Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Prof. John H. C. Ho, CBE
1916-2005
MBBS (HK), MD. DSc., FRCP(LOND) FRCR(RD), FRCR(RT), FRCRA, FACR, FHKCR
HON. CLINICAL PROFESSOR IN CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Prof. John Ho Hung Chiu was born on 6 July 1916 in Hong Kong. He completed his secondary education in St. Joseph's College and then studied medicine at the University of Hong Kong. He obtained his medical degree in 1940. After graduation he served in the army in China during the Pacific War from 1941-45. He returned to Hong Kong after the war and was in charge of the Lai Chi Kok Infectious Disease Hospital at the time when there were several epidemic outbreaks. Prof. Ho then went to Manchester and London. He obtained the MRCP in 1947 while under training in radiology. He was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1963. His mentors in therapeutic radiology included Sir Brian Windeyer and Ralston Paterson. Prof. Ho is the only radiologist who obtained the double qualifications in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology conferred by the Royal College of Radiologists.
Prof. Ho returned to Hong Kong in 1949 and formed the Institute of Radiology & Oncology (IRO) in 1950. In addition to holding the directorship of IRO since its inception, Prof. Ho also held the post of Consultant in-charge of the entire radiology service of the territory until his retirement in 1986. Prof. Ho was affectionately known as the "Emperor Ho" for laying the very foundation upon which the present achievements in Radiology and Clinical Oncology in Hong Kong have been realized.
His academic achievements are immense. He delivered the 32nd Skinner Lecture to the Royal College of Radiologists in 1967; has awarded the First Patrick Manson Gold Medal for his MD thesis on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 1974; delivered the 6th Digby Memorial Lecture in 1974; delivered the 1st del Regato Foundation Lecture in 1977; delivered the 5th Annual Lecture to the Gilbert H. Fletcher Society in 1980; conferred by HM Queen Elizabeth II the CBE in 1985; awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the UICC in 1990; delivered the first Werner Henle's Memorial Lecture in 1996. He was the author of numerous textbooks and had published more than 150 original papers in most of the referred journals. He was also elected Honorary Fellow of the American and Canadian Colleges of Radiology.
For having achieved so much and served Hong Kong so well in the fields of Diagnostic Radiology and Clinical Oncology services, the Hong Kong College of Radiologists pays tribute to this great and legendary figure by establishing a lecture named after him.
Past Ho Hung Chiu Lectures
2024 – The 20th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
23rd November 2024 |
Occasion |
24th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists |
Speaker |
Professor Gilberto Ka-kit Leung, MD (HK), MS (HK), PhD (HK), FRCSEd, FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery) President Hong Kong Academy of Medicine |
Lecture Title |
Re-imagining Imaging |
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2022 – The 19th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
12th November 2022 |
Occasion |
22nd Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists |
Speaker |
Professor Way Kuo President and University Distinguished Professor City University of Hong Kong |
Lecture Title |
Survivability for Energy and Environment |
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2019 – The 18th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
16th November 2019 |
Occasion |
19th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Mr. Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, JP Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Lecture Title |
The Greater Bay Area Development: Challenges and Opportunities |
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2017 – The 17th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
18th November 2017 |
Occasion |
17th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Sophia Chan, JP Secretary for Food and Health Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Lecture Title |
Development of Primary Health Care in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future |
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2015 – The 16th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
14th November 2015 |
Occasion |
15th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor John C.Y. Leong, SBS, OBE, JP Chairman Hospital Authority |
Lecture Title |
The Hospital Authority: After 25 Years |
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2014 - The 15th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
1st November 2014 |
Occasion |
14th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Gabriel M Leung, GBS Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong |
Lecture Title |
The Grand Consilience |
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2013 - The 14th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
2nd November 2013 |
Occasion |
13th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Dr. Ko Wing-man, BBS, JP Secretary for Food and Health The Government of the HKSAR Hong Kong SAR, China |
Lecture Title |
Combatting Cancer - A Public Health Mission |
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2012 - The 13th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
27th October 2012 |
Occasion |
12th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Joseph J.Y. Sung, SBS, JP |
Lecture Title |
Radiology and Endoscopy: Friends or Foes? |
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2011 - The 12th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
29th October 2011 |
Occasion |
11th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Joseph K.T. Lee, MD, FACR |
Lecture Title |
The Re-convergence of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology |
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2010 - The 11th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
30th October 2010 |
Occasion |
10th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Anne Osborn, MD |
Lecture Title |
The Two Faces of HIV/AIDS in the Central Nervous System: The Face You Know… And The Face You Don’t. |
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2009 - The 10th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
31st October 2009 |
Occasion |
9th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Y.C. Richard Wong |
Lecture Title |
The Rise of the Services in Hong Kong Cross Border Implications for Health and Education |
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2008 – The 9th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
1st November 2008 |
Occasion |
8th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Fok Tai Fai |
Lecture Title |
Snapshots of our Medical Schools and Medical Education |
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2007 - The 8th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
27th October 2007 |
Occasion |
7th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
The Hon. Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP |
Lecture Title |
The Use of Medical Science in Criminal Trials |
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2006 - The 7th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
28th October 2006 |
Occasion |
6th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Dr. York Y.N. Chow, SBS, JP |
Lecture Title |
Image and Imaging of Healthcare |
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2005 - The 6th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
22nd October 2005 |
Occasion |
5th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Janet Husband |
Lecture Title |
Lymphatic Metastases - A Journey of Challenge and Opportunity |
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2004 - The 5th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
30th October 2004 |
Occasion |
4th Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Dr. C.H. Leong President of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine |
Lecture Title |
Redesigning Radiology Service for the needs of the 21st Century -A non-radiologist's view |
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2003 - The 4th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
18th October 2003 |
Occasion |
3rd Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Lap-Chee Tsui |
Lecture Title |
Genetics and Genomics in Disease Studies |
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2002 - The 3rd Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
19th October 2002 |
Occasion |
2nd Joint Ceremonies for Admission of New Fellows, The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists and the Dinner of the Colleges |
Speaker |
Professor Arthur K.C. Li, GBS, JP |
Lecture Title |
Innovation in Medicine |
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2000 – The 2nd Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
10th August 2000 |
Occasion |
The Conferment of Honorary Fellowship, Admission of Fellows, and College Dinner |
Speaker |
Dr. E.K. Yeoh, JP |
Lecture Title |
Hippocrates in the 21st Century |
1999 – The First Ho Hung Chiu Lecture
Date |
3rd July 1999 |
Occasion |
Official opening of our College Chamber at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building |
Speaker |
Professor Ho Hung Chiu, CBE |
Lecture Title |
Development of Radiation Oncology in Hong Kong |