Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

Medicine and Therapeutics. (103) From Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia) Limited: a. to the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and the Department of Commu n i t y and Family Medicine HK$100,000 to support the clinical study on non-compliance with chronic medications using anti-hypertensive treatment; b. to the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics i. HK$231,630 to support the research project on the effects of losartan on m o r t a l i t y i n p a t i e n t s w i t h symptomatic heart failure; ii. HK$15,000 to sponsor a staff member to attend an international symposium on atherosclerosis i n Paris, France, in October 1997; and iii. HK$2,000 to sponsor a staf f member to attend the Asia Pacific cancer conference and the Hong Kong international cancer congress in Hong Kong in November 1997. (104) From Pfizer Corporation HK$44,072.40 to support the research study on the efficacy and safety of Sildenafil administered as required to male patients w i t h erectile dysfunction in Asia undertaken by the Department of Surgery. (105) From Providence Foundation Limited: a. to the Department of Clinical Oncology HK$500,000 to support the research in liver cancer; b. to the D e p a r t m e n t of S u r g e r y HK$547,000 to support the research project on helicobacter pylori infection precancerous gastric mucosal changes and peptic ulcer disease; and c. to the MBA programmes HK$78,000 to sponsor 39 first-year students in 1997- 98 to participate in an outward bound training programme. (106) From Sanofi Recherche HK$93,187.50 for the stroke research of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. (107) From Schering-Plough: a. to the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics i. HK$25,000 to support the research studies in dermatology; ii. HK$10,000 to support the certificate course on respiratory medicine organized in Hong Kong in January 1998; and b. to the D e p a r t m e n t of S u r g e ry HK$30,000 to sponsor staff member(s) to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology in San Francisco, USA, in September 1997. (108) From Serono Hong Kong Limited HK$1,000 for educational and research wo r k on assisted human reproductive technology undertaken by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. (109) From SmithKline Beecham Limited: a. to the Department of Clinical Oncology HK$62,500 to support the clinical trial on treatment of small-cell lung cancer; and b. to the D e p a r t m e n t of S u r g e r y HK$10,000 to support the certificate course on ENT diseases for nurses o r g a n i z ed i n H o n g K o n g f r o m September to October 1997. (110) From Vita Green Health Co. Ltd. HK$30,000 to s u p p o rt the research project on standardization of Lingzhi undertaken by the Department of Pharmacy. (111) From Mr . Wong King-hung HK$4,400 to support the cardiovascular research and the d e v e l o pme nt of new t r e a t me nt o f cardiovascular diseases undertaken by the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. (112) From Advanced Chemicals Ltd. HK$30,000 to support the distinguished lecture series in chemistry organized by the Department of Chemistry in Hong Kong in September 1997. (113) From Advanced Technology Laboratories Hong Kong Limited HK$13,661 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging to attend the national conference on ultrasound in Lucknow, India, in December 1996. (114) From Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation HK$23,196 to the Department of Surgery for purchasing medical instruments. (115) From Alcon Hong Kong Ltd. HK$60,000 to sponsor t w o staff memb e rs of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology i n San Francisco, USA, in October 1997. Gifts and Donations 57