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Welcome Message from
Symposium Director & Presidents of the Societies
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the International Endolaparoscopic Surgery Symposium and the Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology and Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery, which will be held in the new Minimal Access Surgery Training Centre (MASTC) of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong on 6-8th December 2007.
It is our greatest pleasure to have among us the most distinguished and eminent faculty across the continents as well as local experts, delivering authorative lectures and state-of-the-art demonstration of endolaparoscopic skills. The Scientific Committee has ensured a wide and balanced coverage of various topics of interest in the Symposium.
This Inaugural Symposium of the new Minimal Access Surgery Training Centre of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital opens a new chapter in the life of the Training Centre by injecting the most advanced element - EndoLap Training facilities. The favourable and state-of-the-art training environment and facilities therein enable international symposium and training workshops to be conducted.
The Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology and Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery brings us stimulating lectures by international speakers and fruitful sharing of experience among members of the Societies.
We look forward to welcoming you to this landmark event which will bring together surgeons for an eclectic experience of surgery, and coupled with the opportunity to witness the renaissance of the Minimal Access Surgery Training Centre of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
Yours sincerely,
Michael LI
Symposium Director
cum MASTC Director,
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Chi-chiu CHUNG
President,
Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology
Wing-tai SIU
President,
Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery
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