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President’s Foreword

主席序言

President’s Foreword

主席序言

This is my fourth and also my last Foreword for the Annual Report.
As I conclude my term of office and reflect on the past four years,
I feel privileged to have the opportunity to witness strong resilience
within and beyond our profession during the pandemic. I am also
proud to have taken part in some great achievements made by the
Academy that would not have been possible without the concerted
efforts by many parties and individuals. This journey as your President
has been mind-broadening, humbling, challenging at times, and yet
rewarding in different aspects, providing me with insights and learning
opportunities that will help me contribute to the profession and the
community in other capacities in the years ahead.

這是我任內第四篇序言，亦是我最後一次為年度報告所撰寫的序
言。在四年任期結束之際，回望過去，我很榮幸見證醫療界以至整
個社會在2019冠狀病毒病疫情期間展現強大的韌性。我也很自豪
能夠參與醫專不少項目，並有所收成。這些成功實在有賴各方共同
努力。擔任主席的這趟旅程充滿挑戰，但我在不同範疇上仍獲益良
多，亦讓我懷着謙虛前行、讓我的思維更為廣闊。當中得到的啟發
和學習機會有助我日後在其他崗位時為醫療界和社會作出貢獻。

Over the past few years, the Academy has been able to deliver 過去數年，醫專一直履行其法定職能、
its statutory duties and achieve a number of accomplishments 取得種種成果，並推出多項重大項目，
and launched several major initiatives, thanks to the staunch 有賴特區政府、院務委員會委員、十五
support of the Government, my fellow Council members, the 間分科學院、我們的院士和專科培訓
15 constituent Colleges, our Fellows and trainees, external 學員、不同的機構，以及秘書處鼎力支
counterparts, as well as the Academy Secretariat. I am 持。我很榮幸在醫專豐富的歷史裏佔一
truly honoured to be part of the Academy’s rich history, to 部分，為推動醫專發展作出貢獻，同時
contribute to its evolution, and to witness its growing influence 見證醫專在醫學界及整個社會的影響
within the medical community and society at large. 力與日俱增。

The year I received the President’s badge from my predecessor 我從上屆主席劉澤星教授手中接過主
Professor Chak-sing Lau, Immediate Past President of the 席徽章的那一年，正值「第四波」2019冠
Academy, was amid the ‘fourth-wave’ of the COVID-19 狀病毒病疫情。在這段艱難時期，平常
pandemic. During this dark period, usual medical educational 的醫學教育活動和考試都需要暫緩，甚
activities and examinations were suspended or even cancelled, 至取消，而醫護人員需要面對病例激增
and healthcare professionals had to face overwhelming 所帶來的龐大需求和感染的風險，使醫
demands and personal risks due to the surge in COVID-19 療系統瀕臨崩潰。對我而言，以這個起
cases, stretching the healthcare system to its limits. This was 步出任主席絕不容易，那些暗淡的日子
not an easy beginning for me as President, with an overcast 也大概在我兩年任期後再獲選為主席
that only went away when I was re-elected for a second term. 時才過去。為了確保水平得以保持，醫
To ensure standards could be maintained, the Academy made 專進行了許多調整，並因應疫情發展實
a lot of adjustments and implemented responsive plans to 施各種計劃，以促進專科培訓和延續醫
facilitate specialist training and continuing medical education / 學教育╱持續專業發展活動。
continuous professional development activities.

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