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CUHK teaching hospital to benefit middle class gets Jockey Club backing

12/08/2016

Partially funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with a donation of HK$1.3 billion, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Medical Centre will be the first in Hong Kong to offer fixed-price treatment packages that will benefit local residents, particularly the middle class. 

Today (8 December), Club Chairman Dr Simon S O Ip joined Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man, CUHK Council Chairman Dr Norman Leung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Joseph Sung and CUHK Medical Centre Chairman Chien Lee to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Medical Centre.

“The CUHK Medical Centre underlines our commitment to improving the health and well-being of all our citizens,” observed Dr Ip. “At HK$1.3 billion, our donation is the single largest ever made by the Club’s Charities Trust to medical services. We are pleased to support this important initiative to bring affordable healthcare to a broad range of our citizens and also help to relieve some pressure on our over-stretched public hospitals. Also, being a teaching hospital, it will help to train and develop healthcare professionals in our city, supplementing the facilities in existing teaching hospitals.”

The CUHK Medical Centre, located on the CUHK campus, will comprise three blocks with a total floor area of 100,000 square metres. One of the clinical blocks will be named after The Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Medical Centre will provide around 600 patient beds with a full range of medical services including a 24-hour clinic; a cardiac intervention centre; an integrated care centre for older people; a radiotherapy centre; a sports medicine and rehabilitation centre; a urology centre; a wellness centre; and a special ward with age-friendly features.

Due for completion in the first quarter of 2020 and full operation in the second quarter, the Medical Centre will complement the Prince of Wales Hospital in providing practical training and clinical attachment for students of CUHK’s undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programmes, as well as healthcare professionals from other tertiary institutions.  Some 250,000 people are expected to benefit each year from the inpatient, outpatient and training facilities of the teaching hospital.

The Club has long been a staunch supporter of Hong Kong’s medical development. Among many other projects, it supported the establishment of public clinics and health centres across the city in the 1950s and the Centre for Health Protection in reaction to the SARS outbreak in 2003, helping Hong Kong prevent and fight epidemics. More recently, a HK$253 million Charities Trust donation has enabled the Hospital Authority to implement the Jockey Club Inpatient Facilities Modernisation Scheme, involving the installation of ceiling hoists and electrically-operated beds at all public hospitals in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to community betterment. Through its integrated business model of world-class racing, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charity and community contribution, the Club generates substantial economic and social value and assists the Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2015/16 the Club donated a record HK$3.9 billion to charity and paid a record HK$20.9 billion in tax. It is Hong Kong’s largest single tax payer and one of the world’s largest charity donors. Committed to global excellence and giving back to society, the Club is always “riding high together for a better future” with the people of Hong Kong.


Picture 1:
Club Chairman Dr Simon S O Ip (centre) joins Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man (6th right), CUHK Council Chairman Dr Norman Leung (5th right), CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Joseph Sung (3rd right) and CUHK Medical Centre Chairman Chien Lee (6th left) at the ground-breaking ceremony of the CUHK Medical Centre. Dr Ip says the donation to the CUHK Medical Centre is the single largest ever made by the Club’s Charities Trust to medical services in Hong Kong, underlining the Club’s commitment to improving the health and well-being of all citizens.


Picture 2:
Club Chairman Dr Simon S O Ip (2nd right), Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man (1st right), CUHK Medical Centre Chairman Chien Lee (2nd left) and Director of Health Dr Constance Chan (1st left) perform the eye-dotting ceremony.


Picture 3:
Group photo.


Picture 4:
CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Joseph Sung (2nd left) and CUHK Medical Centre Executive Director Dr Fung Hong (1st right) introduce the design of the Medical Centre to Club Chairman Dr Simon S O Ip (1st left) and Head of Charities (Grant Making – Elderly, Rehabilitation, Medical, Environment & Family) Imelda Chan (2nd right).


Picture 5:
Club Chairman Dr Simon S O Ip (4th right), Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health) Patrick Nip (3rd left), CUHK Council Chairman Dr Norman Leung (4th left), Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Joseph Sung (3rd right) and other guests.


Picture 6:
An artist’s impression of the CUHK Medical Centre.