Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th November 2004

Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in Hong Kong. Through the global effort involving government agencies, academia and industry, substantial advances in the field of lung cancer have been achieved over the past decade, ranging from diagnosis and treatment to translational research and molecular targeted therapy.

Distinguished medical experts and clinical researchers from Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Europe, the United States and Hong Kong, gathered at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during 6-7 November to present state-of-the-art diagnostic and multi-disciplinary management of this devastating illness at the 10th Annual Scientific Symposium of the Hong Kong Cancer Institute held in conjunction with the 2nd Pan Pacific Lung Cancer Conference, co-hosted with the University of California, San Francisco.
The interaction will surely pave the way for future collaboration against lung cancer.

Professor the Honorable Arthur KC Li, GBS, JP, Secretary for Education and Manpower, Government of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, congratulated the Organizing Committee at the opening ceremony, "Hong Kong is truly where East meets West in terms of biomedical research and education,
as exemplified by the presence of the renowned leading scientists and clinicians from all over the world
in this Symposium. We are proud to emphasize the continued support for the cutting edge biomedical research targeting areas of special needs such as cancer."

This year's Lee Shiu Family Foundation Lecture by Professor Waun-ki Hong focused on lung cancer prevention with emphasis on genetics, risk modeling and molecular targets. Professor Tai-fai Fok, Dean
of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, thanked the Foundation for their generous support, "We have long
been committed to a multi-disciplinary approach to service, education as well as research. This is well illustrated by the management of lung cancer." A pioneer in the area of chemoprevention of cancers, Professor Hong is Head of the Division of Medicine at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre and past
President of the American Association in Cancer Research.