Located at the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), the CUHK-PWH Lee Quo Wei Cardiovascular Intervention Centre officially opened on 2 April. Officiating guests included Dr. the Honorable Lee Quo-wei, chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Ltd. and former chairman and life member of the Council, CUHK, and Mrs. Lee; Mr. Anthony Wu, chairman of the Hospital Authority; Dr. Vincent H.C. Cheng, Chairman of the Council, CUHK; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Mr. Edward Ho, chairman of the Hospital Governing Committee, PWH; Dr. Fung Hong, cluster chief executive, New Territories East Cluster; Prof. Fok Tai-fai, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; and Prof. Yu Cheuk-man, chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK and director of the Lee Quo Wei Cardiovascular Intervention Centre.

Established in 2010, the centre comprises a multidisciplinary team and performs more than 2,500 invasive cardiovascular procedures every year. It serves a population of 1.3 million living in eastern New Territories, and acts as a referral centre for cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong. At the opening ceremony, Professor Sung expressed his gratitude to the Lee family and the foundation for their generous and continual support. Their far-sighted vision not only allowed the centre to come into existence, but has also benefited patients by providing early diagnosis and proper treatment with cutting-edge technologies.