Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
   History of Infectious Diseases in Hong Kong: A Story of Discovery and Challenge
Chapter 2
   The Evolution of Hong Kong’s Hospitals: Prevention or Cure?
Chapter 3
   The Bacteriological Institute and Its Contributions to Hong Kong
Chapter 4
   Hong Kong’s Battle Against Tuberculosis
Chapter 5
   Health Care Issues in a Changing Society
Chapter 6
   The Development of Medical Education
Chronology
Notes
Appendices
   Appendix I Hong Kong Medical and Health Agencies and Principal Officers
   Appendix II Ten Leading Causes of Death in Hong Kong at 2002
   Appendix III Number of Medical Students Enrolled in and Graduating from the Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Appendix IV Number of Medical Students Graduating from the University of Hong Kong
   Appendix V Practitioners in Different Specialties in Hong Kong