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31 Medical Faculty News The ‘Leong Che-hung Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership’ at The University of Hong Kong pays tribute to our alumnus, former professoriate colleague and past Council Chairman, Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung （梁智鴻） , a leader who created multi- faceted lasting contributions to HKU and Hong Kong society over the past half-century. Leong Che-hung Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership Dr Shin Young-soo completes his term as Regional Director of WHO West Pacific Region Dr Shin Young-soo ( 申英秀 ) , Regional Director of World Health Organization West Pacific Region, will be retiring from WHO after 10 years of service. Dr Shin has led a series of reforms to change the way the Organization works. His focus has been constant: providing better support focused on needs at the country level. These reforms are producing results by helping Member States to achieve better health outcomes for the nearly 1.9 billion people of the Western Pacific Region. He was one of the speakers at HKUMed’s ‘Hong Kong Summit of Global Health Leaders’ in December 2017. Moreover, one of our MBBS students, Max Lim, is now undertaking an internship at WHO Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila as part of his Enrichment Year studies. We express our heartfelt gratitude to Dr Shin and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. The Dedication Ceremony of the Leong Che-hung Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership was held on October 31, 2018. Over 120 donors and guests graced the occasion by their presence to celebrate this remarkable establishment at the University Lodge.