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130 Years of Medicine in Hong Kong

From the College of Medicine for Chinese to the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

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  • Introduce the whole medical history and medical education since the beginning of Hong Kong
  • Written by Frank Ching, a journalist, writer and lecturer who has reported and commented on events in Asia, particularly China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, for many years
  • A good reference book to know the hospital system and healthcare advances of Hong Kong

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Prologue

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 1-10
  3. Missionaries: And a Hospital

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 11-20
  4. Metamorphosis

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 77-110
  5. A Brave New World

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 111-153
  6. War: The University in Suspended Animation

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 155-198
  7. After the Re-establishment

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 199-229
  8. The Hong Kong Operation

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 259-294
  9. Taking Hong Kong Surgery to the World

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 295-324
  10. Preparing for the Handover

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 351-380
  11. Bird Flu, SARS and Beyond

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 381-434
  12. The Naming of the Faculty

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 435-472
  13. The Faculty Spreads Its Wings

    • Frank Ching
    Pages 473-502
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 503-509

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Frank Ching

About the author

Frank Ching is a Hong Kong-based writer, journalist, and university lecturer who has worked in China and East Asia for many years. His writings include Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family, published by Morrow, The Li Dynasty: Hong Kong Aristocrats, Oxford University Press, and Hong Kong and China: For Better or for Worse, jointly published by the China Council of the Asia Society and the Foreign Policy Association, New York. He is also guest editor of Healing with the Scalpel: From the First Colonial Surgeon to the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, published by the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: 130 Years of Medicine in Hong Kong

  • Book Subtitle: From the College of Medicine for Chinese to the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

  • Authors: Frank Ching

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6316-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6315-2Published: 03 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3879-3Published: 29 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6316-9Published: 14 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 509

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of Medicine, History of China

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eBook USD 109.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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