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With a donation of HK$10 million from the S.H. Ho Foundation Limited, the Faculty of Medicine has established in the School of Public Health the multidisciplinary S. H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics. The donation will support training programmes and fund various research projects. As Professor Jean Woo, Director of the S. H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics commented in his speech on the ceremony, the centre not only served as great compliment to the University's past achievements but also reflected their foresight of the importance of healthy ageing in our community.

The Naming Ceremony of S. H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics was held on 1 Dec 2005. Dr. David T. C. Ho, Chairman, The S. H. Ho Foundation Limited, Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK, Professor T. F. Fok, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, Professor Joseph Sung, Chairman of the Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK, Professor Sian Griffiths, Director of the School of Public Health, CUHK and Professor Jean Woo, Director of the S. H. Ho Centre for Gerontology & Geriatrics officiated at the ceremony.

Building on existing expertise, the Centre will further enhance research and training for clinicians and other professionals involved in care of the elderly, and promote community education with respect to health promotion and health maintenance, disease knowledge and self-management.

Funded by a generous donation of HK$28.2 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club and support from Kai Chong Tong, the University and the community-at-large, CUHK's Faculty of Medicine has established Asia Pacific’s first multi-disciplinary surgical skills training centre to meet the urgent needs of surgery. The CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre (CUHK JC MISS Centre) is equipped with leading edge technologies designed for comprehensive modern surgical training and skills development, in particular for the full range of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). These revolutionary training methods in surgery by incorporating the benefits of advanced technologies will greatly improve the quality of patient care.

The Opening Ceremony of CUHK JC MISS Centre marked the commencement of the Silver Jubilee of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK. Mr John C.C. Chan, Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mrs. Carrie Yau, Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Dr Vivian Taam Wong, Chief Executive of Hospital Authority, Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Professor T.F. Fok, Dean of Medicine of CUHK, Dr. Hong Fung, Hospital Chief Executive of Prince of Wales Hospital, Professor Andrew van Hasselt, Chairman of the Executive Committee of CUHK JC MISS Centre and Professor C. K. Yeung, Director of CUHK JC MISS Centre officiated at the ceremony.

The establishment of the Centre will further develop the MIS concept with the advanced equipments and technology in the Centre, there are a surgical skills laboratory, a virtual reality laboratory, two state-of-the-art endo-surgery operating theatre suites, a simulated operating room, the only leading-edge robotic surgical system in Hong Kong, a microsurgical and endoscopic surgical laboratory and a seminar room all linked by teleconferencing facilities.

The donation from the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong helped establish "The Centre for Catholic Studies" at the University’s Department of Cultural and Religious Studies. The Most Reverend Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop of Hong Kong and Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong officiated at the Inauguration Ceremony of the Centre today.

Professor Lai Pan-chiu, Chairman of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies and the Director of the newly established Centre expressed that "the Centre aims at promoting academic research, training scholars, enhancing academic exchanges among scholars worldwide, and disseminating knowledge of Catholic culture".

The Centre will invite prestigious scholars to lecture and conduct research on Catholic studies at CUHK. It will also give support to research postgraduate students to further their studies and research. Apart from offering a stream in Catholic studies within the Master of Arts programme in Religious studies, and other undergraduate courses and general education courses in the field, the Centre also plans to organize academic conferences, lectures for the public, and publish academic publications.