Council

The Academy is governed by a Council comprising:

6Officers
15Ex Officio Members, the President of each Academy College
5Elected Members

Immediate Past President of the Council shall hold office for a period of 1 year from the date he / she ceases to be the President.
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Officers

TitleName
PresidentProf. Philip Kam-tao Li
Vice-President (General Affairs)Dr. Yu-fat Chow
Vice-President (Education and Examinations)Prof. Clement Chee-yung Tham
Honorary SecretaryDr. Wing-cheong Leung
Honorary TreasurerProf. Eric Wai-choi Tse
EditorProf. Martin Chi-sang Wong


Ex Officio Members

CollegeName
Anaes­thesiologistsDr. Hing-yu So
Community MedicineDr. Fei-chau Pang
Dental SurgeonsProf. Wai-keung Leung
Emergency MedicineDr. Clara Wing-yee Wu 
Family PhysiciansDr. David Vai-kiong Chao 
Obstetricians and GynaecologistsProf. Karen Kar-loen Chan
Ophthal­mologistsDr. Emily Fung-yee Yeung
Orthopaedic SurgeonsDr. Ying-kei Chan
Otorhinolary­ngologistsDr. Chi-man Ngai
PaediatriciansProf. Yiu-fai Cheung
PathologistsDr. Siu-ming Mak
PhysiciansProf. Daniel Tak-mao Chan
PsychiatristsDr. Wing-chung Chang
RadiologistsDr. Yiu-chung Wong
SurgeonsProf. Kent-man Chu


Elected Members


Name

Dr. Benny Chun-pong Cheng

Dr. Julian Chun-yan Fong

Dr. Hung-to Luk

Dr. Sut-yee Tse


The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions. It meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws.

Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy’s annual reports

Past Presidents

1992 - 1996
Founding President

Prof. Sir David Todd

1996 - 2000

Dr. David Fang


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2000 - 2004

Dr. Che-hung Leong

2004 - 2008

Prof. Grace Wai-king Tang

2008 - 2012

Prof. Raymond Hin-suen Liang

2012 - 2016

Dr. Donald Kwok-tung Li

2016 - 2020

Prof. Chak-sing Lau

2020 - 2024

Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung

Over the years, the Academy has developed and discharged its statutory role considerably under the lead of Past Presidents. Click here to watch the Past Presidents' sharing about the Academy at the juncture of the Academy's 30th Anniversary

Officers of the Academy 

The 6 Officers are nominated and elected by the members of the Council. Their term of office is 2 years.

President

Prof. Philip Kam-tao Li

Prof. Philip Li is a Consultant Physician of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, an Honorary Professor of Medicine and Director of Carol and Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently President of International Association of Chinese Nephrologists.
Prof. Li has been Visiting Professor at various universities and institutes in the world, including Harvard Medical School, Brown University and University of Virginia in USA, Nanjing University, Fudan University , Peking University and Ningxia Medical University in China, Nagoya University in Japan and Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Vice-President
​​​​​​​ (General Affairs)

Dr. Yu-fat Chow

Vice-President
(Education and Examinations)

Prof. Clement
​​​​​​​Chee-yung Tham

Honorary Secretary

Dr. Wing-cheong Leung

Honorary Treasurer

Prof. Eric Wai-choi Tse

Editor

Prof. Martin   Chi-sang Wong

Governance and Committee Structure

The Council is chaired by the President of the Academy, with various Committees formed under it to oversee specific functions. The Council meets once a month and its full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance, Regulations and Bylaws. Some of the key committees are listed below:

CommitteeChair/ Co-chair
Editorial BoardProf. Martin Chi-sang Wong
Education CommitteeProf. Clement Chee-yung Tham
Finance and Investment CommitteeMrs. Vivian Fung-yee Chan Lo
House CommitteeDr. Wing-cheong Leung
Membership CommitteeDr. Hung-to Luk
Professionalism and Ethics CommitteeDr. James Shing-ping Chiu;
Prof. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung
Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development Steering CommitteeProf. Clement Chee-yung Tham
SZ-HK Medical Specialist Training Centre Governing CommitteeProf. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung;
Mr. Zhuoxin Yang


Reports of the Council and various Committees can be accessible from the Academy's annual reports.
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Secretariat and Management Structure

Work of the Council, Committees and day-to-day operation of the Academy are supported and discharged by the Secretariat led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is accountable to the Academy Council. The current incumbent of CEO is Mr. Aaron Cheng. The management structure of the Secretariat is given below:

Extraordinary and Annual General Meetings

The Academy shall hold an Annual General Meeting of Fellows, and Extraordinary General Meeting whenever the Council deems necessary. A notice in writing will be sent to all Fellows according to the notice period as set out in the Regulations of the Academy.