The Foundation Laying Ceremony of the New Hospital Complex of JSIEC was held on 29th December 2016 at 11:30am, started with a welcome address by Prof Zhang Mingzhi, Vice Director (executive) of JSIEC, followed by speeches from Prof Calvin C. P. Pang, Director of JSIEC, Prof Yao Ke, President of Chinese Ophthalmological Society, and Ms Solina Chau, Director of Li Ka Shing Foundation. More than 100 distinguished guests attended the ceremony, including Mr Liu Xiaotao, Acting Mayor of Shantou Government; Mr Xie Zesheng, Chairman of CPPCC Shantou Municipal Committee; Mr Lin Xiaoyong, Vice Mayor of Shantou Government; Mr Xie Yongzhong, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shantou Municipal Committee; Mr Li Weihong, Vice Secretary of CPPCC Shantou Municipal Committee; Prof So Kwok Fai, Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Prof Shomi Bhattacharya, Sembal Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and Director of the Andalusian Centre of Molecular Biology & Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Seville, Spain; Prof Lin Danming, Vice President, Shantou University; Prof Shi Ganggang, Party Secretary, Shantou University Medical College; Prof Bian Junhui, Executive Dean, Shantou University Medical College; Dr Freida Law, Consultant, Shantou University Medical College; Prof Francis K. L. Chan, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Prof Clement C. Y. Tham, Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Prof Zhao Kanxing, Former President of Chinese Ophthalmological Society and Professor of Tianjin Eye Hospital; Prof Ge Jian, Vice-President of Chinese Association of Ophthalmologists and Professor, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center; Prof Qu Jia, Vice President of Chinese Ophthalmological Society and Director of The Eye Hospital of WMU Zhejiang Eye Hospital; Prof Tang Xin, Director of Tianjin Eye Hospital.
From our Department, Prof Christopher Leung, Asst. Prof. Kelvin Chong, Asst. Prof. Marten Brelen, Asst. Prof. Jason Yam, Asst. Prof. Carol Cheung, Asst. Prof. Danny Ng, Asst. Prof. Guy L. J. Chen, Asst. Prof. Michael Ng and Asst. Prof. Wai Kit Chu also attended the Ceremony.
Since its inauguration in June 2002, the JSIEC, at its present premises with a floor area of about 10,000 square meters, has developed into a major eye center in southern China, providing ophthalmic service to over 20 million people in Shantou and the surrounding regions. With the current work load of about 250,000 outpatients and 20,000 surgeries a year and still rising, plus active research work and community services, we are in great need of further expansion.
On a 20-acre piece of land at the new development area along the eastern coast of the municipality of Shantou, we plan to build a new hospital complex with total floor area of about 40,000 square meters, to provide enhanced clinical ophthalmic services, research, and community work. We are glad to have good progress in the building and construction preparation, with the full support by the Shantou municipal government and Shantou University Medical College.
After the Ceremony, the JSIEC Ophthalmology Symposium and the Li Ka Shing Foundation Research Student Forum were conducted 29th-30th December 2016. More than 300 ophthalmologists, visual scientists and research students participated in these events. We are particularly grateful to the presence and contributions from more than 50 speakers.
Acknowledgement of contributors to the Symposium and Student Forum:
倫敦大學眼科研究所Shomi Bhattacharya教授;
中國科學院院士、香港大學醫學院蘇國輝教授;
浙江省政協副主席、浙江省科協主席、中華醫學會眼科學分會主任委員姚克教授;
中國醫師協會眼科醫師分會會長、天津市眼科醫院趙堪興教授;
中國醫師協會眼科醫師分會副會長、中山大學中山眼科中心葛堅教授;
中華醫學會眼科學分會副主任委員、溫州醫科大學附屬眼視光醫院院長瞿佳教授;
天津市眼科學會主任委員、天津眼科醫院院長湯欣教授;
北京同仁醫院眼科中心眼科主任魏文斌教授;
中山大學中山眼科中心副主任林曉峰教授;
中山大學中山眼科中心副主任曾駿文教授;
天津醫科大學眼科醫院院長李筱榮教授;
哈爾濱醫科大學附屬第二醫院五官醫院院長原慧萍教授;
湖北省醫學會眼科學分會主任委員、華中科技大學同濟醫院張虹教授;
福建省醫學會眼科學分會主任委員、福建醫科大字附屬第一醫院 朱益華教授;
江蘇省醫學會眼科學分會侯任主任委員、徐州醫學院附屬徐州市立醫院李甦雁教授;
江蘇省醫學會眼科學分會前任主任委員、江蘇省人民醫院劉慶淮教授;
陝西省醫學會眼科學分會主任委員、第四軍醫大學唐都醫院眼科主任嚴宏教授;
湖南省醫學會眼科學分會主任委員、中南大學湘雅醫院夏曉波教授;
北京大學第一醫院副書記、眼科主任楊柳教授;
中華醫學會眼科分會白內障學組委員、山東大學第二醫院眼科主任張晗教授;
西藏自治區藏醫院眼科主任次旦央吉副教授;
中國實用眼科雜誌執行總編、中國醫科大第一附屬醫院眼科張忠志教授;
首都醫科大學北京世紀壇醫院眼科主任肖林教授;
中山大學中山眼科中心吳明星教授;
中山大學中山眼科中心梁小玲教授;
中山大學中山眼科中心于強教授;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心張銘志教授;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心陳偉奇教授;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心陳浩宇教授;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心黃楚開醫生;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心王耿醫生;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心鄭策醫生;
汕頭大學·香港中文大學聯合汕頭國際眼科中心岑令平醫生;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系主仟譚智勇教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系彭智培教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系梁啟信教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系莊金隆助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系Marten Brelen助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系任卓升助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系張豔蕾助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系吳兆駿助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系陳理佳助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系伍子健助理教授;
香港中文大學眼科及視覺科學學系朱偉傑助理教授
Honourable guests officiate the foundation laying ceremony.
From left to right: Prof Francis Chan, Prof Zhang Mingzhi, Ms Solina Chow, Prof Calvin Pang, Prof Clement Tham
Prof Clement