Bulletin Special Supplement Professor Arthur K C Li: A Six-Year Term as Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University (1996–2002)

一九九四年眼科及視覺科學學系成立 A n n o u n c i ng the e s t a b l i s h m e nt of the D e p a r t m e nt of O p h t h a l m o l o gy and V i s u al Sciences (1994) 香港的內鏡外科手術由中大醫學院於九十年代初引入 L a p a r o s c o p ic t e c h n i q u es i n varies surgeries were first i n t r o d u c ed to H o n g K o n g by the U n i v e r s i t y 's F a c u l t y of M e d i c i n e. 科硏經費各方面，都取得異常卓越的成 績，於短短十年間成為國際知名的外科 中心。 一九九二年及一九九五年，李教授兩度 當選醫學院院長。在幾位前任院長奠立 的穩固基礎上，李教授全力策動，使該 院發展成為一所課程完善、師資優秀、 設備一流，以及培訓學生出色的醫學 院。 在李教授的大力推動下，醫學院新成立 的護理學系和藥劑學系發展迅速，該院 更開設全港唯一的眼科及視覺科學學 系，又於教學醫院（沙田威爾斯親王醫 院）成立香港癌症硏究中心，開辦本港首 個皮膚庫和內鏡外科培訓中心，為本港 病人提供最現代化的醫療服務。 由李教授領導的中大醫學院，致力開拓 新的醫學硏究領域，在短短數年間，取 得多方面的突破，成績斐然。其中包括 用新方法診斷和治療癌症，特別是肝癌 和鼻咽癌；應用新外科手術治理燒傷； 成功進行首宗小兒近親肝臟移植手術； 硏究及引進多項最先進的內鏡外科手術 及兒童骨髓移植手術；開創香港耳瓣手 術；而人工輔助生育硏究小組進行的人 and training. The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the Faculty was established during his deanship, and has since been charged with the education and training in the subject of all medical students in the territory, including those at the University of Hong Kong. The new departments of Nursing and Pharmacy witnessed rapid growth , the world's first comprehensive Skin Bank was set up, and major breakthroughs were achieved in a wide range of areas. They include the first live-related paediatric liver transplant in southeast Asia, the first paediatric bone marrow transplant in Hong Kong, new ways of diagnosing and treating nasopharyngeal and liver cancer, producing Hong Kong's first baby from the micromanipulation of human gametes, and the successful adoption of laparoscopic techniques in various surgeries. The Faculty of Medicine went from strength to strength and established itself as one of the leading academic units in Hong Kong and the neighbouring region under the leadership of Prof. Li. And then at the age of 51, he was appointed by the Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to be the fourth vice-chancellor of the University. He had been recommended for the position by a Search Committee after a diligen t world-wide search that involved some 30 candidates, many of whom distinguished academics from Hong Kong or overseas, all with 中文大學校刊•特刊 Chinese University Bulletin • Special Supplement 6