Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons HKCOS

Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons HKCOS

Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons HKCOS
Room 905, 9/F, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Jockey Club 99 Wong Chuk Hang Rd
Aberdeen,Hong Kong
President : Wai-Kit Ngai, MD
Tel : (852) 2871 8722
Fax : (852) 2873 4077


The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association was formed in 1965 with Prof Hodgson as the first President.

Academic and social functions for the Orthopaedic fraternity in Hong Kong were organized by the HKOA.
In 1983, the Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with Prof John Leong as Chairman was set up under the auspices of HKOA.

The role was to organize and coordinate programmes for our junior Orthopaedic trainees. The first local FRACS Exam was held in 1985.

Around 1987, the general surgeons in Hong Kong were preparing to set up a College of Surgeons and invited Orthopaedic surgeons to join them as a Faculty.

After a lot of discussions and deliberations, we decided to set up our own College, the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (HKCOS), independent of the surgeons. The first AGM was held on 30 April 1987.

Prof Sir Harry Fang was elected President. Prof John Leong was Vice President and Prof PC Leung was Censor. The other workhorses included Dr York Chow as Hon Secretary and Dr David Fang as Hon Treasurer.

We became one of the first specialty colleges to be formed, only after the HK College of General Practitioners