Missionaries -- and a Hospital -- The College of Medicine for Chinese -- The Early Years -- The Bubonic Plague -- and a Degree of Recognition -- Metamorphosis -- Brave New World -- War: The University in Suspended Animation -- After the Re-Establishment -- The Hong Kong Operation -- The Department of Medicine Steps Up -- Taking Hong Kong Surgery to the World -- Faculty Evolves Into Regional Medical Education Hub -- Preparing for the Handover.

This book reviews the medical history of Hong Kong, beginning with its birth as a British colony. It introduces the origins of Hong Kong’s medical education, which began in 1887 when the London Missionary Society set up the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. When the University of Hong Kong was established in 1911, the College became its medical faculty. The faculty has gained distinction over the years for innovative surgical techniques, for discovering the SARS virus and for its contribution to advances in medical and health sciences. This book is meant for general readers as well as medical practitioners. It is a work for anyone interested in Hong Kong or in medical education.