards which were age-oriented,
Chiefs of Service were advised to rotate their trainees through all wards to
ensure coverage of all age groups to comply with general paediatric training
requirement.
3.2 ICU as a subspecialty in higher training

The Council resolved that ICU should be regarded as a subspecialty in higher
training.
3.3 Discrepancy between Day and Night duties during training

The Council resolved that the principal day-time assigned ward duties of
a trainee would be assessed as the recognized training in that subspecialty
irrespective of day-time general paediatric outpatient and night-time on-call
duties.
3.4 Rotation of Higher Training in another Institution

The Council resolved that all trainees could have their 6-month rotation
training being attached to more than one institution.
3.5 One Set of Accreditation Criteria for Local and Overseas Trainees
The College Council stresses on the importance of equality and fairness on
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accreditation criteria for both local and overseas trainees. Both have to be
supported by log data, declaration and supervisor’s support.
3.6 Retrospective Accreditation for Local and Overseas Trainee

The Committee suggested that an administrative vetting fee of HK$10,000
would be charged for each individual application for retrospective
accreditation of paediatric training, irrespective of whether the doctors were
trained locally or in overseas centres. For trainees who had completed his/
her basic and higher training and applied for retrospective accreditation, this
would be regarded as one application. By adopting this administrative fee for
retrospective accreditation of training, the previous regulation that a trainee
must join the College as an Associate or a Member before his/her training
could be accredited would no longer apply. The Council approved the
Committee's proposal. The Council further agreed that consideration would
be given to those trainees who did not join the College as Associate / Member
after the 6-month grace period leading to a delay in the recognition of their
Basic and Higher Training. The Hon. Secretary would announce the Council’s
decision immediately after the 76th Council Meeting dated 29/10/01.
4. Accreditation of Trainee
4.1 The Subcommittee for Accreditation of Individual Training consisting

of Dr. Ho Chi Shun (Chairman), Dr. Leung Ping, Dr. Leung Chik Wa, and
Professor Lau Yu Lung, is responsible for assessing, accrediting and advising
individual trainees in their training programmes and have such vetted training
programmes presented to the Committee, and then the Council, for approval.
4.2 Guideline for Special Consideration of Interruption of Training for

Trainees (approved by the Council in 2000) stated clearly the following
criteria for special considerations:
4.2.1 the interruption should be less than 12 months
4.2.2 the trainee should show his intention for further training
4.2.3 there must be justifiable reason for the interruption, either because of
medical or other compassionate reasons
4.2.4 must follow the regulations laid down by the Academy (including the
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4.2.5 final discretion is at the College Council
To these criteria, the Council at its 76th Meeting dated 29/10/2001 has added
one more criterion:
4.2.6 Interruption between Basic and Higher Training: Training would be
regarded as interrupted if a trainee had interruption of more than 12
months in between the basic and higher training. However, where
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cases arose, the Council had full discretion to make a decision based
on individual case merit, such as intention of training, medical and
other reasons accepted by the Council.
5. Guidelines on Higher Training
5.1 Further to the letter sent on 31 st May 2001 by Professor Louis C.K. Low
to all the Chiefs of Service regarding the Guidelines on Higher Training in
Paediatrics, there has been concern on the interpretation of the sentence “The
following training requirements will be strictly enforced on 1 st July 2001
irrespective of the stage of training of the trainee”. After much deliberation
at the Council meeting held on 29th October 2001, Council resolved that:
With effect from the 1st July 2001 and thereafter, ALL trainees entering into
Higher Training in Paediatrics should adhere to the Guidelines on Higher
Training (vide infra). During the interim period between 1 st July 2001 and
30th June 2004, the College would deal with minor infractions of these rules
by trainees sympathetically provided there is a good reason. ALL trainees
sitting the Exit Assessment in June 2004 or thereafter, irrespective of the
date of commencement of training, should fulfill ALL of the following
training requirements:
5.1.1 The duration of supervised Higher Training should be no less than 3 years in
College accredited centres.
5.1.2 There should be at least 2 years of hospital-based paediatrics, of which not
less than 12 months should be devoted to general paediatrics with acute
emergency hospital admission of children not restricted to any age group or
paediatric subspecialty.
5.1.3 The trainee may opt to undergo training for not more than 12 months in one
paediatric subspecialty (as defined in the Guideline for Paediatric Training)
inclusive of the 6 months obligatory rotation to local and overseas training
centres should such a rotation be through the same paediatric subspecialty
opted for.
5.1.4 The trainee may also opt to undergo training for not more than 12 months in
child health related specialties (e.g. child psychiatry, maternity child health
clinics, school health service, etc.) of which not more than 6 months should
be spent in any single specialty and inclusive of the 6 months obligatory
rotation to local and overseas training centres should such a rotation be
through the same child health related specialty.
5.1.5 All trainees must undergo a 6-month obligatory rotation through other
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training unit(s) (local/overseas). Prospective applications must be submitted,

at least 3 months before the commencement of overseas training, to the
Accreditation Committee together with the basic and essential information
required to accompany any such application. The Accreditation Committee
should also be notified before a trainee starts the rotation to other local
training unit(s).
5.2 The current announcement of Council’s resolution by Honorary Secretary

would supersede all previous announcements. Trainees sitting the Exit
Assessment on or after June 2004 would have to satisfy the requirement
delineated above.
5.3 “A Meeting of the Collegial Standing Committee with Chiefs of Service

and Training Supervisors” was convened on 6 th November 2001 with the
following agenda:
5.3.1 Reinstate the accreditation guidelines (1995 to 2001)

5.3.2 Introduce the Guidelines for Higher Training approved by the Council on
29/10/2001
5.3.3 Inform them of the expected requirements to fulfill paediatric training and the
need to keep guidelines laid down
5.3.4 Receive interpretation of rules and guidelines by COSs/training supervisors
5.3.5 Clarify areas of ambiguity
5.3.6 Collect feedback/opinion and arrive to a consensus on training requirement to
avoid future controversy
5.3.7 Answer enquiries on issues related to cessation of flexible rules
5.4 The College Honorary Secretary would also make announcements via letters
to all COSs, the College Newsletter and Website for information of all parties
concerned immediately. It would be useful to send a reminder to all training
units and to announce the Guidelines on Higher Training in the Newsletter
every 6 months to reinforce Council's resolution.
6. Task Force for Higher Training in Paediatric Subspecialties
The Task Force was appointed by the College Council on 4 th May 2000, with
membership from the College Accreditation, Education, Membership, Examination
and Review Committees, as well as representatives from the Department of Health,
the Hospital Authority, University Departments of Paediatrics, and College Fellows.
This diversified composition ensures that needs and concerns of this project are
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comprehensively and adequately represented. The Task Force was designated

the duty to study the current status of paediatric subspecialties and to make
recommendations to the College Council on development of higher training in
paediatric subspecialties in Hong Kong.
The Task Force convened a Meeting with the Subspecialty Groups, Chiefs of
Service, Training Supervisors and Paediatrics Consultants of Training Units on 22 nd
February 2002 to update participants of the progress of work of the Task Force,
provide information and collect opinions as well as feedback on the proposed
Questionnaires from all subspecialty groups. This was followed by excellent
exchange of views and opinions regarding the subject matter and all subspecialty
groups were requested to submit their completed Questionnaires before end of June
2002 to facilitate consideration of accreditation of higher training in the paediatric
subspecialties within the College.
7. College 10th Anniversary Celebration 2001
At the 10th Anniversary of the College, the Committee prepared a 10-year report at
the Celebration Monograph which summarized all the Committee activities. The
information derived from the Anniversary Seminar on “Interfacing with Paediatric
Subspecialties” contributed significantly to our understanding of paediatric
subspecialty development in Hong Kong and facilitated our accreditation of
paediatric subspecialty training in the future.
8. Manpower Survey for College Trainers and Trainees
During the year 2002, the Accreditation Committee with the mandate from the
College Council effected a Manpower Survey which revealed that, as on 31st May
2002, the College has in total accredited 181 trainers in paediatrics and enrolled
57 basic and 63 higher trainees (an overall trainer: trainee ratio of 1.5 to 1.0). The
results were submitted to the Education Committee of the Hong Kong Academy of
Medicine for planning and projection of future manpower requirement for medical
specialties to be used as reference for all key stakeholders within Hong Kong.
CONCLUSION
The past twelve months have been a memorable period of significant activities
and progress for the Accreditation Committee, as evidenced by the work achieved
throughout the period. We are especially encouraged to witness the accomplishment of
accreditation activities at institution, trainer and trainee levels, as well as adoption of the
Committee’s policy recommendations by the College Council. We are pleased to observe
commencement of clustering between different paediatric departments and child health
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services within the HKSAR. This collaboration between various institutions well serves to
maximize manpower and resources and also supports the missions of paediatric training
and accreditation. The future offers even more challenges for the Committee, especially
in the areas of subspecialty higher training and quality assurance of training programmes.
Strengthening of our training in general paediatrics, primary care and preventive paediatrics
will continue to be viewed with importance. Work ahead is formidable, but we are fortunate
to have a competent and cooperative team of committee members, many of whom are also
key figures at other standing committees of the College. This specially intended overlap
enables the Accreditation Committee to work in good harmony and to interact efficiently
with diversified functions of the College. The other assets of this Committee are the honour
to have our College President, Professor NK Leung, and College Honorary Secretary,
Professor Louis Low, sitting in our Committee. Their invaluable contribution is vital and
essential for all the work we have achieved during the period of this report. We strongly
believe that the successful fulfillment of our duties is dependent on the transparency,
reliability and accountability of the Accreditation Committee, on effective communications
with and support from all College Fellows and trainees, and good relationships with other
sister colleges within the Academy. We are privileged to be able to serve at this important
groundbreaking stage, and will strive to achieve our objectives with your valuable support!
Dr. CHAN Chok-wan

Chairman, Accreditation Committee
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Standing Committees
Education Committee’s Report
Chairman Prof. FOK Tai-fai

Hon. Secretary Dr. LEE Wai-hong
Members Dr. AU YEUNG Cheuk-lun, Henry
Dr. LAM Cheung-cheung, Barbara
Dr. LEUNG Chuk-kwan, Lettie
Dr. LEUNG Sze-lee, Shirley
Prof. SUNG Yn-tz, Rita
Dr. WONG Sik-nin
Dr. YAU Fai-to, Adrian
Dr. YOUNG Wan-yin, Betty
1. Membership
This year Prof Maurice Leung retired from the Education Committee after long years of
service. Dr Lettie Leung was newly appointed to the Committee.
2. Meetings
Five meetings were held this year.
3. Revision of Training Curriculum
The training curriculum for Basic & Higher Training was the major focus of review
during the year. The following resolutions had been adopted and endorsed by Council.
3.1 Mandatory training in MCHC during Basic Training

As a component of training in Primary Care Paediatrics now incorporated into
the revised training curriculum, a mandatory six-month MCHC (Maternal &
Child Health Centre) training module would be introduced in the flexible year
of Basic Training for trainees entering training in July 2003. Accreditation of
MCHCs for this training module and the setting up of training syllabus were now
in progress. The logistics involved would need to be worked out.
3.2 Cross Recognition of Basic Specialist Training Program of other specialties

In response to a proposal from Hospital Authority to the Academy for a generic
first year training program cross recognized by all Colleges, the Committee
resolved to take the following stand with Council endorsement:
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1. The core paediatric program for Basic Paediatric Training would not be less
than 30 months
2. Retrospective recognition of time spent in other specialties for trainees
desiring to switch over would not exceed 6 months for Accident &
Emergency, General Medicine, GOPC, MCHC; and would not exceed 3
months for Anaesthesia, Dermatology, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Pathology,
Psychiatry, Radiology, Surgery
3. The proposed period for recognition must conform with the prescription of
not more than 6 months in other approved disciplines in the one year flexible
program section
4. Mandatory CME
Another major issue which came under consideration by the Committee was the
promulgation by Medical Council of Mandatory CME for all practitioners, which would
be implemented in 2005 and linked to registration (renewal of practicing certificate) in
2008. The following resolutions had been adopted.
4.1 CME for Specialist Trainees
1. The College would provide CME for our Trainees, who would all come
under the Medical Council category of doctors not taking CME program for
specialists
2. The College would subscribe only to HKAM as CME administrator and
accreditor
3. Paediatric Update Seminars, PALS Course, Joint Scientific Meetings and
other College-run education activities would be designated as Non-Specialist
CME activities for our Trainees.
4. The logistics would be handled by CME Subcommittee.
4.2 CME for Non-Specialists (Non-Dedicated CME Activity)
1. Since the Medical Council had required CME activities designated for
specialist trainees to be open to all non-specialists as well, the College
could open up Paediatric Update Seminars, PALS Course & Joint Scientific
Meetings to other non-specialists under the HKAM category of Non-
dedicated CME Activity for non-specialists.
2. The Postgraduate Paediatric Course would not be open to non-specialists and
would remain restricted to registered Basic Paediatric Trainees since bedside
clinical teaching was involved..
3. Other College-run activities could be additionally designated as CME for
non-specialists at the discretion of the respective organisers or Standing
Committee according to the appropriateness of the subject matter.
4. There would be a need to consider a quota and a fee for non-specialists
attending these College activities. The logistics would need to be worked
out.
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4.3 Dedicated CME Activity for Non-Specialists

The possibility of holding designated CME meetings for non-specialists who are
not our Trainees would be further explored.
5. Paediatric Update Series
Three seminars were conducted in 2002 instead of the usual four because of the tight
schedules of the year:
7.4.2002 Update No. 1: Genetics in Paediatric Practice

8.9.2002 Update No. 2: Nuclear Medicine for the Paediatrician
3.11.2002 Update No. 3: Paediatric Neurosurgery (Part 1)
The first seminar examined the impact of Clinical Genetics on Paediatric Medicine in
the Human Genome era, while in the second seminar, Nuclear Medicine physicians
provided a comprehensive review of what modern day Nuclear Medicine can offer
in the various subspecialty areas of paediatrics. The third Update, deferred from
June and October, was the first of two parts conducted by a guest panel of Paediatric
Neurosurgeons on recent advances in a number of important paediatric neurosurgical
problems commonly faced by paediatricians.
6. Postgraduate Paediatric Course
Two major changes had been implemented this year.
Firstly the program was arranged to match with the recent de-linking of the Part II
Written Examination from the Clinical Examination, so that all slide quizzes and
clinical data workshops were scheduled in the first term before the Written Examination
in July.
Secondly, in line with the new training curriculum on Primary Care Paediatrics being
launched by the College, a third term was added after the October Clinical Examination
as a “module” in Community Paediatrics and Child Health focusing on issues in child
health, social, developmental and behavioural paediatrics.
All Basic Trainees would now go through this Course in the second year of their Basic
Training as a component of their curriculum.
The Course ran from 26 April to 27 December spanning 32 weeks. The re-structured
program now comprised 62 teaching sessions, with 12 lectures, 12 interactive oral
sessions, 6 slide quizzes, 5 clinical data workshops, 1 clinical demonstration and 26
bedside teaching, and was held at 16 sites. Twenty two trainees who had completed 12
months Basic Training attended the Course.
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7. Scientific Meetings
The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong Paediatric Exchange Conference was held in Panyu,
Guangdong on 13 July. There were six plenary lectures presented by Fellows of our
College. The meeting was extremely well received.
The Urumqi Children Hospital Study Tour (10-17 August) was attended by a delegation
of 23 Fellows and accompanying persons, and had been a resounding success. Twelve
plenary talks were given by College delegates at the Urumqi-Hong Kong Paediatric
Exchange Meeting held at Urumqi Children Hospital on 11-12 August and were very
well received.
These joint meetings had not only enriched academic exchange, but had also provided
opportunities to foster friendship and linkages with our Mainland colleagues, as well as
to enhance fraternity amongst our Fellows & Members.
A Joint Scientific Meeting with the Hong Kong College of Physicians would be held on
26-27 October 2002. Three Fellows were invited to deliver Symposium lectures.
8. Continuing Medical Education Subcommittee
8.1 The membership of the Subcommittee for the year was:
Chairman: Dr WONG Sik Nin

Vice Chairman: Prof SUNG Yn-tz Rita [Institutions]
Secretary: Dr LEE Chi Wai Anselm
Members: Dr CHAN Kwok Hing Alex (Rep/Membership Committee)
Dr Daniel CHIU [Study Groups]
Prof FOK Tai Fai (ex-officio)
Dr LAU Wai Hung
Dr LEE Wai Hong (ex-officio)[Overseas Fellows]
Prof Maurice LEUNG (Rep/Accreditation Committee)[Individuals]
Dr Natalie LI
Prof NG Pak Cheung (Rep/HKPS, from June)
Dr William WONG (Rep/HKPS, till June)
Dr YUEN Hui Leung [Societies]
8.2 Accreditation of CME Activities of 2001
A total of 4132 credit points of CME activities were approved in 2001.
2348 credit hours were from 402 Category A meetings:

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College CME activities (10 meetings) 48 points

HK Paediatric Society (13 meetings) 23 points
Paediatric subspecialty societies (53 meetings) 107 points
Non-paediatric organizations (146 meetings) 500 points
Individual applications (121 meetings) 1352 points
Paediatric departments (59 meetings) 318 points
For Category B activities, a total of 884 credit hours were accredited for 15
paediatric units, 2 study groups and 7 private hospitals.
42 Fellows claimed a total of 492 Category C (publications) while 63 Fellows

claimed 408 Category D (self-study) CME points.
8.3 CME Performance of Fellows in 2001
Overall the performance of our Fellows was very good.
40 out of 41 Fellows in the CME cycle January 1999-December 2001 had

fulfilled CME requirement. One fellow who could not satisfy CME requirement
was recommended for Remedial CME Program and had subsequently fulfilled
academy requirements in 2002.
272 out of 288 Fellows (94.5%) in the CME cycle January 2002 - December
2002 had satisfied the minimum requirement, with 16 Fellows failing to obtain
40 points at the end of their second CME year.
For the cycles July 1999-June 2001 (1 Fellow), July 2000-June 2002 (22
Fellows), and January 2001 - December 2003 (24 Fellows), all had satisfied the
minimum requirements.
A random audit on the 2001 Annual Return Forms from 5% of Fellows was
conducted. All records audited were found substantiated except for one
case of Category D self-study claim, which required adjustment because of
misunderstanding on technicalities of reporting.
8.4 Operational Issues
1. Difficulties were encountered from organizers of accredited meetings who

failed to return attendance record to the College.
2. Very late or retrospective applications for accreditations were still being
received from institutional and society organizers. These would not be
entertained.
3. Existing application form for CME accreditation would be modified to
capture information on any fees chargeable by organizers.
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4. The College Secretariat would assist in checking and updating meeting

information supplied by organizers for posting on website in order to reduce
inaccuracies.
5. An archive of accredited Category A meetings had been maintained on the
College Homepage by IT Committee for Fellows' reference.
6. Category B accreditation had been approved for the following overseas
institutions:
UK: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (Cardiac Intensive

Care Grand Round, Cardiothoracic Transplant Grand Round)
[2 points per week]
Australia: Paediatric Department/Community Paediatric Service, Royal
Northshore Hospital, Sydney (Grand Round, Journal Club)
[2 points per week]
Australia: Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney (Hospital Grand
Round, Cardiology Department Grand Round )
[2 points per week]
9. Acknowledgements
The Committee wishes to record a note of sincere appreciation and thanks to our guest
speakers for their most valuable contribution to our scientific meetings and courses.
Overseas: 1. Dr Alfred HU YOUNG

2. Dr David JAIMOVICH
3. Dr Arno ZARITSKY
Local: 1. Dr Victor ABDULLAH 9. Dr Wendy LAM

2. Dr AU YONG Ting Kun 10. Dr LEUNG Wing Cheong
3. Dr CHENG Kam Chau 11. Dr TONG Cheuk Man
4. Dr CHOI Pat Tat 12. Mr Tony TONG
5. Dr FAN Yiu Wah 13. Dr Agnes TSE
6. Dr Dawson FONG 14. Dr Keith WONG
7. Dr HO Wai Yin 15. Dr ZHU Xian Lun
8. Dr Wilson HO
The Committee also wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions of all College
Fellows who assisted as lecturers and tutors in the Joint Scientific Meetings, PALS
Course, Postgraduate Paediatric Course & Paediatric Update Seminars, as well as the
generous and unfailing support from all the Paediatric Departments/Service Units of the
Hospital Authority and Department of Health.
Prof. FOK Tai-fai

Chairman, Education Committee
College Lectures & Seminars 2002
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Attendance
CME Fellow Mem & Other Total
Date Topic Speaker Venue
point Assoc
7 April Paediatric Update 1: Genetics in Paediatric Practice (Moderator: Dr Stephen LAM Tak Sum) HAHO 3 73 6 5 84
• Human Genome Project - Dr Stephen LAM Tak Sum (CGS)
• Current Status of Paediatric Genetic Service - Dr Ivan LO Fai Man (CGS)
• Recent Development of Molecular Genetic Diagnosis - Dr Tony TONG (CGS)
• Can Amnio - PCR Replace Conventional Cytogenetic - Dr LEUNG Wing Cheong (QMH)
Study for Women with Positive Biochemical Screening
for Down Syndrome
• Genetic Analysis of Cleft Lip & Palate - Dr Keith WONG (HKU)

13 July 4th Guangdong-HK Paediatric Exchange Conference Panyu, 6 30 4 20 54
• Management of Congenital Heart Diseases in the Neonate - Dr CHAU Kai Tung Adolphus (GH) Guangdong
• Pilot Epilepsy Registry of Children in HK - Dr Sharon CHEUK (KWH)
• Update on Gastroenteritis Management - Dr POON Kin Hung (TMH)
• Recent Advances in Asthma - Dr Alfred TAM
• Non-invasive Ventilation in Children - Dr TSOI Nai Shun (QMH)
• Long Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer - Prof Patrick YUEN (PWH)
17-21 4th Paediatric Advanced Life Support Course Dr Alfred HU YOUNG , (Heart Institute HKAM 12 14 15 91 120
July (Instructor & Provider Courses) for Children, Hope Children’s Hospital,
(Organised by Professional & General Affairs Committee) Illinois)
Dr David JAIMOVICH (Hope Children’s
Hospital, Illinois)
Dr Arno ZARITSKY (University of Florida
Medical Center, Florida)
Dr CHEUNG Kam Lau (PWH)
Prof Maurice LEUNG
Dr TSOI Nai Shun (QMH)
Dr Robert YUEN (KWH)
Dr HUI Yim Wo (PMH)
Dr MIU Ting Yat (QEH)
Attendance
CME Fellow Mem & Other Total
Date Topic Speaker Venue
point Assoc
11-12 Urumqi-HK Paediatric Exchange Meeting Urumqi 9 11 0 12 23

Aug • HK College of Paediatricians & Training of Paediatricians - Prof LEUNG Nai Kong Children
• Paediatric Services in Public Sector - Prof YEUNG Chap Yung (QMH) Hospital,
• Paediatric Services in Private Sector - Dr TSAO Yen Chow Urumqi,
• Development of Paediatric Subspecialty Services Xinjiang
- Neonatology - Prof FOK Tai Fai (PWH)
- Oncology - Prof Patrick YUEN (PWH)
- Immunology - Prof LAU Yu Lung (QMH)
- Endocrinology - Prof Louis LOW (QMH)
- Respirology - Dr Alfred TAM
- Gastroenterology - Dr TSE Kong (TMH)
- Nephrology - Dr Wi- Dr Alice CHAU
- Neurology - Dr YEUNG Chak Ming

8 Sept Paediatric Update 2: Nuclear Medicine for the Paediatrician (Moderator: Dr TONG Cheuk Man) HAHO 3 23 2 9 34
• Central Nervous System - Dr HO Wai Yin (QMH)
• Genito-Urinary System - Dr CHENG Kam Chau (QMH)
• Musculo-Skeletal System - Dr TONG Cheuk Man (QEH)
• Cardio-Pulmonary System - Dr CHOI Pat Tat (PYNEH)
• Endocrine System - Dr CHOI Pat Tat (PYNEH)
• Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary System - Dr CHENG Kam Chau (QMH)
• Oncology - Dr AU YONG Ting Kun (QEH)

26-27 Joint Scientific Meeting with HK College of Physicians HKAM 12 44 4 - 48
• Integrated Chinese-Western Medical Approach to Child Health - Dr YU Chau Leung
• Transient Adrenocortical Insufficiency & Systemic - Prof NG Pak Cheung (PWH) •
Hypotension in Preterm Infants
• Neonatal Emergency Transport in HK - Dr TSOI Nai Shun (QMH)

3 Nov Paediatric Update 3: Paediatric Neuro-surgery for (Moderator Dr Dawson FONG) HAHO 3 56 7 10 73
Paediatricians (Part 1)
• Paediatric Head Injury - Dr ZHU Xian Lun (PWH)
• Hydrocephalus - Dr Wilson HO (PYNEH)
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• Cranial Congenital Conditions - Dr Dawson FONG (TMH)

• Paediatric Epilepsy Surgery - Dr FAN Yiu Wah (QMH)
23 Nov Annual General Meeting HKAM 1

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Standing Committees
Examination Committee’s Report
Chairman Dr. CHIU Man-chun

Hon. Secretary Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis
Members Prof. FOK Tai-fai
Dr. IP Lai-sheung, Patricia
Prof. LAU Yu-lung
Dr. LEE Wai-hong
Dr. LI Chi-keung
Prof. NG Pak-cheung
1. Examination Committee Meetings
Three Examination Committee Meetings were held in 2002 (up to October). Co-
ordinators for different examinations were elected: Dr. Patricia Ip & Dr. Betty Young
for DCH, Dr. M. C. Chiu & Prof. Louis Low for Joint MRCPCH / Intermediate
Examination, and Prof. T. F. Fok & Dr. LI Chi Keung for Exit Assessment. Two Part
I examinations were held yearly. The Part II Written examination had been delinked
from the Clinical Examination, and was held twice yearly in July and November. Two
Part II Clinical Examinations were held in February and October every year. Exit
Assessment was conducted twice a year in December and June. Joint DCH Examination
was held once a year in September / October. Thus, a total of 7 examinations were held
a year, namely two Part I, two Part II Written, two Part II Oral & Clinical, and one DCH
examination.
2. Joint Intermediate / MRCPCH Examination
Two Part I Examinations were held in January and September; and two Part II
Examinations were held in February and October.
Results
Part I (Jan 02)
No. of candidates: 25
No. of pass: 9 (Pass rate: 36%)
Part I (Sep 02)

No. of pass: 2 (Pass rate: 14.3%)
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Part II :Written (Nov 01)

No.of Pass: 9 (Pass rate: 100 %)
Part II: Written (Jul 02)

Part II: Clinical (Feb 02)

Local Examiners:-
at Prince of Wales Hospital:-
Prof. Patrick Yuen (host examiner), Dr. K. T. So, Dr. F. T. Yau
at Princess Margaret Hospital
Dr. M. C. Chiu (host examiner), Dr. Betty Young, Dr. N. S. Tsoi
Overseas Examiners: -
Dr. H. Issler, Dr. R McWilliam, Dr. K. J. Robertson
No. of candidates:- 15
No. of Pass: 5 (Pass rate: 33%)
Part II Clinical Exam: Oct 02

Local Examiners:
at Queen Mary Hospital:-
Prof. Y. L. Lau (host examiner), Prof. Louis Low, Dr. C. B. Chow
at Queen Elizabeth Hospital:
Dr. W. H. Lee (host examiner), Dr. Y. M. Ng, Prof. P. C. Ng
Overseas Examiners:
Dr. M. Rossiter, Prof. J. Osborne, Dr. R. Beach, Dr. M. Williams
No.of Pass : 5 (Pass rate: 56%)
Prof. Louis Low and Dr. M. C. Chiu represented our College in the MRCPCH Part I & Part
II Boards in UK respectively.
3. EXIT ASSESSMENT
Two Exit Assessments were held in December 2001 and June 2002.
7th Exit Assessment (Dec 01)

4 panels of assessors:- Prof. Louis Low, Dr. Li Chi Keung, Dr. Betty Young
Prof. C. Y. Yeung, Dr.Y. M. Ng, Prof. V. Wong
Dr. M. C. Chiu, Dr. K. T. So, Prof. P. C. Ng
Prof. T. F. Fok, Dr. Alex Chan, Dr. Patricia Ip
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No. of candidates:-10
No. of pass :- 7 (Pass rate: 70%)
8th Exit Assessment (Jun 02)

4 Panels of assessors:- Prof. Y. L. Lau, Prof. R. Sung, Prof. P. C. Ng
Prof. P. Yuen, Dr. Alex Chan, Prof. V. Wong
Dr. M. C. Chiu, Dr. C. B. Chow, Dr. N. S. Tsoi
Prof. T. F. Fok, Dr. W. H. Lee, Dr. C.K. Li
No of Pass: 11 (Pass rate: 92 %)
4. Joint DCH Examination
In September this year, our College organized with RCPCH the second Joint DCH
Examination, awarding DCH (International) by RCPCH and DCH (HK) by HK College
of Paediatricians.
The Written Section of the examination was held in September at the Hong Kong
Academy of Medicine, and the Clinical Section in October at United Christian Hospital
and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH).
Local Examiners:- Dr. Patricia Ip (host examiner), Dr. Betty Young (host
examiner), Dr. Y. C. Tsao, Dr. Paul Tam, Dr. S. F. Hung,
Dr. C. W. Chan
UK Examiners:- Dr. M. Rossiter, Prof. J. Osborne, Dr. M. Williams, Dr. R. Beach
The Medical Council of Hong Kong has approved the qualifications of DCH
(International) & DCH (Hong Kong) to be quotable in Hong Kong.
Dr. CHIU Man-chun

Chairman, Examination Committee
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Standing Committees
House Committee’s Report
Chairman Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis

Members Dr. Chan Chok-wan
Dr IP Lai-sheung, Patricia
Prof. LEUNG Ping, Maurice
Dr Tsao Yen-chow
The College Secretariat is now served by two full-time secretaries, Mrs Christine Leung
and Ms Connie Lui. With increasing activities of the College and its standing committees,
it was necessary for our College to recruit another staff and Ms Elaine Leung took up her
appointment as a full-time assistant secretary in April 2002. The College Chamber was
restructured and renovated to accommodate our Secretariat staff. The conference room
in the College chamber will be available for college-related activities and enquiries and
booking should be directed to the College Secretariat. The Secretariat of the Hong Kong
Journal of Paediatrics has been relocated to the Secretariat of the Hong Kong College
of Paediatricians. All future correspondence to the Editor-in-Chief Professor CY Yeung
should be addressed to Room 808, The Hong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building,
99 Wong Chuk Hang Road. A projected annual expenditure of the Secretariat will be about
HK$0.75 million. All enquiries can be directed to the College Secretariat between 9:00 am
and 5:00 pm on weekdays and between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturdays by telephone
to 2871 8871 and by facsimile to 2785 1850 or by email to hkcpaed@netvigator.com. The
domain name of the College is www.paediatrician.org.hk. Our College chamber is graced
by the presence of our President Professor NK Leung several days a week.
Prof. Low Chung-kai, Louis

Chairman, House Committee
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Standing Committees
Information Technology Committee’s Report
Chairman Dr. CHIU Cheung-shing, Daniel

Hon. Secretary Dr. KO Po-wan
Members Dr. CHAN Hin-biu, Bill
Dr. TSOI Nai-shun
Dr. WONG Yat-cheung, Charles
In the previous year, we have focused our work on consolidating and refining the College
Web page as well as improving communication among our Fellows with the help of
information technology.
www.paediatrician.org.hk is the electronic hallmark of our college. We value this web page
most and updating has never been interrupted. Some features of the College web pages are
worth mentioning ------
1. Section on “Continuing Medical Education” has always been the most frequently
visited site. We have made it informative and have encompassed all accredited
forthcoming Category A and Category B activities in this column. In addition, we have
kept an 18-month archive of these activities for easy reference.
2. The number of useful links related to paediatrics and medicine has been increased
to a record high of 99! We have examined these websites one by one, and we hope
these would be the electronic bridge between our Fellows and the world. What is
more precious about this column is that our College Secretariat has been updating and
verifying these sites every 4-6 weeks.
3. Full text of Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics is now available on line in the
Members’ column. Back issues tracing back to January 2002 are also available.
4. Guidelines, official statements and announcements made by our College have been
included for reference. Position papers on smoking cessation kit, non-polio enterovirus
infection, cord blood banking, vaccines and venoms, sports and health in children and
Harvard Report are available with a click.
5. Reports and announcements made by various Committees have been posted in the web
page. These include recent council resolutions, PALS training, overseas training, Exit
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Assessment and Overseas Membership and Fellowship.

6. A photo gallery can be found in Members’ column. This is a very interesting and
memorable photographic record of our college activities.
7. Fifteen articles on the use of computer have been included in an archive of electronic
tips (e-tips) established since November 2001. These articles are very informative and
are worth studying.
In-house computing system is the functioning heart of our College secretariat. We have
helped in refining the system and in hooking it with the lease line of Hong Kong Academy
of Medicine to facilitate continuous Internet access in the College chamber. With this help,
we have introduced new services and upgraded old ones:
1. e News ----- first introduced in November 2001, we have issued 15 e-News. The
e-News provides up-to-date announcement of the College as well as forthcoming CME
activities. Dissemination of this via Internet has saved much of the labour of our staff
and has optimized our communication with our Fellows.
2. On line registration and car park reservation for paediatric update series were
conducted as usual.
3. Sending regular Newsletter via Internet rather than ordinary mail.
More and more Fellows are getting to utilize computers. Over 70% of our Fellows have
utilized emails in communication. To assist the less initiated, two computer workshops
were held (25/6/2002; 27/6/2002) and 27 Fellows were provided hand on training. These
workshops were well received and the Committee is planning to organize more workshops
for our Fellows.
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine has been working on Membership and learning
Management System (MLMS). This system uses Smart Card technology to maintain
membership database, to facilitate e Learning and to generate reports on various statistics.
Dr KO Po Wan, secretary of IT Committee, is representing our College to give opinion
to the Academy as regards design and content. Also we are studying a Bar code system
proposed by Dr Bill Chan for CME registration of attendance.
The Committee is happy to have had a fruitful year. Our college Secretariat and our
Committee members, particularly Dr Ko Po Wan deserve special commendation.
Dr. CHIU Cheung-sing, Daniel

Chairman, Information
Technology Committee
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Standing Committees
Membership Committee’s Report
Chairman Dr. CHAN Kwok-hing, Alex

Hon. Secretary Dr. SO Lok-yee
Members Dr. CHAN Kwok-chiu
Dr. KO Wai-keung, Frederick
Dr. Lee Chi-wai, Anselm
Dr. LEE Kwok-piu
Dr. LI Chi-kong
Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis
Prof. NG Pak-cheung
During the last year, 19 Associates were admitted. 18 Members (17 from existing
Associates) were enrolled and 18 Fellows were elected after passing the Exit Examination
and 1 Fellow was transferred to as Overseas Fellow.
Presently, our Membership are as follows:
Fellows 410
Members 64
Associates 66
Overseas Fellows 19
Overseas Members 2
Total membership 561
Dr. CHAN Kwok-hing, Alex

Chairman, Membership Committee
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Standing Committees
Professional and General Affairs Committee’s Report
Chairman: Dr YOUNG Wan-yin, Betty

Hon. Secretary: Dr WOO Lap-fai, Chris
Members: Dr CHENG Chun-fai
Dr CHOW Chun-bong
Dr FUNG Hing-piu, Robert
Dr IP Lai-sheung, Patricia
Dr KO Po-wan
Dr LAM Cheung-cheung, Barbara
Prof LEUNG Nai-kong
Dr LI Chi-him
Scope of Work
1. To address professional issues relating to Paediatrics

2. To foster fraternity among paediatricians
3. To establish effective communication channels to members of the College
4. To promote the public image of the College
Health Promotion Programmes
The Professional and General Affairs Committee focused its effort in the organization of
anti-smoking programmes with Dr Chow Chun-bong as the coordinator.
The College collaborated with the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH),
the Tobacco Control Office of the Department of Health and the Department of Community
Medicine of the University of Hong Kong to organize an anti-smoking programme. A
tobacco-control kit for paediatricians would be available soon to equip local paediatricians
with more background knowledge on this issue.
In response to the World Stop Smoking Day, our College held a press conference on 29th
May 2002 jointly with the Hong Kong Paediatric Society and the Hong Kong Society of
Paediatric Respirology. The theme of the press conference was “Stop Smoking for Our
Children's Sake”. Our stand and proposals were presented at the conference.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines
The clinical guideline on Febrile Convulsion had been completed and was distributed to
members of the College. The clinical guideline on Gastroenteritis was completed and
under review by an expert panel before dissemination to members. The development of the
clinical guideline on Acute Bronchiolitis was in progress.
We aim at producing one set of guideline each year. This can give the College and
participating medical practitioners ample time to review our practice after implementation
of the guidelines.
Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course
The PALS course was again jointly organized with the Heart Institute for Children, Hope
Children’s Hospital, Illinois, USA. The Instructor Course was held on 17 th July 2002
and the Provider Course I and II on 18th-19th and 20th-21st July respectively at the Hong
Kong Academy of Medicine Building. There were 121 doctors, nurses and allied health
professionals who attended the Provider Courses and eight attended the Instructor Course.
We invited Dr Alfred Hu Young and Dr David Jamovich and Dr Arno Zaritsky to be our
overseas faculty members. It was the first time that we invited Dr Arno Zaritsky who is the
editor of the new PALS course content and director of the Division of Paediatric Critical
Care at University of Florida Medical Center. Other local faculty members included:
Dr Cheung Kam-lau
Dr Hui Yim-wo
Dr Maurice Leung
Dr Miu Ting-yat
Dr Nelson Tsoi
Dr Robert Yuen
Response to Consultation Documents
The Professional and General Affairs Committee has studied and prepared, on behalf of the
College, position papers on issues relating to child health and in response to public
consultation or other professional bodies. These included:
• Consultation Document on proposed legislation for the prevention of Child Pornography.
• Consultation on Guidelines on Life-sustaining Treatment in the Terminally Ill drafted
by the Hospital Authority Working Group on Clinical Ethics.
• Consultation on Amendment for Human Organ Transplant Regulation.
• Consultation on Guidelines on Certification of Brain Death drafted by the Hong Kong
Society of Critical Care Medicine upon invitation by the Hospital Authority.
• Consultation on Guidelines on Proper Prescription and Dispensing of Dangerous
Drugs by Registered Medical Practitioners promulgated by the Hong Kong Medical
Council.
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The Committee would like to acknowledge contributions from the following Fellows in the
preparation of these position papers:
Dr Chan Kwok-yin
Dr Chiu Man-chun
Dr Chow Chun-bong
Prof Fok Tai-fai
Dr Patricia Ip
Dr Li Chi-him
Dr So Kwan-tong
Dr Nelson Tsoi
Newsletter
The Committee continued to publish the College Newsletter at a 2-monthly interval. With
the increasing use of computers among our members, the distribution is now distributed by
electronic means. The Editors were:
Dr Patricia Ip
Dr Ko Po-wan
Dr Chris Woo
Dr Betty Young

Chairman, Professional &
General Affairs Committee
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Standing Committees
Review Committee’s Report
Chairman Dr. TSAO Yen-chow

Hon. Secretary Dr. IP Lai-sheung, Patricia
Members Dr. CHAN Chok-wan
Dr. CHENG Man-yung
Dr. CHIU Lee-lee, Lily
Dr. KO Yiu-shum, Paul
The Review Committee did not meet during the year as there was no appeal or complaint
received.
Dr. TSAO Yen-chow

Chairman, Review Committee
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NEW FELLOWS, MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

The following doctors were elected as
Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
in 2001/2002
Dr Chak Wai Kwong 翟偉光醫生

Dr Chan Wai Hung 陳偉雄醫生
Dr Cheung Ka Ming 張嘉明醫生
Dr Fong Cheuk Ming 方卓明醫生
Dr Ho Hok Kung 何學工醫生
Dr Ko Wai Tai 高偉泰醫生
Dr Kwan Kwok Fan 關國勳醫生
Dr Lau Wing Fai, Michael 劉永暉醫生
Dr Li Chak Ho 李澤荷醫生
Dr Lui Ying Shun 雷英訊醫生
Dr Mok Chi Fung, Geoffrey 莫子楓醫生
Dr Tsang Wai Hung 曾偉雄醫生
Dr Wong Hiu Lei 王曉莉醫生
Dr Wong Tat Kong 黃達剛醫生
Dr Wong Yee Ling 黃怡凌醫生
Dr Woo Kai Fan, Estella 胡繼芬醫生
Dr Yeung Po Kei, Louisa 楊寶琪醫生
Dr Yim Tak Man 嚴德文醫生
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The following doctors were admitted as

Members of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
in 2001/2002
Dr Chan Fung Ying, Dorothy 陳鳳英醫生 Dr Go Sy Hee O 吳錦超醫生

Dr Chan Kwok Lap 陳國立醫生 Dr Ho Mo Ching, Linda 何慕清醫生
Dr Chan Ming Wai 陳鳴偉醫生 Dr Lam Shu Ting, Denise 林樞庭醫生
Dr Chan Siu Yu 陳少儒醫生 Dr Lau Kit Yu, Helen 劉潔如醫生
Dr Chan Suk Yee 陳淑儀醫生 Dr Lo Fung Cheung, Amy 羅鳳翔醫生
Dr Cheuk Ka Leung 卓家良醫生 Dr Ma Kam Hung 馬錦雄醫生
Dr Cheung Heung Yan 張香忍醫生 Dr Tong Kai Sing 唐繼昇醫生
Dr Cheung Wai Yin, Eddie 張蔚賢醫生 Dr Wu Shui Ping 胡瑞萍醫生
Dr Doo, Sylvia 杜蘊瑜醫生 Dr Lee Kay Man, Karen 李基敏醫生
The following doctors were admitted as

Associates of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
in 2001/2002
Dr Chan Yat Tung, Eric 陳日東醫生 Dr Fan Ling Wah, Stephanie 范凌華醫生
Dr Fu Yu Ming 符儒明醫生 Dr Fung Tsui Hang, Sharon 馮翠姮醫生
Dr Hung Chi Wan, Emily 洪之韻醫生 Dr Tam Ka Man, Carmen 譚嘉敏醫生
Dr Kwok Man Lai 郭文勵醫生 Dr Lam Chuen Fat, Albert 林傳發醫生
Dr Kwok Mei Kwun 郭美均醫生 Dr Chan Sin Hang, June 陳善珩醫生
Dr Lai Ying 黎嬰醫生 Dr Lau Yu 劉瑜醫生
Dr Ng Hak Yung 吳克勇醫生 Dr Loung Po Yee 梁寶兒醫生
Dr Tang Yiu Cho, Quepanthio 鄧耀祖醫生 Dr Tang Miu Sze 鄧妙詩醫生
Dr Wan Hoi Shan 尹海珊醫生 Dr Yuen Lai Kei 袁麗琪醫生
Dr Pau Chee Kit, Benjamin 包志傑醫生
Delegates from Hong Kong attending 4th Guangdong / Hong Kong Paediatric
Exchange Meeting in Panyu, China on July 13, 2002
Visit to Urumqi Children Hospital, Urumqi, Xinjiang on August 11-12, 2002

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Overseas and Local Guests attending 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong College

of Paediatricians on December 8, 2001

Admission of New Fellows on December 8, 2001.

***** CONTENTS *****

The Council 2001/2002

Message from the President

Hon. Treasurer’s Report

Standing Committees’ Reports

Hon. Auditor’s Report

New Fellows, Members & Associates

***** The Council 2001/2002 *****

Dr. CHAN Chok-wan 陳作耘醫生

Hon. Legal Advisor

Message from the President

It is gratifying to see that our members are continuously updating themselves. In

Thanks to the Information Technology Committee, the College has a comprehensive

Prof. LEUNG Nai-kong

Practice of General Paediatrics in the Community

With the implementation of clustering in HA hospitals, accreditation of training would

The Chairman of the Accreditation Committee Dr CW Chan together with members

Educational and Professional Activities

Two Joint Intermediate Examination/MRCPCH Part I Examinations, two Part II Written

The administration of the MRCPCH/Intermediate Examination will be totally taken over

Prof. LOW Chung-kai, Louis

Hon. Treasurer’s Report

Abbott Laboratories Limited

Regarding Expenditures, Year 2001/2002 were increased by 54% as a result of College

Dr. KO Wai-keung, Frederick

Accreditation Committee’s Report

Chairman Dr. CHAN Chok-wan

Accreditation of postgraduate training for paediatricians in Hong Kong is under the

Up to the time of report, the Committee has successfully accredited 14 training

of the institutions or services was assessed by a team of at least three members,

1.1 Accreditation Revisits

1.2 New Accreditation Visit

1.3 Accreditation of existing Child-Health Related Specialties

1.4 Accreditation of Training Programme in HA Clusters

more hospitals, and not necessarily on individual hospital basis. In view of

2.1 Trainer / Trainee Ratio

2.2 Guidance Note for Application of Temporary Medical Registration (TMR)

overseas expert to train two local specialists on a new treatment modality.

2.3 Trainers for Child-Health Related Specialties

3. Accreditation of Training Curriculum

3.1 Training in mixed neonatal and infant wards

3.2 ICU as a subspecialty in higher training

3.3 Discrepancy between Day and Night duties during training

3.4 Rotation of Higher Training in another Institution

3.6 Retrospective Accreditation for Local and Overseas Trainee

4.1 The Subcommittee for Accreditation of Individual Training consisting

4.2 Guideline for Special Consideration of Interruption of Training for

5. Guidelines on Higher Training

training unit(s) (local/overseas). Prospective applications must be submitted,

5.2 The current announcement of Council’s resolution by Honorary Secretary

5.3 “A Meeting of the Collegial Standing Committee with Chiefs of Service

5.3.1 Reinstate the accreditation guidelines (1995 to 2001)

6. Task Force for Higher Training in Paediatric Subspecialties

comprehensively and adequately represented. The Task Force was designated

7. College 10th Anniversary Celebration 2001

8. Manpower Survey for College Trainers and Trainees

* CONTENTS *

* The Council 2001/2002 *