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Book Launch on “Professor Hou Pao-Chang and His Family”

17 Jul 2009

 

Professor Hou Pao-Chang was the Chair of Pathology at HKU between 1948 and 1960.  He was previously a professor at various universities in Mainland China and was very well-respected both within China and overseas.  After retiring from HKU, Professor Hou was invited by former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai to be Vice-President of the Chinese Medical College. Professor Hou was a pioneer pathologist in China and also nurtured a whole generation of doctors and professors, as well as a medical family including Professor Hou Jiancun and Dr Laurence Hou.

The book is sponsored by Dr Laurence Hou, and edited by Dr. Lau Chi-pang and Prof. Liu Shuyong.

Professor Hou's students at HKU: Prof Sir David Todd, Prof the Hon Leong Che-hung, Prof Rosie Young and Prof Lee Kin-hung, will join the book launch to share their memories of the late professor. Representatives from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government are also invited to the event.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend, the details are:

Date: 20 July 2009 (Monday) 
Time: 5:30 pm 
Venue: Special Collections, 1st Floor, Main Library, HKU
Welcoming address: Prof S P Lee, Dean of Medicine
Speaker: Dr Laurence Hou
Group sharing: Prof L C Chan (Moderator), Prof Sir David Todd, Prof the Hon Leong Che-hung, Prof Rosie Young, Prof Lee Kin-hung

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