The CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme Awards Ceremony 2023 was successfully held on January 6, 2024, at the CUHK Medical Centre, with over 300 guests in attendance, including ophthalmologists, school principals, teachers, medical students, nursing students, secondary school students, community partners, and volunteers. The Guests of Honour were Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP, Chairman of the Hospital Authority, and Dr the Honourable KO Wing-man, GBS, JP, Member of the Executive Council.

This ceremony aimed to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the programme and the contributions made by various individuals and organizations in promoting children’s eye health.
Prof Clement CY THAM, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) and Chairman of CUHK JC MPP’s Board of Directors, delivered welcoming remarks highlighting the programme’s key achievements. “Since its establishment in 2015, the CUHK JC MPP has been providing free and comprehensive eye examinations to over 40,000 children. The programme’s Phase 3, initiated in 2021, has successfully reached out to more than 1,600 children from ethnic minorities and over 6,000 underprivileged children and children with Special Education Needs (SEN).” Prof THAM emphasized the importance of early detection and treatment of eye diseases and stressed the significance of public education involving parents, teachers, and social workers to create a collective awareness of various eye diseases.

Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP, expressed his recognition of the programme’s efforts in safeguarding children’s eye health. He emphasized the importance of early interventions in identifying potential eye diseases and providing timely treatment. He also shared his personal experience, stating that if such programs were available during his childhood, he might have avoided developing bad reading habit that led to myopia.

Dr the Honourable KO Wing-man, GBS, JP, acknowledged the programme’s positive impact on children with special education needs. Dr KO also expressed his gratitude for the united effort made by the DOVS, Hong Kong Jockey Club, and other supporting organizations, including individual volunteers, for their contributions.
Dr Jason CS YAM, Associate Professor of the Department and Director of CUHK JC MPP, summarized the programme’s results. “Since 2015, the programme has conducted 540 children’s eye screening days, offering free and comprehensive eye examinations for children on weekends. Additionally, we have organized 423 public educational talks, benefiting 40,000 families. The programme’s success is attributed to the combined efforts of over 100 ophthalmologists, 1,000 eye care ambassadors and volunteers, 600 medical students, 100 nursing students, and 4,100 secondary school student ambassadors.” He further added that the CUHK JC MPP has contributed valuable research data, with over 70 articles published in renowned research publications such as “Lancet Global Health” and “JAMA Network Open”. Moreover, the programme has received recognition through awards, including the CUHK Outstanding Research Impact Award (ORIA) 2022/23 and the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2022.

The CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme (CUHK JC MPP) is an initiative by the DOVS and is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The programme focuses on six main areas of work, including charitable eye clinic, children eye care education, children eye care ambassador programme, outreach services, community partnership, society integration and public engagement, and the epidemiological database.

During the awards ceremony, participants in the programme, including ophthalmologists, eye care ambassadors, student ambassadors, volunteers, secondary schools, and organizations were recognized and presented with awards and appreciation certificates for their valuable contributions to the success of the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme.

Guests of Honour
Chairman, Hospital Authority	Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP
Member, Executive Council	Dr the Honourable KO Wing-man, GBS, JP
Officiating Guests
Head of Charities (Healthy Community), The Hong Kong Jockey Club	Ms Imelda CHAN
Provost, J.S. Lee Professor of Chinese Culture, CUHK	Prof Alan KL CHAN
Consultant Community Medicine (Family and Student Health), Department of Health	Dr Thomas WH CHUNG
Chairman, CUHK DOVS	Prof Clement CY THAM
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK	Prof Philip WY CHIU
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CUHK Medical Centre (CUHKMC)	Prof Hong FUNG, JP
Vice Chairman, CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors	Prof Calvin CP PANG
Chief Operating Officer, CUHK Medical Centre	Dr Jenny MY LAM
President of The College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong	Dr Emily FY YEUNG
Vice-President (General Affairs), The College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong	Dr YUNG Hon Wah
Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision, Chair Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Prof Mingguang HE
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK	Prof LEUNG Ting Fan
Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong	Prof Patrick IP
Director of CUHK JC MPP	Dr Jason CS YAM
Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Professional Development & External Relations), PWH / Cluster Coordinator (Ophthalmology) in NTEC	Prof Alvin YOUNG
Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, Hong Kong Eye Hospital	Prof Hunter KL YUEN
Chief of Service (Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences), Prince of Wales Hospital and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital	Dr Wilson WK YIP
Chief of Service, Hong Kong Eye Hospital	Prof Carmen KM CHAN
Consultant (Ophthalmology), Hong Kong Eye Hospital	Prof LAM Nai Man
Clinical Assistant Professors (Honorary), CUHK DOVS	Dr CHENG Pak Man
Programme Advisor of CUHK JC MPP	Mr LI Sing Pak, BBS
Programme Advisor of CUHK JC MPP	Mr CHOI Tin Man
Associate Director (Medical) of CUHK JC MPP	Prof Guy LJ CHEN
Associate Director (Education) of CUHK JC MPP	Dr KAM Ka Wai

Prof Clement CY THAM, Chairman of Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Chairman of Board of Directors, CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme

 

Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP, Chairman, Hospital Authority

Dr the Honourable KO Wing-man, GBS, JP, Membership, Executive Council

Dr Thomas WH CHUNG, Consultant Community Medicine (Family and Student Health), Department of Health

 

Ms Imelda CHAN, Head of Charities (Healthy Community), The Hong Kong Jockey Club

 

Prof Alan KL CHAN, Provost, J.S. Lee Professor of Chinese Culture, CUHK

 

Prof Philip WY CHIU, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

 

Prof FUNG Hong, JP, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUHK Medical Centre

 

Dr Jason CS YAM, Director of CUHK JC MPP

 

Group photos with Guests of Honour and Officiating Guests at the Opening Ceremony

 

 

Recipients of the [護眼之星] with Prof Clement CY THAM, Ms Imelda CHAN, Prof Calvin CP PANG, Dr Jason CS YAM, Prof Guy LJ CHEN and Dr Aziz KW KAM

 

Recipient of the [護眼之星] with Ms Imelda CHAN

 

Sharing session by Dr Aziz KW KAM, Associate Director (Education) of CUHK JC MPP

 

Group photo of Ambassador Doctors with Guests of Honour and Officiating Guests

 

Sharing session by Ms Chloe WAN, Children Eye Care Ambassador (Medical Student)

 

Children Eye Care Ambassador (Medical and Nursing Student) with Prof Alan KL CHAN, Prof Alvin YOUNG and Prof LEUNG Ting Fan

 

Group photo of Children Eye Care Ambassadors (Medical and Nursing Student) with Officiating Guests

 

Sharing session by Ms Mirza Sufia, Children Eye Care Ambassador (Volunteer)

Prof Hunter KL YUEN and Dr Wilson WK YIP presented [伙伴機構] plaques to supporting organizations

 

Prof Clement CY THAM and Prof LAM Nai Man presented [伙伴學校] plaques and certificates to supporting schools and secondary school students

 

Prof Calvin CP PANG, Vice Chairman, CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors, delivered thank you remarks to all participants of the CUHK JC MPP

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