The Dr. Ellen Li Charitable Foundation was established
in November 2005 in memory of the late Dr. Ellen Li, C.B.E., LL.D,
J.P. (1908-2005). She was the wife of Dr. Li Shu Pui,
the late Medical Superintendent of the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital.
It is dedicated to fostering the development of medicine in areas
of teaching, patient care, academic research and health education. |
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The objectives of the Foundation
are : |
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To provide medical education scholarships (¡§Yeung
Wo Scholarship¡¨) to any doctors, nurses and persons in paramedical
services who are committed to using their knowledge to enhance
care to the community and who have demonstrated strong interests
in teaching, patient care and academic research. |
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To promote, encourage and foster the exchange of knowledge
and education related to medicine through the sponsoring of continuous
medical education courses, the hosting of guest speakers from the
international medical community, the holding of regular meetings,
conferences and discussions in the subjects of medical discovery,
invention, technical development and practical experience in
various medical specialties. |
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To enlarge the field of academic research and scholarship
through supporting projects devoted to epidemiological, clinical,
laboratory investigations of diseases and to the study of new therapeutic
approaches to diseases. |
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4. |
To promote public awareness of the treatment and prevention
of diseases. |
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To provide medical and/or surgical and/or recuperative treatment
to those in need of the same. |
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To carry out publicity campaigns, publish newspapers, leaflets,
journals, periodicals and books, and to print translations from
foreign languages or other similar educational publications for
the purposes of the Foundation. |
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To promote and participate in development programmes in collaboration
with governmental bodies, educational and research institutions
and industrial and commercial organisations within HK, China or
elsewhere for the purposes of the Foundation. |