Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science

HKASMSS 20th Anniversary and 2nd Student Conference

HKASMSS celebrated the 20th anniversay and organized the 2nd Student Conference on Sport Medicine, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science on November 1st, 2008.

It was our honour to have Mr Pang Chung, Hon. Secretary of Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Prof KM Chan, Founding President of HKASMSS, Dr Trisha Leahy, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Sports Institute, Prof John Lee, Dean of Education, CUHK, and Prof Youlian Hong, Chairman of Sports Science and Physical Education, CUHK, to officiate the opening ceremony. There was a total of 80 participants, with the majority as students from local universities, including The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

There were totally 22 students who have presented their nice research works. After considering the quality of the research, the presentation skill and the performance in question and answer sessions, the Award Committee decided to award Miss Bee-Tian Teng of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU, Miss Erica YY Lau of Physical Education, HKBU, Dr Yajun Huang of Sports Science and Physical Education, CUHK, Miss Polly YM Chung of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU and Mr Mak-Ham Lam of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK. Among the five winners, Miss Bee-Tian Teng gained the highest score in the competition and received a subsidized trip to present her work in the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2009 Conference. The package included free registration, free accommodation and subsidized flight ticket.

We were delighted to have Dr York Chow, the past president of HKASMSS, joining our banquet at the Royal Park Hotel. All council members enjoyed the evening and shared their precious moments during the 20 years of development of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. In appreciating the great contribution over the past 20 years, Dr Patrick Yung, the HKASMSS President, presented gifts to Dr York Chow, Prof KM Chan and Prof Frank Fu.

Last but not the least, the HKASMSS thanks you again for your contribution, participation and support. Please do regularly visit our website at http://www.hkasmss.org.hk to know about the local news about sports medicine and sports science. Please also join as an ordinary member (HKD 300 per 2 years) or associate member (HKD 150 per 2 years, for students only). Moreover, with the help of Dr Lobo Louie, the Vice President of HKASMSS, we have just started a facebook group to share local news and all kinds of knowledge related to sports medicine and sports science. Please feel free to join and invite your friends to join too!