• on 14/01/2023

CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme Opening cum Awards Ceremony 2022

The CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme Opening cum Awards Ceremony 2022 (‶Ceremony″) was held on 14 January 2023 at the CUHK Medical Centre with the Director of Health, Dr Ronald MK LAM, JP, and the Chairman of Hospital Authority, Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP, as the Guests of Honour.  Over 300 guests, including ophthalmologists, school principals, teachers, medical students, nursing students, secondary school students, community partners and volunteers, attended the Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the Programme.

The CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme (‶CUHK JC MPP″), initiated by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, is a new phase of the CUHK Hong Kong Children Eye Care Programme from 2015 to 2017 and the CUHK Jockey Club Children′s Eye Care Programme from 2018 to 2021.  The present Programme was launched in October 2021 that covers six major areas of work, including children′s eye care service, public educational talks, children′s eye health workshops, outreach service, large-scale community health campaign and database establishment.

Professor Clement CY THAM, Chairman of the Department and Chairman of CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors, highlighted the key achievements of the Programme in the welcoming remarks, ‶The teamwork of the Programme is truly deserving of praise.  The CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme along with its two predecessors (CUHK Hong Kong Children Eye Care Programme and CUHK Jockey Club Children′s Eye Care Programme), have united the effort of 108 ophthalmologists, 543 medical students, 112 nursing students, 3,022 secondary students and 711 volunteers of varying backgrounds.  Our Programmes have provided free and comprehensive eye examinations for nearly 35,000 children.  We also organised 354 public educational talks which were attended by over 34,200 parents, children, school teachers, and social workers.  It is a remarkable achievement.  We shall continue our efforts in the coming years.″

CUHK JC MPP is a three-year programme committed to providing free and comprehensive eye examination services for children of the ethnic minorities, with special educational needs, and from low-income families.  Despite the outbreak of the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2022, CUHK JC MPP conducted 41 children′s eye service days at weekends, providing free and comprehensive eye check-up for more than 3,800 children, including 1,000 children of the ethnic minorities, 500 children with special educational needs and 2,300 children from grassroots families from October 2021 to December 2022.  In addition, 28 primary schools and 20 non-government organisations received our service.  Also, during the first year, 16 public educational talks, attended by 3,244 families, were held under CUHK JC MPP.

Dr Jason CS YAM, Associate Professor of the Department and Director of CUHK JC MPP, shared the vision of the Programme, ‶Our Programme is founded and developed with the aspiration of safeguarding the visual health of our children in Hong Kong.  We believe that every child in Hong Kong has an equal right to grow up healthily regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic status and learning abilities.  I am glad that with the generous support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, our present Programme will serve up to 15,000 children, most of whom are less privileged.  I am thankful that we can work hand-in-hand to protect the eyesight of our children.  By early eye check-up, we can take precautions to prevent blindness.″

At the Ceremony, the ophthalmologists, eye care ambassadors, student ambassadors, volunteers, secondary schools and organisations participated in the Programme were presented with awards or appreciation certificates for recognition of their contribution to the success of the Programme.

Prof Calvin CP PANG, Professor of the Department and Vice-Chairman of CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors, concluded the Ceremony, ‶Promoting popularisation of children eye care is a long-term challenge.  Medical and scientific research will never reach an end.  We are much grateful that since 2015 our Pogrammes on safeguarding children′s eye health have received tremendous support from the medical sector, community, and general public.  In addition to expressing our gratitude, it is also high time for us to have a broader outlook on the future development of our Programme.  We shall continue our devoted work for the Programme to move on to new chapters in future.″

Guests of Honour
Director of Health, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Dr Ronald MK LAM, JP
Chairman, Hospital Authority Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP
Officiating Guests
Head of Charities (Healthy Community), The Hong Kong Jockey Club Ms Imelda CHAN
Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), CUHK Prof Anthony TC CHAN
Associate Vice-President, CUHK
Head, New Asia College
Associate Director (External Links) / Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK
Prof Hector SO CHAN
Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, CUHK Prof Philip WY CHIU
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUHK Medical Centre Prof FUNG Hong, JP
Chairman, CUHK DOVS
Chairman, CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors
Prof Clement CY THAM
Professor, CUHK DOVS
Vice-Chairman, CUHK JC MPP′s Board of Directors
Prof Calvin CP PANG
Associate Professor, CUHK DOVS
Director of CUHK JC MPP
Dr Jason CS YAM
Chief Operating Officer, CUHK Medical Centre Dr Jenny MY LAM
Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Dr PANG Fei Chau
Vice-President (Professional Affairs), College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong Dr YUNG Hon Wah
Vice-President (General Affairs), College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong Dr Emily FY YEUNG
President, Hong Kong Association of Private Eye Surgeons Dr Ruby HY CHING
Donor, CUHK Dr CHENG Pak Man
Former Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, Hong Kong Eye Hospital Prof LAM Nai Man
Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Professional Development & External Relations), Prince of Wales Hospital Prof Alvin L YOUNG
Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, Hong Kong Eye Hospital Prof Hunter KL YUEN
Former Chief of Service (Ophthalmology), Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital / Tung Wah Eastern Hospital Dr KO Tak Chuen
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
Former Director, The Nethersole School of Nursing, CUHK Prof CHAIR Sek Ying
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
Dr Ronald MK LAM, JP, Director of Health, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Henry HL FAN, SBS, JP, Chairman of the Hospital Authority
Ms Imelda CHAN, Head of Charities (Healthy Community), The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Prof Anthony TC CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Philip WY CHIU, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof FUNG Hong, JP, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUHK Medical Centre
Dr Jason CS YAM, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Director of CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme

 

Group photo of Guests of Honour and Officiating Guests with the logo of the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme

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

The Guest of Honour, Director of Health, Dr Ronald MK LAM, JP (centre), presents the appointment plaques to members of the Board of Directors of the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme, (from first left) Dr Aziz KW KAM, Associate Director (Education); Ms Mandy PH NG, Associate Director (Nursing); Prof Calvin CP Pang, Vice-Chairman; (from fifth left) Prof Clement CY THAM, Chairman; Dr Jason CS YAM, Director; and Prof Guy LJ CHEN, Associate Director (Medical).
The Ambassador Doctor, Dr Leon LEE, shares his participation experience in the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme.
The Medical Student Ambassador, Miss Tania CHAN, who is a CU Medicine Year 3 student, speaks about what she has learned through volunteering at the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme.
Medical Student and Nursing Student Ambassadors are presented with medals and certificates of appreciation at the Awards Ceremony for their active participation in the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme.
The Student Eye Care Ambassador, Miss Chloe KWOK, says that volunteering at the CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme is a worthwhile experience. She felt inspired to study medicine in the future. Chloe received myopia control treatment by joining the CUHK ‶Low-concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP)″ study when she was only nine years old. She then started volunteering at children eye care programme and help promote eye health among children.
Student Ambassadors are presented with certificates of appreciation for their active participation in the Programme.

Representatives from various organisations were presented with the plaque of appreciation.

Sharing by Mr CHENG Chung Ming, teacher from the Scientia Secondary School

Participating secondary schools were presented with plaque and certificates of appreciation.

Prof Calvin CP PANG, S.H. Ho Research Professor of Visual Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors, CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme

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