The University of Hong Kong (UHK) Medical Faculty was the first tertiary learning centre on Hong Kong island. It was initially set up in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society. It was renamed Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1907. An early philanthropist for its early building was an Indian named Moddy. The medical college was located close to Taipingshan, a residential area. Taipingshan soon attracted the Chinese populace and became densely populated to the point that it led to the outbreak of plague. Plague was thus the topic of study and research at the medical college, which also had a good animal house and stables for sound scientific research.
To date, the medical college has dealt with some of the most difficult diseases and outbreaks in Hong Kong, including SARS and H1N1.
There are many interesting things to read about UHK medical history. A look through its pages to learn of its milestones is worth the effort. The move to create a medical museum and historical society are the envy of many medical schools today.
UHK also has a useful publication (see below) about its history that mentions Dr Mustapha bin Osman, an early Malay doctor from Kedah.
Other UHK Links: |
| "Growing with Hong Kong: HKU and its Graduates - The First 90 Years" http://www.hku.hk/impact/
Hong Kong University Press, 2002 - 352 pages
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http://www.hku.hk/about/u_glance.html
http://www.hku.hk/facmed/01us_history.htm
http://www.hku.hk/facmed/alumni/ul.html
http://designyoutrust.com/2016/02/hong-kong-in-the-1950s-captured-by-a-teenager/
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