Calendar 2005–06

98 Part 3 • Research Units and University Extensions Hong Kong Cancer Institute Tel.: 2632 1037 Fax.: 2649 7426 E-mail: yungchan@cuhk.edu.hk The Hong Kong Cancer Institute was established in 1990 to focus activities related to cancer and its problems. Its aims to coordinate, promote and organize activities relating to the prevention and treatment of cancer; to promote and provide training in cancer research; to educate the public on methods of prevention and the early treatment of cancer; to improve the welfare of cancer patients; and to organize seminars, workshops and conferences for advancing its objectives. Most of the institute’s activities are conducted in the Sir Yue-kong Pao Centre for Cancer located at the Prince of Wales Hospital. The centre provides clinical and counselling services through a paediatric oncology ward, out-patient and day-patient facilities for adults, and a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities. There are three floors of laboratory space providing over 3,500 square metres for cancer research. The Comprehensive Cancer Trials Unit (CCTU) under the Hong Kong Cancer Institute was the first centre in Hong Kong approved by the National Cancer Institute of the US to conduct new NCI drug clinical studies. In close partnership with industry, government and charitable organizations, CCTU has initiated and undertaken clinical trials in a wide range of cancers. In 2003, a state-of-the-art Cancer Patient Resource Centre was officially opened to provide an oasis of calm for cancer patients undergoing treatment in the Cancer Centre. It also serves as a venue for research on the psychological aspects of cancer care. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Tel.: 2609 6740 Fax.: 2603 5215 E-mail: hkiaps@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps Established in 1990, the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies replaced the former Institute of Social Studies and its two research centres — the Centre for Hong Kong Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies. It aspires to be a centre of excellence in the interrelated study of Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Asia-Pacific region. Research monographs and occasional papers are published to disseminate research findings. With a focus on social science research, the institute has seven strategic research programmes —Cultural Relations and Identities in East Asia, the Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Economies, Political Development of Hong Kong, Social Indicators and Social Development of Hong Kong, the South China Programme, and Urban and Regional Development in Pacific Asia. There is a strong policy orientation in all of these research programmes. The institute houses a vast collection of reference materials on countries in

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