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39 Medical Faculty News University; Professor Georg Northoff of Ottawa University; Professor John Sadler of University of Texas, and His Venerable Sik Hin Hung （釋衍空） , Centre of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, HKU, provided the first formal dialogue between Eastern and Western philosophy on the relationship between neuroscience philosophy and psychiatry, exploring the complex intersections of ontology, epistemology, phenomenology, psychopathology, ethics, culture, society, values, aesthetics, religion, spirituality and clinical practice. The “130 for 130” Legacy Campaign was launched to support the 130th Anniversary Curriculum, which aims to push medical and health sciences education to new frontiers. We are honoured to have the support from over 110 alumni and friends, who share our vision to educate tomorrow’s doctors with personalized training and well- rounded skillsets. The campaign raised over HK$7.6 million in its first phase, which will go to supporting our students in going beyond classroom for their Enrichment Year learning. To celebrate this milestone we welcomed our benefactors to a Thanksgiving Reception on September 22, 2018. Their named chairs are now installed in the Lecture Theatre at Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, where many of our lectures and seminars take place. The prestigious annual conference of the International Network for Philosophy & Psychiatry was held in Asia for the first time ever on October 4-6, 2018, at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. Professor Michael Wong Tak-hing （黃德興） , the conference convenor was joined by his fellow Department of Psychiatry plenary speaker Professor Eric Chen Yu- hai （陳友凱） in proudly hosting 150 philosophers and psychiatrists representing 6 continents at the event. The conference, led by Professor Bill Fulford of Oxford University; Professor Michael First of Columbia Academic Forums – The 20th Anniversary of the School of Chinese Medicine 130 for 130 Legacy Campaign and Ceremony 20th Annual Conference of the International Network for Philosophy & Psychiatry – History, Philosophy and Ethics of Psychiatry: The State of Play in the 21st Century The School of Chinese Medicine celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a 2-day event over the weekend of November 24-25, 2018, drawing together guests from around the world. The weekend began on with participants joining a full-day academic event consisting of three forums: (1) Forum on the Development of Chinese Medicine （港大北大中醫藥發展論壇） , (2) Research Postgraduate Graduates Forum （研究生校友論壇） , and (3) International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine Education （中醫藥國際教育論壇） . The forums brought together alumni, scholars, scientists and medical practitioners specialized in various fields of medical sciences by providing an interdisciplinary platform where these experts exchanged their latest achievements and shared their unique experiences.