P-63 * AEROBIC KICKBOXING TRAINING FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION IN HONG KONG

Child sexual abuse in Hong Kong.

Postgraduate training and assessment in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, established in 1993, is the only statutory body in Hong Kong to train, assess and accredit medical and dental specialists. According to the law in Hong Kong, a doctor or dentist who wishes to have his name included in the Specialist Register of Medical Council or Dental Council must either be a Fellow of the Academy or be assessed and certified by the Academy ...

Rehabilitation services for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Hong Kong.

AIM To examine whether rehabilitation services are provided to patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Hong Kong, and the impact of such services on patients' lives. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 participants. Transcripts were analysed using thematic content analysis. Categories and codes were identified from the first 21 interviews, but questioning continued thr...

Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Chinese Population with Mild to Moderate Depression in Hong Kong

Background. Exercise has been suggested to be a viable treatment for depression. This study investigates the effect of supervised aerobic exercise training on depressive symptoms and physical performance among Chinese patients with mild to moderate depression in early in-patient phase. Methods. A randomized repeated measure and assessor-blinded study design was used. Subjects in aerobic exercis...

Pre-Service Teachers from Hong Kong and Mainland China at a Training Institute in Hong Kong

Every year, mainland China sends numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students to study abroad at English-medium universities (Tan & Simpson, 2008), a large number of whom attend Hong Kong universities (Li & Bray, 2007), including the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The Institute is Hong Kong’s principle local teacher education institution, with its graduates accounting for around 80% of k...