The Digby Memorial Lecture was initiated by the Department of Surgery in 1969, in honour of Professor Kenelm Hutchison Digby, to invite speakers of eminence within and outside medicine to deliver a distinguished lecture in their area of excellence. Professor KH Digby was the first to make academic and professional contributions to surgery in Hong Kong. He held the Chair of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong from 1923 to 1945. Past speakers of the Lecture series include such luminaries as Sir Harry Fang, Mr. Vincent Cheng, Mr. Norman Chan, Professor Masatoshi Makuuchi, and more.
This prestigious event is held in the Underground Lecture Theatre, New Clinical Building in Queen Mary Hospital. A Black-tie Dinner in honour of the orator follows the oration.
| Year | Orator | Topic |
|---|---|---|
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24 May 2024 |
Mr. Jason CHIU, Hong Kong |
Harnessing Failures and Meta-Learning in the Age of AI |
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30 June 2023 |
Mr. Henry Hung-Ling FAN, Hong Kong |
HA - From Success to Victim of Success -- What’s next? |
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16 May 2019 |
Prof. Xiang ZHANG, Hong Kong |
Creating Material that Do Not Exist in Nature: From Invisibility Cloak to Super Lens Imaging |
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13 Apr 2018 |
Mr. Frederick S. MA, Hong Kong |
The Grey Swan Crisis: Our Aging Population |
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08 Apr 2017 |
Mr. Jack C.K. SO, Hong Kong |
Keep Hong Kong Flying High |
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08 Apr 2016 |
Dr. Allan ZEMAN Hong Kong |
Turning I Wish into I Will – The Future of Hong Kong |
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10 Apr 2015 |
Mr. Norman T.L. CHAN, Hong Kong |
Who Would Mortgage Their Children |
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17 Jan 2014 |
Dr. Sze-Tong CHAN, Hong Kong |
The Surgeon as Humanitarian |
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04 Jan 2013 |
Dr. Wing-Man KO, Hong Kong |
Health Reform - A Balancing Act |
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14 Jan 2012 |
Mr. Anthony T.Y. WU, Hong Kong | A Recipe for Disaster Leadership |
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22 Jan 2011 |
Mr. Philip N.L. CHEN, Hong Kong | Great Cities |
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09 Jan 2010 |
Professor Edward K.Y. CHEN, Hong Kong |
A New Global Economy After The Financial Tsunami |
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12 Jul 2008 |
Mr. John C.C. CHAN, Hong Kong | Customer Service and The Medical Profession |
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13 Jul 2007 |
Professor York CHOW, Hong Kong | Surgical Approaches and Public Administration |
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08 Jul 2006 |
Mr. Vincent CHENG, Hong Kong | What's Ailing Asia - One Banker's Perspective |
| 2005 | Dr. Victor FUNG, Hong Kong | Nurturing Our Future Generations |
| 2004 | Dr. Alice LAM, Hong Kong | High Education - Changes and Opportunities |
| 2003 | Dr. William HO, Hong Kong |
Reflections on SARS - Both Sides Now |
| 2002 | Professor Thomas R. RUSSELL, U.S.A | The Globalisation of Surgical Care: The American College of Surgeons' Role |
| 2001 | Professor Masatoshi MAKUUCHI, Japan | Problem of Liver Transplantation in Asia And Their Solutions |
| 2000 |
Professor Sir Harry FANG, Hong Kong |
The Knife is not Enough |
| 1999 | Professor Che-Hung LEONG, Hong Kong | The Hong Kong Surgeons in the New Millennium |
| 1987 |
Dr. Kah-Leong THONG, Hong Kong |
Medical and Health System with Special Reference to Hong Kong |
| 1982 |
Professor James B. GIBSON, Hong Kong |
Primary Cancers of The Liver |
| 1982 |
Professor F.J. GILLINGHAM, U.K. |
The Surgical Management of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms - A Thirty-Year Study |
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1980 |
Professor Henry NGAN, Hong Kong |
Radiology of The Liver - From a Local Viewpoint |
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1979 |
Professor Sir Edward S.R. HUGHES, Australia |
Which Surgeons? |
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1978 |
Dr. George CHOA, Hong Kong |
Surgical Management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media |
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1978 |
Dr. K.C. MCKEOWN, U.K. |
Surgical Treatment of Cancer of the Oesophagus |
| 1976 |
Professor Brian LOFTS, Hong Kong |
Testicular Function: A Comparative Viewpoint |
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1976 |
Professor H.W. SCOTT, U.S.A |
The Surgical Management of Patients With Morbid Obesity |
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1974 |
Professor Hung-Chiu HO, Hong Kong |
The Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinom |
| 1973 |
Dr. H.B. TORRANCE, U.K. |
Modern Trends in the Surgery of the Biliary Tract And Pancreas |
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1972 |
Professor Daphne CHUN, Hong Kong |
Choriocarcinoma in Hong Kong |
| 1972 | Professor W.C. MACKENZIE, Canada |
Surgery in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: To Be or Not To Be? |
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1970 |
Dr. Tiaw-Bee TEOH, Hong Kong |
The Pathologist and Surgical Pathology of Head and Neck Tumours |
| 1969 | Professor Sir John BRUCE, U.K. |
Retrospect and Prospect: Reflections on Surgical Practice and Education |
