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42 Inside the Faculty Foundation Asia and Institut Francais, the workshop provided a platform for medical and health professionals and policymakers from South East Asia to discuss relevant epidemiology issues. These included the contribution of health sector to eliminating viral hepatitis, promoting synergies between viral hepatitis and other health issues, and reviewing hepatitis responses with emphasis on regional approaches. HKU-Pasteur Research Pole collaborated with its strategic partners to offer a series of courses and workshops in Fall 2018. Co-organised with The Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Integrative Biology (C3BI), HKU- Pasteur Research Pole launched a C3BI course entitled “Introduction to Molecular Phylogenetics” from October 22 to 27, 2018. Through theoretical sessions and small group practice, the introductory course aimed to provide basic theoretical and practical concepts on molecular phylogenetics analysis, including an understanding of best practices and prevalent software used by practitioners, and their applications to epidemiology. An international workshop entitled “Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Elimination of Viral Hepatitis” was held from October 29 to November 2, 2018, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Supported by the Pasteur The 20th International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) World Congress was successfully held from October 29 to November 2, 2018 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. The five-day congress was co-hosted by the School of Public Health and the Hong Kong Cancer Fund. It was the first time this prestigious world congress was held in Hong Kong, and the first time in Asia in more than two decades. With the conference theme of “Optimizing psychosocial supportive services in cancer care”, the congress sought to bring together psychosocial and oncology professionals from around the world to discuss how to integrate and consolidate strategies to optimise psychosocial support services in cancer care. More than 650 medical leaders, government officials, health practitioners, and academics from diverse fields across 58 economies attended the congress, and collaboratively addressed timely issues concerning research and practice through a series of psychosocial academy workshops, plenary sessions, and presentations. Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee （陳肇始） , Secretary for Food and Health, was the guest of honour HKU-Pasteur Research Pole Offered Courses and International Workshops on Molecular Phylogenetics and Viral Hepatitis HKU School of Public Health and Hong Kong Cancer Fund Hosted the 20th International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) World Congress at the opening ceremony; and Professor Gabriel M Leung （梁卓偉） , HKU Dean of Medicine, welcomed the delegates by video link. The culmination of the congress was the presentation of the Arthur M. Sutherland Award to Professor Richard Fielding （莊日昶） , Honorary Professor of HKU School of Public Health, in recognition of his lifetime of contribution to research and education in the field of psycho-oncology, which has benefited countless scholars, students, and patients over the years.