The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building (the Academy Building) occupies 4,300 m2 of land area and 15,000 m2 of gross floor area. In 1993, the Department of Health offered a site for a permanent location for the Academy headquarters in Wong Chuk Hang after much difficulty in finding a suitable site.
10
Storeys
4,300㎡
land area
15,000㎡
gross floor area
22 years
since open
Establishment of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Foundation Fund
In December 1990, the Preparatory Committee of the Academy chaired by Professor Sir David Todd resolved to establish an independent Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Foundation Fund (Foundation Fund) for the purpose of raising funds for the formation and administration of the Academy.
The Foundation Fund was formally incorporated on 6 June 1991. Dr. David Fang was elected Chairman of the Executive Board of the Foundation Fund.
The Foundation Fund organised several major fund raising events. These included a Cantonese opera sung in English entitled "The Fighting Bride" in March 1992 and a "Walk for the Academy - Walk for Health" in May 1992, and a Cantonese opera jointly organised with the Kwan Fong Charitable Foundation in January 1994.
The Academy Building is named after The Hong Kong Jockey Club in appreciation of its generous grant of HK$165 million for the building development project with construction commenced in 1996. The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony was held in May 1997.
An official opening ceremony of the Academy Building was held in 1998, and the Academy secretariat moved in, relocating from the temporary office in Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. The Academy Building was awarded the Certificate of Merit 1999 by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
The 10-storey Academy Building houses the Secretariat Office of the Academy, head offices of its 15 Academy Colleges, and offices of the Medical Council of Hong Kong and the Dental Council of Hong Kong. The building has several multi-purpose venues that can be hired for training activities, examinations, conferences, scientific meetings and networking activities. These event services are primarily utilised by medical and healthcare professionals to exchange knowledge and share expertise.
Effective from 1 November 2024, the whole 7th floor and Room 901 of the Academy Building has been transformed into the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development (JCIMED) funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. This newly established institute now functions as the operational hub for educational programmes and activities of the Academy. As an educational arm of the Academy dedicated to promoting world-class simulation-based training facilities, JCIMED is committed to enhancing medical education, simulation-based learning, and research opportunities for healthcare professionals in Hong Kong. It aspires to emerge as a premier regional institute for medical education and simulation. Click to view the Floor Plan.
A baby care room has been set up on the 2nd floor of the Academy Building to ensure a supporting environment for breastfeeding to cater for special needs of new mothers, who attend events or work here.