18th December 2022 marked the 4th anniversary of HKCH clinical service. I am grateful for the unfailing support from the Government, Hospital Authority Head Office and Kowloon Central Cluster, as well as the contributions of our committed and talented staff over the past years.

HKCH has achieved a number of important milestones, particularly in accomplishing various Policy Address and territory-wide projects, such as implementing newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism and severe combined immune deficiency, non-invasive prenatal testing, the Special Oral Care Service for children under six with intellectual disability, being one of the partnering centres of the Hong Kong Genome Project, establishing the uncommon disorders database, and operating the Children Community Vaccination Centre. The transfer of Department of Health's Clinical Genetic Service to our Clinical Genetics Service Unit is also in the pipeline.

We are all pleased to practise our hospital culture of "Learning, Caring and Smiling". We are a humble team, yet we aim to build HKCH as a centre of excellence. We will continue to consolidate our position as a paediatric transplant centre for hearts, kidneys, and allogeneic and autologous haematopoietic stem cells, develop advanced therapies, and collaborate closely with universities in research and training.

Dr Lee Tsz-leung, Hospital Chief Executive