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Professor Lai Ching-lung ( 黎青龍 ), Simon K Y Lee Professor in Gastroenterology, Chair of Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, was awarded the 17th World Outstanding Chinese Award in 2020. Professor Lau Yu-lung ( 劉宇隆 ) , Chair Professor of Paediatrics, Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was appointed as Justice of Peace by HKSAR Government in October 2020; a member of the Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases by the World Health Organization (2019- 2021); and Chair of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases (SCVPD) by HKSAR Government (2019-2022). Professor Anne Lee Wing-mui ( 李詠梅 ) , Clinical Professor, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor in Holistic Cancer Care, Head, Department of Clinical Oncology, received the following recognitions and awards: Excellent Medical Personnel of Shenzhen Municipality in 2020; Second Technology Award by China Anti-Cancer Association in 2020; Star of the Year by China Humanistic Hospital Brand Summit of Chinese Association For Life Care in 2020; Medical Personnel and Outstanding Contributor of 2019 Medical Service Improvement by Health News, Bureau of Medical Administration, National Health Commission; Third Prize of Hospital Management Innovation Award for the project "Research and Clinical Practice of a New Model of Cancer Clinical Pathway" by Guangdong Provincial Hospital Association in 2020. Professor Gabriel Leung ( 梁卓偉 ) , Dean of Medicine, Professor, Helen and Francis Zimmern Professor in Population Health, Chair of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, was conferred Honorary Fellowships by the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians in June 2019 and by the UK Faculty of Public Health in September 2020, as well as elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London in May 2020. Dr Lim Lee-wei ( 林禮偉 ) , Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, was appointed as Executive Committee Member for Anti-aging and Disease Prevention, UNESCO, in December 2019. Professor Lin Chia-chin ( 林佳靜 ) , Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor in Nursing, Head, School of Nursing, was inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) in July 2020. Professor Lo Chung-mau ( 盧寵茂 ) Hospital Chief Executive, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Chin Lan Hong Professor and Chair of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Chief of Division of Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, received the following recognitions and awards: “ Tianqing Cup 2019 – Guangdong's Excellent Hospital Director ” by Guangdong Provincial Hospital Association in August 2020; elected as “ Good Doctor of Shenzhen ” by Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission in August 2020; granted the title of “ National Renowned Doctor with Distinguished Contributions ” by Health Times of People's Daily in September 2020. Dr Stephanie Ma Kwai-yee ( 馬桂宜 ) , Associate Professor, Associate Director (Knowledge Exchange and Global), School of Biomedical Sciences, was appointed as Board Member of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (2020 – 2022). Dr Michael Ni Yu-xuan ( 倪宇軒 ) , Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Community Medicine and Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, was given the Michele Tansella Award by the World Psychiatric Association in May 2020. Dr Walter Seto Wai-kay ( 司徒偉基 ) , Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, was chosen for the Sir David Todd Lectureship by the Hong Kong College of Physicians in October 2019. Dr Kendrick Co Shih ( 施愷迪 ) , Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Director of Student Affairs, HKUMed, was appointed as the Secretary- General of the Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society in January 2020. Dr Eric Wan Yuk-fai ( 尹旭輝 ) , Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, and the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, won the Best Research Paper Award at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Conference and Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2019. Dr Tiffany Wong Cho-lam ( 黃楚琳 ) , Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, was awarded Carlos A Pellegrini Fellowship by American College of Surgeons in June 2020. 44 Congratulations