The First 30 Years of The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians

Congratulatory Messages
Secretary for Food and Health, the Government of the HKSAR    Dr the Hon York Y N Chow	P.9
President, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine    Professor Grace Tang	P.10
President, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)    Professor Chris van Weel	P.12
Immediate Past President, World Organization of Family Doctors Asia Pacific Region    Assoc Professor Goh Lee Gan	P.14
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)    Dr Vasantha Preetham	P.15
Dean of the Society of General Practice, Chinese Medical Association    Professor Bing-hui Yang	P.17

Preface & President's Message
Preface    Dr Edmund W W Lam	P.18
Message from our Founding President    Dr Peter C Y Lee	P.20
30th Anniversary: President's Message    Dr Andrew K K Ip	P.22

Part 1    The Formative Years
Introduction to The Formative Years	P.32
The Pre-College Era and the Birth of The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners	P.33
The Early Years of The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners	P.37
Membership of World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)	P.43
The Establishment of the Conjoint Fellowship Examination with the Royal Australian College of                    General Practitioners, the First Locally Quotable Fellowship Examination: FRACGP/FHKCGP (FHKCFP)	P.35
The Inauguration of The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners as a Constituent College of the Hong    Kong Academy of Medicine in 1992	P.51
The Change of Name from The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners to The Hong Kong College of    Family Physicians in 1997	P.53
The Family Medicine Link with China	P.55

Part 2    The Development of Family Medicine in Hong Kong
A Journey through Medical Education in Family Medicine - The University of Hong Kong     Professor Cindy L K Lam	P.60
The Evolution of Undergraduate Family Medicine Training at the Chinese University of Hong Kong     Professor Albert Lee	P.65
The Evolution of the Vocational Training Programme in Family Medicine     Dr Gene W S Tsoi	P.72
The Development of Family Medicine in the Public Hospital System     Dr Daniel W S Chu	P.75
The Development of Family Medicine Training Centres in the Department of Health (1992 - 2007)    Dr Luke C Y Tsang	P.79
The Development of Family Medicine Training Centres in the Private Sector    Dr Billy S H Chui	P.83
The Role of the Board of Education in Continuous Education and the Promotion of Lifelong Learning    Dr Mary B L Kwong	P.86
Diploma in Family Medicine     Dr Raymond C H Lo	P.102
Scientific Meetings: Past, Present and Future     Dr Andrew K K Ip	P.106
The Hong Kong Practitioner - 30 Years of the College and 30 Years of Publication    Dr David V K Chao	P.109
The Development of Assessment and Examination    Dr Hung-chiu Chan	P.112
Specialty Board    Dr Ruby S Y Lee	P.119
Primary Medical Care Certificate Assessment and Practice Assessment Package (PAP) for Primary Care        Practitioners    Dr Andrew K K Ip	P.121
Quality Assurance and Accreditation - History and the Way Forward    Dr Andrew K K Ip	P.124
Maintaining the Standard    Dr Natalis C L Yuen	P.129
Research Committee    Dr Ruby S Y Lee	P.133
Chinese Translation of the International Classification of Primary Care (2nd Edition, ICPC-2)    Dr Yuk-tsan Wun	P.136
College Web-page Development: Past, Present and Future    Dr Alvin C Y Chan	P.138
Researching the Public    Dr Edmund W W Lam	P.140

Part 3    The International Scene
Collaboration with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)    Dr Stephen K S Foo	P.146
HKCGP/ HKCFP and WONCA    Professor Wesley E Fabb	P.150
Introduction of General Practice/ Family Medicine into China - The role of HKCGP/ HKCFP in the early          years    Dr Peter C Y Lee	P.155
Relationship with China in Recent Years    Dr Donald K T Li	P.161

Part 4    Reflections and Stories
The Hong Kong College and I    Dr David A Game	P.172
How The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners (now HKCFP) became one of the Owners of the            Duke of Windsor Social Service Building    Dr Peter C Y Lee	P.174
The Practice of Family Medicine    Dr Catherine S W Ng	P.177
Family Medicine    Dr Lawrence C L Wong	P.179
Family Medicine Training in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future    Dr Wendy W S Tsui	P.182
A Memoir for the Thirtieth Anniversary of The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians    Dr John F Mackay	P.187
Postgraduate Educational Activities     Dr Freddie Y T Lau	P.190
Those were the days....    Dr Ho-yin Choi	P.192
My 30 years as a GP    Dr Kwok-wai Chan	P.194
Reminiscences    Dr Andy K Y Cheung	P.196
Congratulations!    Dr Cynthia S Y Chan	P.199
The Path from General Practice to Family Medicine - a Middle-aged Fellow's Reflections    Dr Mark S H Chan	P.201
Family Medicine from A Specialist's Point of View    Dr Nelson M S Wat	P.205

Part 5    Personality Interviews
Dr Peter C Y Lee	P.212
Dr Natalis C L Yuen	P.215
Dr Stephen K S Foo	P.220
Dr Donald K T Li	P.226
Dr John T N Chung	P.231
Dr Andrew K K Ip	P.236
Professor Wesley E Fabb	P.240
Dr Clarke Munro	P.244
Professor Robin C Fraser	P.249

Appendices
I. List of Foundation Fellows	P.255
II. List of Presidents, Honorary Fellows and Dr Sun Yat Sen Orators	P.256
III. Structure of the College	P.257
IV. List of Office Bearers and Council Members (2006 - 2007)	P.258
V. List of Office Bearers and Council Members (1977 - 2007)	P.260