Many congratulations to Dr. Cecilia FAN Yuen-man, the ex-Honorary Secretary of our College, who has been appointed as the new Under Secretary for Health of the Hong Kong SAR in July 2025 as the successor to Dr. Libby LEE Ha-yun, who has in turn been appointed to be the new Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority of the Hong Kong SAR with effect from August 2025! Congratulations also go to Mr. Henry FAN Hung-ling, the incumbent Chairman of the Hospital Authority, who has been reappointed as Chairman of the Hospital Authority! (please click) I look forward to continuing to work closely with them to further develop primary healthcare services and the specialty of family medicine in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians has just successfully held the 38th Fellowship Conferment and Diploma Presentation Ceremony, and the 35th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration on 13th July, 2025 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Building. Once again, I would like to congratulate our new Conjoint Fellows, successful candidates of the Exit Examination and Diplomates of Family Medicine for their great achievements as their hard work

and dedications over the years have been duly recognised and their awards are truly well-deserved. We must also thank the family members who have provided support to all the successful candidates unconditionally.

This year, I have the great honour of welcoming the Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Board and South Australia Dr. Sian GOODSON, who travelled all the way from Adelaide, Australia to join our Conjoint Fellowship Conferment
Ceremony and Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration, as well as the Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2025.

The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have been collaborating on training, education and assessments of our Fellows and Members since 1986. On behalf of the RACGP and HKCFP, Dr. GOODSON and I agreed on further strengthening the collaborations between our two Colleges by building on the solid foundations set by many generations of family physicians and General Practitioners before us from the RACGP and HKCFP. Once again, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Dr. GOODSON and the RACGP for their collegiality and continuing support.

We are most honoured to have Prof. Martin ROLAND as our 35th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Orator delivering his Oration entitled “What are family doctors for? And will they be replaced by artificial intelligence?”. Prof. ROLAND CBE was Chair of Health Services Research at the University of Cambridge until his retirement in 2016. He is Emeritus Fellow in Health Services Research, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University and was appointed CBE for services to medicine in 2003. Prof. Roland has been visiting Professor to Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, the Hong Kong University since 2017. In recognition of his contributions and support towards primary healthcare research in Hong Kong, Prof. ROLAND has been awarded honorary Fellowship of the HKCFP in 2025.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ongoing support by the Government in the further development of primary care services and training; WONCA and colleagues from around the globe for the friendship and promotion of Family Medicine; the Universities for Family Medicine education, research and development; and the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority, the training centres in the private sector, the Academy of Medicine and sister Colleges for supporting our Family Medicine vocational training.

Since 2011, the Hong Kong Primary Care Conference (HKPCC) has been an important annual scientific event for clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, to share their experiences and insights, on how we can further enhance the primary care service delivery and primary care research for the benefit of our patients in the community. This year, the HKCPCC 2025 was held from 11th to 13th July 2025, and we had a record breaking attendance of over 840. We are most grateful to have government officials, many renowned local and international experts, family doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and other primary care providers to share their expertise and experiences with us. The theme of HKPCC was entitled, “Family Doctors in Partnership: Synergising Primary Care Outcomes”. The rich scientific programme has been packed with attractive plenaries and seminar sessions. As in the previous years, full research paper competition, clinical case competition, and posters competition have been well subscribed. Many thanks again to all your active participation and support! Heartfelt thanks also go to the Organising Committee led by Dr. Lorna NG and the College secretariat led by Ms. Erica SO and Ms. Teresa LIU for their dedicated work and unfailing support.

The RACGP GP Annual Conference GP25 is to be held from 14th to 16th November 2025 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (please click) and that the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2026 is to take place at Iloilo City Convention Centre, Iloilo City, the Philippines from 23rd to 27th March, 2026. (please click) Both of these conferences are open for registration now.

But before that, please join us to attend the WONCA World Conference 2025 at the Lisboa Congress Centre, Lisbon, Portugal from 17th to 21st September 2025. (please click) Please register and make necessary arrangements as soon as possible as the flights and hotels are going fast. See you in Lisbon!