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CUHK Medical Centre (CUHKMC) officially opened in September 2021. To mark its fifth anniversary this year, CUHKMC has established a “History Gallery” on the Lower Ground Floor (LG/F) to showcase the major milestones of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine), and CUHKMC, as well as the synergistic efforts demonstrated among the University, the Faculty of Medicine and the teaching hospital in medical education, training and clinical practice. 

The CUHKMC History Gallery traces CUHK’s transformation over more than six decades—from barren hill into today’s university town. It also features precious historical photos from the early years of CU Medicine, including the foundation laying of Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building and medical students attending classes in temporary container classrooms, as well as CU Medicine’s excellent research and clinical strengths. CUHKMC held its Ground Breaking Ceremony in December 2016. The History Gallery presents CUHKMC’s transformation from a car park into a fully-fledged hospital.

Many disciplines of CU Medicine are ranked among the top globally. The History Gallery highlights multiple areas of the Faculty’s research excellence already implemented at CUHKMC, including advanced endoscopic therapies, paediatrics allergy, breakthroughs in ophthalmology and visual sciences and lung cancer therapy, as well as innovative technology in medicine and rehabilitation for sports medicine.

Dr. CHUNG Kin Lai, Chief Executive Officer of CUHKMC, said, “As a non-profit, private teaching hospital wholly owned by CUHK, CUHKMC works hand in hand with CU Medicine in teaching, research and service, in an inseparable and mutually reinforcing relationship. As CUHKMC enters its fifth anniversary, the newly launched History Gallery is both a retrospective and a forward-looking initiative. We will continue to support the University in translating research excellence into clinical practice, so that medical science and technology can benefit more people in the community. CUHKMC is dedicated to joining hands with CUHK to promote the inheritance and innovation of medical education.”