Public Affairs (1997-2006)

For many years, the Association has taken a proactive and outspoken stance on professional, social as well as political issues. Press statements and conferences were given frequently. The following is a list of the public affairs activities from 1997 to 2006; please visit Newsroom for details.

 

2006
Date	Topic
22 December 2006	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Christmas Holiday
9 December 2006	Serving the Community
6 December 2006	Meeting the candidates for Chief Executive
4 December 2006	A "LINK" without Community Commitment
22 November 2006	Joint Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macau Sports Meet - Preparatory Campaign
20 November 2006	Primary Care Register: Guide to Family Doctors in Your Community
10 November 2006	8th Beijing / Hong Kong Medical Exchange - Community Health Services and Family Medicine
6 November 2006	Chief Executive Election Election Committee - Medical Subsector
28 October 2006	The Hong Kong Medical Association Official Visit to Guangzhou
7 September 2006	Abuse of Codeine-containing Cough Medicine
6 September 2006	Opinion Survey about the Judicial Review - Should the Medical Council Appeal?
24 July 2006	Influenza Vaccination
27 June 2006	The Inaugural Charity Concert of The Hong Kong Medical Association Charitable Foundation - Arts for Everyone
25 June 2006	2nd Exercise Prescription Certificate Course
May 2006	Doctor's Fee Survey Report
14 April 2006	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation During The Easter Holiday
17 February 2006	Prevention of Casualties at Marathon
26 January 2006	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Lunar New Year Holiday
23 January 2006	Suicide Prevention
19 January 2006	Call for Universal Ban of Smoking in Indoor Workplaces and Public Places
7 January 2006	Exercise Prescription Certification Course
3 January 2006	The Most Popular Ball in Five Years
2005
Date	Topic
30 June 2005	Report on Renaming of HKU Medical Faculty Survey
25 June 2005	HKMA Charity Concert For Rehabilitation
12 June 2005	Report on Survey for Medical Insurance Coverage on Mental Illness and Mood Disorder
4 June 2005	Report on Survey on Chief Executive Election, July 2005
31 May 2005	Joint statement on suspected case of wrongly dispensed drug
3 May 2005	Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Wheezing and Asthma: Update 2005
7 April 2005	Diabetic Patient Education Meeting ~10 April 2005 ~
22 March 2005	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Easter Holiday
18 March 2005	The stance of HKMA on the Draft HA Standard Drug Formulary
21 February 2005	HKMA concerns about the Draft Hospital Authority Standard Drug Formulary
7 February 2005	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Lunar New Year Holiday
10 January 2005	Prevention of Avian Influenza: Consultation on Long-term Direction to Minimize the Risk of Human Infection
7 January 2005	Position Paper of the Hong Kong Medical Association on Tobacco Control
2004
Date	Topic
23 December 2004	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Christmas Holiday
15 November 2004	Untrue Comment Made in the Editorial of The South China Morning Post
20 October 2004	The "Who" and "Why" for Getting Influenza Vaccine
19 October 2004	A United Front Against Diabetes Mellitus
18 October 2004	An Open Appeal to our LegCo Councillors and the People of Hong Kong
28 September 2004	Wax burning can kill!!!
24 September 2004	澄清啟事
23 August 2004	Untrue Information in an article published by Ta Kung Pao
22 July 2004	New members elected to HKMA Council at the Annual General Meeting
11 July 2004	Good Hygiene in Food and Eating
4 July 2004	The Hong Kong Medical Association - Heal with Love Orchestra Nite
17 June 2004	HKMA Paediatric Rehabilitation Network with Heep Hong Society
9 May 2004	Research on Asthma & Quality of Life
29 April 2004	Hong Kong Doctors Homepage
6 April 2004	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Easter Holiday
18 March 2004	In support of the Cervical Screening Program of the Department of Health - More should be done to promote routine cervical screening
16 March 2004	HKMA Care for Your Heart Charity Concert
6 February 2004	HKMA Community Network: Health Promotion Campaign Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
19 January 2004	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Chinese New Year Holiday
2003
Date	Topic
21 December 2003	Promotion of Using Serving Chopsticks & Spoons
19 December 2003	Difficulty in Securing Employees' Compensation Insurance
17 December 2003	Difficulty in Securing Employees' Compensation Insurance
16 December 2003	Statement on the difficulty in securing Employees' Compensation Insurance
21 November 2003	Heavy Metal Poisoning
25 October 2003	Exchange Programme for Medical Professionals between Hong Kong, Shanghai & Pearl River Delta
18 October 2003	Symposium on Influenza 2003
28 September 2003	Healthy 8,000 Steps Campaign
24 September 2003	Healthy 8,000 Steps Campaign
19 September 2003	Hong Kong Doctors Homepage
9 September 2003	About Drug Labelling
9 September 2003	Wax burning can kill!!!
8 September 2003	Chinese Medical Forum 2003 - SARS Prevention
17 July 2003	New members elected to HKMA Council at the Annual General Meeting
3 July 2003	Symphony of Life - A Tribute to SARS Warriors
29 June 2003	Request for Independent Inquiry on the handling of the SARS outbreak
19 June 2003	CONTAINING SARS, REBUILDING HKSAR Strengthening the HKMA Community Network
5 June 2003	Funeral Service of Dr. Thomas Cheung Sik Hin
2 June 2003	In memory of Dr. Cheng Ha Yan
2 June 2003	HKMA Sets a Corner in Memory of Dr. Thomas Cheung Sik Hin
31 May 2003	HKMA Regrets the Passing Away of Dr. Thomas Cheung Sik Hin
13 May 2003	In memory of Dr. Tse Yuen Man
10 May 2003	One School One Doctor Scheme
16 April 2003	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Easter Holiday
10 April 2003	List of Doctors suffering from SARS???
6 April 2003	The Hong Kong Medical Association Network for Screening of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
26 March 2003	The Hong Kong Medical Association's advice to the public and to doctors on the prevention of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
16 March 2003	Singing for our Mind
6 March 2003	Doctors' Fees Survey 2002
5 January 2003	Integrity in Practice: A Practical Guide for Medical Practitioners on Corruption Prevention
2002
Date	Topic
17 November 2002	Our Children's Vision
26 September 2002	BEIJING/HONG KONG MEDICAL EXCHANGE (SIXTH MEETING - THE CLIMACTERIC)
20 September 2002	煲蠟怎樣引起危險及燒傷
31 August 2002	9 Points to Note While Hiking in Hot Weather
31 August 2002	Brighter Young Generation Scheme Implants Positive Attitude in the Youth Success of Pilot Scheme 2001-2002 Envisions Bright Future
24 August 2002	9 Points to Note While Hiking in Hot Weather
27 July 2002	9 Points to Note While Hiking in Hot Weather
18 July 2002	New members elected to HKMA Council at the Annual General Meeting
8 June 2002	Caring for others and treasure our lives
27 March 2002	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Easter Holiday
8 February 2002	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Chinese New Year Holiday
24 January 2002	※ 嚴正聲明 ※
3 January 2002	Voices from the Depth of our Hearts
2001
Date	Topic
28 December 2001	HKMA Orchestra will perform for patients in the Castle Peak Hospital
28 December 2001	Press Invitation
5 December 2001	Response to a Media Report
24 November 2001	New Executive Board of HKMA Organ Donation Fund Limited
12 October 2001	Beijing/Hong Kong Medical Exchange
5 October 2001	Enhancement of Public-Private Interface
28 September 2001	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The National Day and the day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday
19 July 2001	New members elected to HKMA Council at the Annual General Meeting
15 July 2001	Press Release for HKMA Annual Charity Concert 2001
13 July 2001	Safe Use Of Laser Devices In Human Subjects
11 July 2001	Press Reception for the HKMA Annual Charity Concert
17 June 2001	Press Conference for the "Doctors Donation Day"
7 May 2001	Experience Sharing Session with MSF Volunteer - with Dr Cheng Wei (surgeon) and wife Karin Moorhouse (administrator)
28 April 2001	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Buddha's Birthday and Labour Day Holiday
11 April 2001	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during Easter Holiday
15 March 2001	Doctors Announce Concert For Handicapped Children
12 March 2001	Empty proposals on which no considered decision can be made: a response to the Governments Consultation Document on Health Care Reform
21 February 2001	Closure of HKMA Medical Centres adjacent to A & E Departments of the Queen Mary and Tuen Mun Hospitals
22 January 2001	MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during Chinese New Year Holiday
16 January 2001	A Happy New Year to our Elderly
14 January 2001	Seminar on Drug Abuse in Rave Parties
2000
Date	Topic
22 December 2000	Medilink Teleline provides access to medical consultation during Christmas Holidays
18 December 2000	Bringing Music to the Hospital Wards---Visit to the Shatin Hospital
16 September 2000	Spokesman of the Hong Kong Medical Association
15 September 2000	New season of the Hong Kong Medical Association Orchestra
31 August 2000	Carrying on a long-treasured tradition (Continuous Medical Education)
28 July 2000	Beijing/ Hong Kong Medical Exchange Fourth Meeting - Diabetes
13 July 2000	New members elected to HKMA Council at the Annual General Meeting 2000
19 June 2000	The Hong Kong Medical Association's concern about the forth-coming sit-in demonstration of public doctors.
19 April 2000	MediLink Teleline provides access to medical consultation during Easter Holiday
20 March 2000	Doctors' Fee Survey 1999
4 March 2000	HKMA expresses concern about a recent failure of an HMO
27 January 2000	MediLink Teleline provides access to medical consultation during the Chinese New Year Holiday
1999
Date	Topic
24 November 1999	HKMA expresses concern about HA staff re-structuring
27 September 1999	Survey revealed patients upheld their own choice of where to get their prescribed medicine filled
16 August 1999	Improving the health care system of Hong Kong - Change to improve, not for the sake of changing
14 July 1999	Chinese medicine practitioner's functional constituency
13 July 1999	Protecting patients' choice in drug dispensing
9 June 1999	Advice on change of milk formulae for infants
9 June 1999	Dioxin-contamination Incident
31 May 1999	Issue of sick leave certificate and abuse of system
11 February 1999	MediLink
29 January 1999	HKMA Calls for sensible use of health care services
6 January 1999	Press Statement by Dr. So Kai Ming, President, The Hong Kong Medical Association
1998
Date	Topic
19 November 1998	Submission of the Hong Kong Medical Association to the Legislative Council Panel on Health Services in relation to the Review of the Human Organ Transplant Ordinance Cap. 465 in response in the letter from the Clerk to the Panel to HKMA dated 11 November 1998
31 July 1998	Housing Authority's misconception in bringing about unnecessary burden of medical expenses on the public
25 July 1998	Special Register of the Medical Council
26 January 1998	Avian Influenza H5N1
26 January 1998	The HKMA Expert Committee on Communicable Diseases
26 January 1998	MediLink provides access to medical consultation during Chinese New Year Holidays
26 January 1998	Ten big medical news 1997
1997
Date	Topic
31 July 1997	Oversupply of doctors
17 July 1997	New Membership Elected to the HKMA Council
13 June 1997	Medical profession joint effort to deal with the increased medical demand during 5-day handover holiday
20 May 1997	Health implication of rubella infection to a pregnant woman
12 April 1997	12 Housing estates to launch exhibitions & talks promoting organ donations
5 April 1997	Use of cellular phones while driving