130 years of medicine in Hong Kong : from the College of Medicine for Chinese to the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

This book reviews the medical history of Hong Kong, beginning with its birth as a British colony. It introduces the origins of Hong Kong’s medical education, which began in 1887 when the London Missionary Society set up the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. When the University of Hong Kong was established in 1911, the College became its medical faculty. The faculty has gained distinction over the years for innovative surgical techniques, for discovering the SARS virus and for its contribution to advances in medical and health sciences. This book is meant for general readers as well as medical practitioners. It is a work for anyone interested in Hong Kong or in medical education. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Prologue (Frank Ching)....Pages 1-10 Missionaries: And a Hospital (Frank Ching)....Pages 11-20 The College of Medicine for Chinese: The Early Years (Frank Ching)....Pages 21-46 The Bubonic Plague: And a Degree of Recognition (Frank Ching)....Pages 47-76 Metamorphosis (Frank Ching)....Pages 77-110 A Brave New World (Frank Ching)....Pages 111-153 War: The University in Suspended Animation (Frank Ching)....Pages 155-198 After the Re-establishment (Frank Ching)....Pages 199-229 A.J.S. McFadzean: The Department of Medicine Steps Up (Frank Ching)....Pages 231-257 The Hong Kong Operation (Frank Ching)....Pages 259-294 Taking Hong Kong Surgery to the World (Frank Ching)....Pages 295-324 Faculty Evolves into Regional Medical Education Hub (Frank Ching)....Pages 325-350 Preparing for the Handover (Frank Ching)....Pages 351-380 Bird Flu, SARS and Beyond (Frank Ching)....Pages 381-434 The Naming of the Faculty (Frank Ching)....Pages 435-472 The Faculty Spreads Its Wings (Frank Ching)....Pages 473-502 Back Matter ....Pages 503-509