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Dr. Cantlie, Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Jordan, Dr. Gerlach, and Mr. W.E. Crow. It was resolved to establish a College of Medicine for Chinese, (the first name of the College) and Dr. Manson was appointed Dean, and requested to deliver an inaugural address at the City Hall on October 1. This was duly carried out. Students who lived in rooms of the Alice Memorial Hospital and later the Nethersole Hospital were appointed towards and dispensary for practical experience. For some of the subjects, anatomy and physiology, they were dependent on book work. Dr. J.C. Thomson was superintendent of the hospital, and was an enthusiast in advancing the College and for many years was Secretary of the College and to him most of the credit for the present status of the College is due. Later Dr. Francis Clark as Dean also devoted himself to the difficult task of obtaining better facilities for the medical students.
GOOD CLINICIANS
Many of the students became good clinicians and were available when the Government required them. These men made the working of the Chinese Public Dispensaries possible. Before the University opened, some of the more ambitious students went to Britain for a Home Degree. One became Professor of Pathology in H.K. University - the late Professor C.Y. Wang. The College was considering the erection of an institution, when Sir Frederick Lugard started the idea of a university in Hongkong and after discussion the College was merged in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hongkong.
In tracing the history of these hospitals, a word might be said of the present position. During the last ten years, there has been a marked re-action in favour of modern treatment and the Colony was not quite prepared for this change. Now that there are public dispensaries in the various districts, emphasis should be placed on the erection of modern hospitals. At present, at the Alice Memorial, we are handicapped by the recent demolition of the Nethersole Hospital, and I would like to point out that a need still exists for hospitals in the medical services of the Colony.
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Dr. Cantlie, Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Jordan, Dr. Gerlach, and Mr. W.E. Crow. It was resolved to establish a College of Medicine for Chinese, (the first name of the College) and Dr. Manson was appointed Dean, and requested to deliver an inaugural address at the City Hall on October 1. This was duly carried out. Students who lived in rooms of the Alice Memorial Hospital and later the Nethersole Hospital were appointed towards and dispensary for practical experience. for some of the subjects, anatomy and physiology, they were dependent on book work. Dr. J.C. Thomson was superintendent of the hospital, and was an enthusiast in advancing the College and for many years was Secretary of the College and to him most of the credit for the present status of the College is due. Later Dr. Francis Clark as Dean also devoted himself to the difficult task of obtaining better facilities for the medical students.
GOOD CLINICIANS
Many of the students became good clinicians and were available when the Government required them. These men made the working of the Chinese Public Dispensaries possible. Before the University opened some of the more ambitious students webt to Britain for a Home Degree. One became Professor of Pathology in H.K. University - the late Professor C.Y. Wang. The College was considering the erection of an institution, when Sir Frederick Lugard started the idea of a university in Hongkong and after discussion the College was merged in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hongkong.
In tracing the history of these hospitals a word might be said of the present position. During the last ten years there has been a marked re-action in favour of modern treatment and the Colony was not quite prepared for this change. Now that there are public dispensaries in the various districts emphasise should be placed on the erection of modern hospitals. At present at the Alice Memorial we are handicapped by the recent demolition of the Nethersole Hospital, and I would like to point out that a need still exists for hospitals in the medical services of the Colony.
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